Patents by Inventor Xavier Robbe

Xavier Robbe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of producing a zirconium alloy semi-finished product for the production of elongated product and use thereof
    Patent number: 7763132
    Abstract: A large ingot is produced by casting the zirconium alloy, then the ingot is forged in two stages to obtain the semi-finished product wherein the first stage of forging the ingot is performed at a temperature at which the zirconium alloy is in a state comprising crystalline ? and ? phases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Compagnie Europeenne du Zirconium-Cezus
    Inventors: Pierre Barberis, Noël Rizzi, Xavier Robbe
  • Method of producing a zirconium alloy semi-finished product for the production of elongated product and use thereof
    Publication number: 20060090821
    Abstract: A large ingot is produced by casting the zirconium alloy, then the ingot is forged in two stages to obtain the semi-finished product wherein the first stage of forging the ingot is performed at a temperature at which the zirconium alloy is in a state comprising crystalline ? and ? phases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Pierre Barberis, Noel Rizzi, Xavier Robbe
  • Method for the production of a semi-finished product made of zirconium alloy for the production of a flat product and use thereof
    Publication number: 20060081313
    Abstract: A large ingot is produced by casting the zirconium alloy, then the ingot is forged to obtain the semi-finished product wherein the semi-finished product can be a slab for production of a flat product is produced from the large cast ingot in a single forging operation at a temperature at which the zirconium alloy is in a state comprising both the crystalline ? and ? phases of the alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Pierre Barberis, Neol Rizzi, Xavier Robbe