Patents by Inventor Yves Brachet

Yves Brachet 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).

  • Container comprising a forged steel body of non-circular cross-section for nuclear fuel assemblies
    Patent number: 5949083
    Abstract: A container for nuclear fuel assemblies comprises a thick cylindrical body of forged steel which delimits an inner cavity for housing said assemblies, said cavity being able to be hermetically sealed at its two ends by plugs which are also formed of metal, characterized in that the cross section of the cylindrical body is non-circular. The outer wall usually comprising flat surfaces which are parallel to the flat face of crescent-shaped sections fixed to its inner wall, providing the cross section with the shape of a square or rectangle with rounded corners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Transnucleaire
    Inventors: Yves Brachet, Bernard Kirchner
  • Container comprising a forged steel body of non-circular cross-section for nuclear fuel assemblies
    Patent number: 5844245
    Abstract: A container for nuclear fuel assemblies comprises a thick cylindrical body of forged steel which delimits an inner cavity for housing said assemblies, said cavity being able to be hermetically sealed at its two ends by plugs which are also formed of metal, characterized in that the cross section of the cylindrical body is non-circular. The outer wall usually comprising flat surfaces which are parallel to the flat face of crescent-shaped sections fixed to its inner wall, providing the cross section with the shape of a square or rectangle with rounded corners, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Transnucleaire
    Inventors: Yves Brachet, Bernard Kirchner