Patents by Inventor Zafer ALAZ

Zafer ALAZ 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).

  • Flexible lance for machining or inspecting a tubesheet of a boiler
    Patent number: 11060718
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible lance for machining or inspecting a tubesheet of a boiler, having a first strip made of a flexible, metallic material and a second strip made of a flexible, metallic material, wherein the second strip is arranged on the first strip in the longitudinal direction, and wherein at least the second strip has a shaped portion extending in the longitudinal direction for receiving a supply line for a machining or inspection head arranged at the free end of the flexible lance, and wherein the first strip is connected to the second strip such that an open side of the shaped portion is covered by the first strip so as to form a guide channel, and wherein at least one edge region of the flexible lance, extending in the longitudinal direction, is formed only by the first strip or the second strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: FRAMATOME GMBH
    Inventor: Zafer Alaz
  • FLEXIBLE LANCE FOR MACHINING OR INSPECTING A TUBESHEET OF A BOILER
    Publication number: 20180347807
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible lance for machining or inspecting a tubesheet of a boiler, having a first strip made of a flexible, metallic material and a second strip made of a flexible, metallic material, wherein the second strip is arranged on the first strip in the longitudinal direction, and wherein at least the second strip has a shaped portion extending in the longitudinal direction for receiving a supply line for a machining or inspection head arranged at the free end of the flexible lance, and wherein the first strip is connected to the second strip such that an open side of the shaped portion is covered by the first strip so as to form a guide channel, and wherein at least one edge region of the flexible lance, extending in the longitudinal direction, is formed only by the first strip or the second strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventor: Zafer ALAZ