FRAMATOME
🏢 View company profile →567Patents
108Active
567Granted
48Portfolio score
Filing activity: Jun 13, 1978 → Jan 11, 2023
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4827594A | Process for lining a peripheral tube of a steam generator | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 104 | Expired |
| US4868649A | Apparatus for the televisual monitoring of an arc welding operation | Electricity | 91 | Expired |
| US4881678A | Process for the remote-controlled semi-automatic welding of two rotationally symmetrical components | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 84 | Expired |
| US5062965A | Filtration apparatus comprising an ultrasonic cleaning device and corresponding cleaning process | Performing Operations; Transporting | 66 | Expired |
| US5248008A | Self-traveling robotic vehicle with inclinable propulsion units | Performing Operations; Transporting | 55 | Expired |
| US5182076A | Method for monitoring the emplacement of a transportable element and the tightness of its joint with a fixed structure, and the use of this method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 51 | Expired |
| US4424769A | Process and apparatus for removal of the sludge deposits on the tube sheet of a steam generator | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 51 | Expired |
| US5403460A | Method and apparatus for nickel electro-plating | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 44 | Expired |
| US4462956A | Apparatus for partitioning off the core of a nuclear reactor with removable elements | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US5454267A | Multi-element ultrasonic probe for electronic scanning | Physics | 33 | Expired |
| US5183629A | Additional grid for a nuclear reactor fuel assembly, and assembly comprising an application thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 32 | Expired |
| US4374801A | Method of handling fuel assemblies and rods when reloading a nuclear reactor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Expired |
| US6033493A | Process for coating a passivatable metal or alloy substrate with an oxide layer, and fuel assembly cladding and guide tubes and spacer grid coated with an oxide layer | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 27 | Expired |
| US5135710A | Filtration plate associated with a lower connector of a fuel assembly of a nuclear reactor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| US4765946A | Intrinsically safe emergency cooling device for a pressurized-water nuclear reactor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| US4938921A | Method of manufacturing a zirconium-based alloy tube for a nuclear fuel element sheath and tube thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| US5227125A | Tool for handling a cluster of rods of consumable poison | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US5256852A | Process and device for laser working with remote control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US4420457A | Fuel assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US5373541A | Nuclear fuel rod and method of manufacturing the cladding of such a rod | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US4244616A | Tool for exchanging and transporting irradiation capsules of a nuclear reactor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US5006268A | Device for laser welding inside a tubular element | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Expired |
| US5443201A | Method and device for repairing a defective zone of the wall of a metal part and in particular of a tubular part | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Expired |
| US4916282A | Device for cutting the wall of the tubular piece by electrical discharge machining | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 23 | Expired |
| US5940464A | Tube for a nuclear fuel assembly, and method for making same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.