Framatome ANP
112Patents
6Active
112Granted
42Portfolio score
Filing activity: Mar 30, 1998 → Nov 21, 2007 · 6 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6678344B2 | Method and apparatus for producing radioisotopes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 44 | Expired |
| US6772638B2 | UT detection and sizing method for thin wall tubes | Physics | 44 | Expired |
| US6865242B2 | Method and device for restoring the fall-time of at least one control cluster for regulating reactivity in the core of a light-water-cooled nuclear reactor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Expired |
| US6636578B1 | Fuel assembly structural reinforcement and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Expired |
| US6895067B2 | Smooth collet for pulling fuel rods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Expired |
| US6544361B1 | Process for manufacturing thin components made of zirconium-based alloy and straps thus produced | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US6676039B2 | Pressurized abrasive feed and metering system for waterjet cutting systems | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Expired |
| US6888911B2 | Method for preventing fretting damage to fuel rods, nuclear reactor fuel element, device for preventing fretting damage, and spacer in a fuel assembly of a nuclear reactor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US6856662B2 | Remote examination of reactor nozzle J-groove welds | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US6863745B1 | Zirconium based alloy and method for making a component for a nuclear fuel assembly with same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US7127024B2 | Fuel element for a pressurized water reactor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US6744842B2 | Fuel assembly for a pressurized-water reactor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US6865244B2 | Device and method for cooling a reactor pressure vessel of a boiling water reactor plant | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US6682287B2 | Segmented link robot for waste removal | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US6991731B2 | Treatment process for removing radioactive thorium from solvent extraction liquid effluent | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US6888912B2 | Device for positioning and axially aligning a fuel assembly and process and apparatus for restoring a positioning element | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US6607670B2 | Process for rapid colloidal suspension removal | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 12 | Expired |
| US6907368B2 | Method and device for detecting a pulse-type mechanical effect on a system part | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US6327321A | Borated aluminum rodlets for use in spent nuclear fuel assemblies | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US7289590B2 | Method and apparatus for handling a tube guide of upper interval equipment of a nuclear reactor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US6366083B1 | Method for measuring the thickness of oxide layer underlying crud layer containing ferromagnetic material on nuclear fuel rods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US6358120B1 | Vision enhanced under water waterjet | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US6466637B2 | CRUD collection system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US6549600B1 | Method and device for inspecting a fuel element in a nuclear reactor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US6373914B1 | In-situ test probe for reactor tube rib plugs | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.