ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,683,035, issued on July 14, was assigned to ORANO NUCLEAR PACKAGES AND SERVICES (Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France).

"Package for transporting and/or storing a set of radioactive materials, comprising an internal shock-absorber provided with shock-absorbing tubes" was invented by Stephane Nallet (Le Mesnil Saint Denis, France), Fabien Collin (Elancourt, France), Yohann Gore (Magny-les-Hameaux, France), Emilie Bouyer (Dampierre en Yvelines, France), Christophe Vallentin (Palaiseau, France), Laurent Milet (Tremblay les Villages, France), Thomas Brion (Montesson, France) and Herve Ripert (Paris).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A package for tran...