Patents by Inventor Christophe Prel

Christophe Prel 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).

  • Patent number: 11460645
    Abstract: A connector device includes a first connector part and a second connector part. The first connector part has a first outer housing and a first sub-assembly accommodated in the first outer housing. The first sub-assembly has a first ferrule and a first latch member fastening the first sub-assembly to the first outer housing. The second connector part has a second outer housing and a second sub-assembly accommodated in the second outer housing. The second sub-assembly having a second ferrule and a second latch member fastening the second sub-assembly to the second outer housing. The second outer housing mating with the first outer housing in a state of coupling the first connector part to the second connector part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics UK Ltd., Connecteurs Electriques Deutsch
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Moreau, Thierry Cassar, Christophe Prel, Matthew Hopwood
  • Publication number: 20210263223
    Abstract: A connector device includes a first connector part and a second connector part. The first connector part has a first outer housing and a first sub-assembly accommodated in the first outer housing. The first sub-assembly has a first ferrule and a first latch member fastening the first sub-assembly to the first outer housing. The second connector part has a second outer housing and a second sub-assembly accommodated in the second outer housing. The second sub-assembly having a second ferrule and a second latch member fastening the second sub-assembly to the second outer housing. The second outer housing mating with the first outer housing in a state of coupling the first connector part to the second connector part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicants: Connecteurs Electriques Deutsch, Tyco Electronics UK Ltd.
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Moreau, Thierry Cassar, Christophe Prel, Matthew Hopwood
  • Patent number: 8827570
    Abstract: A submarine optical connector (1), comprising: a first support element (11) for supporting a first optical fiber, said first support element including at least one alignment pin (31, 31?), a second support element (12) for supporting a second optical fiber, said second support element including at least one through hole intended to receive respectively said at least one alignment pin to guide the first and second support elements towards a contact position in which the first and second fibers are connected, and sealing means (41, 42, 43) to protect the first and second fibers from the external environment at least when the first and second support elements are in the contact position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Carrier Kheops Bac
    Inventors: Cedric Lagathu, Christophe Prel
  • Publication number: 20120033916
    Abstract: A submarine optical connector (1), comprising: a first support element (11) for supporting a first optical fibre, said first support element including at least one alignment pin (31, 31?), a second support element (12) for supporting a second optical fibre, said second support element including at least one through hole intended to receive respectively said at least one alignment pin to guide the first and second support elements towards a contact position in which the first and second fibres are connected, and sealing means (41, 42, 43) to protect the first and second fibres from the external environment at least when the first and second support elements are in the contact position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: CARRIER KHEOPS BAC
    Inventors: Cedric LAGATHU, Christophe PREL
  • Patent number: 7530744
    Abstract: A plug-in fiber-optic connector (5) for use in a fluid medium, characterized in that the rear tubular portion (21) of the plug is slidingly urged into the body portion (7) first to compress the plug piston chamber (17) then to enable the optical fluid (19) to be discharged at the end of the centring portion (13) and the front portion (9) of the plug, whereby the front end of the optical fiber (5) is dried and cleared of fluid and foreign particles, whereas the centring portion (55) of the base is driven back by the pressure exerted by the plug in such a way that the end of the optical fiber (5) thereof extending outwards into the centring portion (13) of the plug, in alignment with the fiber (5) of the plug (3), is similarly dried by the compressive effect of the piston chamber (59) thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Carrier Kheops Bac
    Inventors: Christophe Prel, Yohann Guittet
  • Publication number: 20080205831
    Abstract: A plug-in fibre-optic connector (5) for use in a fluid medium, characterised in that the rear tubular portion (21) of the plug is slidingly urged into the body portion (7) first to compress the plug piston chamber (17) then to enable the optical fluid (19) to be discharged at the end of the centring portion (13) and the front portion (9) of the plug, whereby the front end of the optical fibre (5) is dried and cleared of fluid and foreign particles, whereas the centring portion (55) of the base is driven back by the pressure exerted by the plug in such a way that the end of the optical fibre (5) thereof extending outwards into the centring portion (13) of the plug, in alignment with the fibre (5) of the plug (3), is similarly dried by the compressive effect of the piston chamber (59) thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: CARRIER KHEOPS BAC
    Inventors: Christophe Prel, Yohann Guittet