Patents by Inventor Hubert Prunayre

Hubert Prunayre 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).

  • Optical fiber cable, a method of manufacturing the optical fiber cable, and an installation for implementing the method
    Patent number: 6788857
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable (10) type comprises at least one tube (12) having optical fibers (14) housed therein. The optical fibers (14) extend helically in a longitudinal direction inside the tube (12). In the method of the invention, the tube (12) is fed to the die for manufacturing the cable (10) by unreeling the tube (12) from the storage reel (24) while the storage reel (24) is held stationary, thereby conferring longitudinal twist on the tube (12) constraining the optical fibers (14) it contains to follow a helical path of pitch substantially equal to the length of one turn of the tube (12) wound on the storage reel (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventors: Serge Pouilly, Hubert Prunayre, Alain Lavenne, Vincent Bourget, Alain Avrons
  • Optical fiber cable, a method of manufacturing the optical fiber cable, and an installation for implementing the method
    Publication number: 20020146222
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable (10) type comprises at least one tube (12) having optical fibers (14) housed therein. The optical fibers (14) extend helically in a longitudinal direction inside the tube (12). In the method of the invention, the tube (12) is fed to the die for manufacturing the cable (10) by unreeling the tube (12) from the storage reel (24) while the storage reel (24) is held stationary, thereby conferring longitudinal twist on the tube (12) constraining the optical fibers (14) it contains to follow a helical path of pitch substantially equal to the length of one turn of the tube (12) wound on the storage reel (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2002
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Applicant: ALCATEL
    Inventors: Serge Pouilly, Hubert Prunayre, Alain Lavenne, Vincent Bourget, Alain Avrons