Patents by Inventor Patrice Houmault

Patrice Houmault 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).

  • Method and device for mechanically fixing an optical component
    Publication number: 20040052476
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and to a device for securing an optical component to a mechanical structure. The technical field of the invention is that of manufacturing optical systems based on optical fibers. According to the invention, said component (2) is engaged in a deformable mount (3), said mount (3) is then deformed to secure it to said component (2), and said mount (3) is kept deformed by a ring (4) surrounding said mount (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventor: Patrice Houmault