Patents by Inventor André Gressly

André Gressly 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).

  • Device provided with at least one laser diode and assembly including such a device and a connector to an electric power supply
    Patent number: 6283776
    Abstract: The device is provided with at least one laser diode (2) and two electric connecting members for connection to an electric power supply (8) for supplying said at least one laser diode. It includes two elements (14, 16) which can be elastically deformed or moved, which are conductive electrically and arranged in a base electrically insulated from the two connecting members. The two elastically deformable or moveable elements are electrically connected and arranged so as to abut against two respective contact surfaces (34, 36) of the two connecting members when the device is not connected to said power supply by means of an external connector (40) which is complementary to the two electric connecting members. The two elastically deformable or moveable elements are respectively separated from the two connecting members when the external connector is introduced or are able to be respectively separated from said two connecting members when the external connector is introduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Lasag AG
    Inventors: André Gressly, Bruno Frei