Patents by Inventor Andre Besson

Andre Besson 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).

  • Vacuum-tight seals between ceramic and aluminium components, evacuated envelopes incorporating the components sealed by said method, and vacuum tubes incorporating said envelopes
    Patent number: 4019080
    Abstract: An evacuated envelope having at least one ceramic component and one aluminum component sealed to one another along a common interface. A metallized layer is on said ceramic component along said interface and a fused solder having an Al-Si eutectic structure with 89% aluminum and 11% silicon is along said interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1974
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1977
    Assignee: Thomson-CSF
    Inventor: Andre Besson
  • Cold cathode gas lasers
    Patent number: 3936767
    Abstract: Cold cathode gas lasers where the cathode of the circuit exciting the discharge, is an aluminium tube which forms an integral part of the sealed envelope of the laser.Such a structure can be used in lasers whether coaxial or otherwise. It makes it possible to improve their performance characteristics and to reduce their cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1973
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1976
    Assignee: Thomson-CSF
    Inventors: Andre Besson, Jacques Becrelle