Patents by Inventor Charles Le Roux

Charles Le Roux 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 device comprising mechanical connections transverse to the optical path
    Patent number: 4088397
    Abstract: An optical device comprising at least an optical element having a cut away area and which supports an inner mechanical structure accommodated in the cut away area, the whole being supported by an outer mechanical structure without obstruction in the optical path between the structures. The contact areas of the optical element with the structures comprise mechanical gripping and position means including deformable members for holding an unvaried centered position to the optical element for severe temperature and mechanical operating conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1978
    Assignees: Thomson-CSF, Etablissements Pierre Angenieux
    Inventors: Francis Jourdan, Jean-Paul Lepeytre, Andre Masson, Charles Le Roux