Patents by Inventor Chris BARBE

Chris BARBE 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 for producing a lighting device and resulting device
    Patent number: 10746913
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a lighting device, comprising the steps of: (a) weaving a fabric comprising warp and weft yarns that form the core of the fabric, weft- or warp-woven optical fibres within the fabric, said optical fibres being formed by a core and a sheath surrounding the core, and binding yarns forming part of the warp or weft yarns, maintaining the optical fibres inside the fabric; (b) treating the surface of the fabric comprising the binding yarns in order to form surface modifications on the surface of the fibres; (c) removing the optical fibres fully from the treated textile; and (d) inserting a portion of the fibres, grouped together in a bundle, into a translucent casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: BROCHIER TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Chris Barbe, Cédric Brochier, Delphine Chevalier, Julien Morange
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LIGHTING DEVICE AND RESULTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180143367
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a lighting device, comprising the steps of: (a) weaving a fabric comprising warp and weft yarns that form the core of the fabric, weft- or warp-woven optical fibres within the fabric, said optical fibres being formed by a core and a sheath surrounding the core, and binding yarns forming part of the warp or weft yarns, maintaining the optical fibres inside the fabric; (b) treating the surface of the fabric comprising the binding yarns in order to form surface modifications on the surface of the fibres; (c) removing the optical fibres fully from the treated textile; and (d) inserting a portion of the fibres, grouped together in a bundle, into a translucent casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Chris BARBE, Cédric BROCHIER, Delphine CHEVALIER, Julien MORANGE