Patents by Inventor Daniel Albach

Daniel Albach 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 for managing heat in an optical element, and related heat-management method
    Patent number: 9293891
    Abstract: A device is provided for managing heat in an optical element, including: the optical element; a material at a reference temperature; and an intermediate gas layer located directly between the reference-temperature material and the optical element, the intermediate gas layer being located on at least a portion of the thickness thereof in a temporary diffusion state defined by a thickness of the intermediate gas layer, such that the ratio of the mean free path of the gas molecules in the intermediate gas layer over said thickness is between 0.1 and 10. The thickness of the intermediate gas layer is between 10 ?m and 5 mm. A corresponding heat-management method is implemented in the device for managing the temperature of an optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique
    Inventors: Daniel Albach, Jean-Christophe Chanteloup, Antonio Lucianetti, Thierry Novo, Bernard Vincent
  • DEVICE FOR MANAGING HEAT IN AN OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND RELATED HEAT-MANAGEMENT METHOD
    Publication number: 20140036946
    Abstract: A device is provided for managing heat in an optical element, including: the optical element; a material at a reference temperature; and an intermediate gas layer located directly between the reference-temperature material and the optical element, the intermediate gas layer being located on at least a portion of the thickness thereof in a temporary diffusion state defined by a thickness of the intermediate gas layer, such that the ratio of the mean free path of the gas molecules in the intermediate gas layer over said thickness is between 0.1 and 10. The thickness of the intermediate gas layer is between 10 ?m and 5 mm. A corresponding heat-management method is implemented in the device for managing the temperature of an optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel Albach, Jean-Christophe Chanteloup, Antonio Lucianetti, Thierry Novo, Bernard Vincent