Patents by Inventor Daniel Filliatre

Daniel Filliatre 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).

  • Patent number: 6718101
    Abstract: The invention concerns an optical cable with continuous accessibility, comprising a closed protective sheath surrounding a cavity having in cross section two substantially perpendicular axes intersecting at the center of the cavity, and at least two optical fibers optionally organized in at least two modules and arranged such that they occupy the greater part of the cavity in the direction of the long axis but that they allow a clearance in the cavity in the direction of the shorter axis of the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Acome (Societe Cooperative de Travailleurs)
    Inventors: Georges Le Noane, Dominique Brault, Christian Lagreve, Daniel Filliatre
  • Publication number: 20020122639
    Abstract: The invention concerns an optical cable (1) with continuous accessibility, comprising a closed protective sheath (6) preferably oval-shaped enclosing a cavity (5) preferably oval-shaped having in cross-section two substantially perpendicular axes intersecting at the centre of the cavity, and at least two optical fibres (3) optionally assembled in at least two modules (2), and arranged such that they take up the major part of the cavity in an axis but allow significant clearance in the other axis of the cavity. The fibres are preferably arranged in the longitudinal axis. The inventive optical cable is continuously accessible as a result of its preferably oval general shape, its two preferred axes one for an easy curvature and accessibility to modules distributed along the large dimension of its central cell and the other for a significant clearance of the modules which also facilitates extraction and provides the cable with good thermal and mechanical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventors: Georges Le Noane, Dominique Brault, Christian Lagreve, Daniel Filliatre