Patents by Inventor Eric Clot

Eric Clot 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 focusing and collection system
    Patent number: 12631864
    Abstract: An optical focusing and collecting system includes: a first optical shaping portion, including an output surface, adapted to supply a primary light beam which is made annular; a second optical focusing and collecting portion, including a conical upper central reflective surface and a conical lower central reflective surface; a third optical return portion, including a reflective surface located between the output surface and the upper central reflective surface, along a main optical axis (?) and having transverse dimensions smaller than those of the annular primary light beam supplied by the first optical portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignees: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Eric Clot, Isabelle Joumard, Vladimir Naletov, Olivier Klein
  • OPTICAL FOCUSING AND COLLECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240036300
    Abstract: An optical focusing and collecting system includes: a first optical shaping portion, including an output surface, adapted to supply a primary light beam which is made annular; a second optical focusing and collecting portion, including a conical upper central reflective surface and a conical lower central reflective surface; a third optical return portion, including a reflective surface located between the output surface and the upper central reflective surface, along a main optical axis (?) and having transverse dimensions smaller than those of the annular primary light beam supplied by the first optical portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Eric Clot, Isabelle Joumard, Vladimir Naletov, Olivier Klein