Patents by Inventor Franck Gerard

Franck Gerard 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: 9708489
    Abstract: A composition comprising a copolyamide and a crosslinked polyolefin. The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one semi-aromatic polyamide and at least one crosslinked polyolefin, wherein the crosslinked polyolefin is obtained from at least one product (A) comprising an unsaturated epoxide and from at least one product (B) comprising an unsaturated carboxylic acid anhydride. According to the invention, the weight contents of (A) and (B), denoted respectively [A] and [B], are such that the [B]/[A] ratio is between 3 and 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: ARKEMA FRANCE
    Inventors: Philippe Blondel, Franck Gerard
  • Publication number: 20140296385
    Abstract: A composition comprising a copolyamide and a crosslinked polyolefin. The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one semi-aromatic polyamide and at least one crosslinked polyolefin, wherein the crosslinked polyolefin is obtained from at least one product (A) comprising an unsaturated epoxide and from at least one product (B) comprising an unsaturated carboxylic acid anhydride. According to the invention, the weight contents of (A) and B), denoted respectively [A] and [B], are such that the [B]/[A] ratio is between 3 and 14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: ARKEMA FRANCE
    Inventors: Philippe Blondel, Franck Gerard
  • Patent number: 6137625
    Abstract: To avoid the phenomena of self-focusing and astigmatism of the amplified wave, the amplifier includes in succession: an input segment having an input waveguide adapted to guide a monomode input wave; a diffraction segment comprising a first medium transparent to said monomode input wave and adapted to widen it; a collimation segment; and an amplification segment having an amplifier waveguide wider than said input waveguide. The amplifier can provide a high-power laser source supplying a widened fundamental mode wave. Application to producing waves for pumping fiber optic amplifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventors: Paul Salet, Franck Gerard