Patents by Inventor Gerard Illiaquer

Gerard Illiaquer 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).

  • Liquid crystal electro-optical deflector having electrode array and comb shaped electrode formed on resistive layer
    Patent number: 5150241
    Abstract: The disclosed deflector includes a thin film of liquid crystal on either side of which there is positioned at least one plane of electrodes, the assembly forming an array of elementary, quadripolar phase-shifters placed side by side, their electrodes being taken to different control potentials, generating a spatial modulation of the phase of the beam going through the deflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Assignee: Thomson-CSF
    Inventors: Pascal Joffre, Gerard Illiaquer, Jean-Pierre Huignard