Patents by Inventor Michel Tarreau

Michel Tarreau 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 fixing a fragile object, such as mirror
    Patent number: 4983028
    Abstract: So as to fix a fragile object, such as a mirror (10) embarked on a man-made satellite, which is required to undergo significant temperature variations, as well as impacts and vibrations, two dovetail-shaped grooves are machined on this object, a pair of thin strips (20,22) being placed in each of said grooves. The thin strips are secured to a supporting block (14) by means of screws (24), a stack of spring washers being placed between the head of each screw and the block. Sheets, preferably made of malleable metal such as gold, are placed between the object (10) and each of the parts of the fixing device in contact with this object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1991
    Assignees: Aeropspatiale Societe Nationale Industrielle, REOSC (SA Recherches et Etudes d'Optique et Sciences)
    Inventors: Philippe Derenne, Michel Louis, Jacques Camous, Michel Tarreau