Patents by Inventor Philippe Guenot

Philippe Guenot 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).

  • Method of cooling an optical fiber while it is being drawn
    Patent number: 6576164
    Abstract: A method of cooling an optical fiber while it is being drawn through contact with at least one cooling fluid in at least one cooling area, wherein said method is such that fast cooling, i.e. cooling that is faster than cooling in the surrounding air, is followed by slow cooling, i.e. cooling slower than cooling in the surrounding air, the temperature of the fiber in an intermediate area between the two cooling areas lying in the range 1200° C. to 1700° C. in the case of silica glass fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventors: Philippe Guenot, Marc Nicolardot, Jean-François Bourhis, Eric Lainet
  • Method of cooling an optical fiber while it is being drawn
    Publication number: 20010005993
    Abstract: A method of cooling an optical fiber while it is being drawn through contact with at least one cooling fluid in at least one cooling area, wherein said method is such that fast cooling, i.e. cooling that is faster than cooling in the surrounding air, is followed by slow cooling, i.e. cooling slower than cooling in the surrounding air, the temperature of the fiber in an intermediate area between the two cooling areas lying in the range 1200° C. to 1700° C. in the case of silica glass fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Publication date: July 5, 2001
    Inventors: Philippe Guenot, Marc Nicolardot, Jean-Francois Bourhis, Eric Lainet