Patents by Inventor Pierre-Alain Benoit

Pierre-Alain Benoit 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).

  • Connector for connecting two groups of optical fibres
    Patent number: 4183616
    Abstract: Method for connecting two groups of optical fibres provided with a sheath or protection coating and connector for effecting this method. The unstripped optical fibres of each group are located in longitudinal grooves in a support piece of a respective connector, with the ends of the fibres extending beyond the end of each support piece; the optical fibres are retained in the grooves in each support piece; the ends of the fibres extending beyond each support piece are stripped; the optical fibres are slided in said grooves into a position where parts of the stripped ends occupy respective parts of the grooves; the unstripped and stripped portions of the optical fibres are locked in this position; the end plane of each support-fibre assembly is polished and the two connectors are joined together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1980
    Assignees: Societe d'Exploitation des Cables Electriques, S.A. des Cableries et Trefileries de Cossonay, Kabelwerke Brugg AG
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Benoit, Gilbert Widmer