Patents by Inventor Roland R. Gousseau

Roland R. Gousseau 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 coupling two optical fibers
    Patent number: 4468087
    Abstract: The coupling device according to the invention comprises two coupling members, each of which has a circularly cylindrical recess on one side. An end of a fiber to be coupled is centered in each recess by means of two sets of balls which are arranged one on top of the other. The first set of balls bears against the fiber end. The second set of balls bears on the first set and against the wall of the recess and presses the first set of balls against the fiber end. A spherical lens is arranged on the second set of balls so that the optical axis of the lens coincides with the axis of the centered fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1984
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Lucien R. Milan, Roland R. Gousseau