Patents by Inventor Xavier Clairardin

Xavier Clairardin 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).

  • Patent number: 7659519
    Abstract: A sensor includes a carrier carrying a light sensor array. The light sensor array has pixels that are each configured to generate an electrical output in response to receiving a light photon. The light sensor array can be included in or on a wafer or can be built in or on a wafer. The sensor also includes electrical conductors through which the pixels electrically communicate with electronics on the carrier. Each of the electrical conductors is at least partially positioned in a recess that extends into the wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Kotura, Inc.
    Inventors: Dawei Zheng, Xavier Clairardin, Arlon Martin
  • Patent number: 5915058
    Abstract: A fiber optic connector assembly is provided for terminating at least one optical fiber of a fiber optic cable. The assembly includes an outer housing having a forward mating end, a rear end and a mounting post for mounting the connector assembly on a printed circuit board. An inner housing insert is mounted within the rear end of the outer housing. The insert includes at least two interengageable parts. One of the insert parts includes a latch for securing the inner housing insert in the outer housing. A ferrule terminates the optical fiber and is captured between the two interengageable insert parts and projects into the forward mating end of the outer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Xavier Clairardin, Michael Thomas Mayszak, Richard F. Roth