Inventor · Pithiviers, FR

Pierre Ripoche

14Patents
7h-index
13Co-inventors
59Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 12, 1994 → Sep 20, 2004

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5522007A Method of building up an optical fiber preform by plasma deposition, and an optical fiber obtained from the preform built up by the method Chemistry; Metallurgy 46 Expired
US6269663A Method of purifying silica and depositing on an optical fiber preform Chemistry; Metallurgy 34 Expired
US6202447A Method of making a glass fiber preform with adjusting a spacing while increasing acceleration of a starting glass powder Chemistry; Metallurgy 28 Expired
US5676863A Induction plasma torch Electricity 18 Expired
US6215092A Plasma overcladding process and apparatus having multiple plasma torches Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US7132620B2 Inductive thermal plasma torch Electricity 11 Expired
US6178779A Butt welding optical fiber preforms with a plasma torch Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US6196028A Apparatus for controlling the sag of a preform in an installation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US6477864B2 Method of purifying natural or synthetic silica, and application thereof to depositing purified natural or synthetic silica on an optical fiber preform Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US7290408B1 Apparatus for supporting a preform having a supporting core Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US6474105B1 Modulating a diameter-increasing step of a fiber preform with no modulation prior to a predetermined diameter Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US6715321B1 Method of fabricating an optical fiber preform including outside deposition of silica, possibly doped silica Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US6412310B1 Apparatus for gravity feeding powder to a plasma torch for manufacturing glass fiber performs Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired
US6631628B2 Method of purifying natural or synthetic silica, and application thereof to depositing purified natural or synthetic silica on an optical fiber preform Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.