Pierre Ripoche
14Patents
7h-index
13Co-inventors
59Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 12, 1994 → Sep 20, 2004
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.