Inventor · disambiguated record
Alain Villeneuve
Also filed as: VILLENEUVE ALAIN
32 granted patents·2 pending applications·1,557 citations·filing 2002–2021
98Inventor score
Files withLUMINAR TECH INC16VILLENEUVE ALAIN5ITF OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC4GONTHIER FRANCOIS2ITF TECHNOLOGIES OPTIQUES INC2
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34 records- 0199US10591600B2Lidar system with distributed laser and multiple sensor headsLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 17, 2020·105 cites·20 claims
- 0299US10557940B2Lidar systemLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 11, 2020·37 cites·44 claims
- 0399US10520602B2Pulsed laser for lidar systemLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 31, 2019·98 cites·29 claims
- 0499US10012732B2Lidar systemLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 3, 2018·109 cites·20 claims
- 0599US10003168B1Fiber laser with free-space componentsLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 19, 2018·144 cites·24 claims
- 0699US9958545B2Lidar systemLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 1, 2018·175 cites·20 claims
- 0799US9874635B1Lidar systemLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 23, 2018·78 cites·16 claims
- 0899US9857468B1Lidar systemLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 2, 2018·151 cites·20 claims
- 0999US9823353B2Lidar systemLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 21, 2017·141 cites·18 claims
- 1099US9812838B2Pulsed laser for lidar systemLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 7, 2017·98 cites·24 claims
- 1199US9804264B2Lidar system with distributed laser and multiple sensor headsLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 31, 2017·133 cites·25 claims
- 1298US10211592B1Fiber laser with free-space componentsLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 19, 2019·25 cites·29 claims
- 1397US11022689B2Pulsed laser for lidar systemLUMINAR LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 1, 2021·24 cites·19 claims
- 1497US10348051B1Fiber-optic amplifierLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 9, 2019·66 cites·28 claims
- 1597US10340651B1Lidar system with optical triggerLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 2, 2019·49 cites·30 claims
- 1697US10211593B1Optical amplifier with multi-wavelength pumpingLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 19, 2019·37 cites·30 claims
- 1787US8085464B2Multi-clad optical fibre amplifier with optimized pumpingGONTHIER FRANCOIS·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 27, 2011·11 cites·21 claims
- 1883US7046875B2Optical coupler comprising multimode fibers and method of making the sameITF OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 16, 2006·27 cites·20 claims
- 1982USRE44262EOptical coupler comprising multimode fibers and method of making the sameGONTHIER FRANCOIS·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 4, 2013·12 cites·35 claims
- 2076US11198123B2Cartridge device with bypass channel for mitigating drift of fluid samplesABBOTT POINT OF CARE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 14, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 2173US10720748B2Amplifier assembly with semiconductor optical amplifierLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 21, 2020·1 cites·28 claims
- 2273US8625091B2SpectrometerVILLENEUVE ALAIN·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 7, 2014·5 cites·17 claims
- 2369US8873925B2Fiber optic hingeLAVOIE HERVÉ·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 28, 2014·5 cites·8 claims
- 2467US9164352B2System and method for synchronizing light pulses at a selected locationVILLENEUVE ALAIN·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 20, 2015·2 cites·19 claims
- 2563US6760495B2All-fiber depolarizerITF TECHNOLOGIES OPTIQUES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 6, 2004·9 cites·13 claims
- 2659US12189176B2Photobleaching of fiber bragg gratings written through the fiber coatingTERAXION INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 7, 2025·0 cites·13 claims
- 2757US8085822B2Tunable mode-locked laserVILLENEUVE ALAIN·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 27, 2011·1 cites·26 claims
- 2857US6850654B2Passive thermal compensation of all-fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometerITF OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 1, 2005·5 cites·20 claims
- 2953US6847744B2All-fiber linear design depolarizerITF TECHNOLOGIES OPTIQUES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 25, 2005·5 cites·10 claims
- 3048US2013136147A1Tunable mode locked laserVILLENEUVE ALAIN·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3148US2017237222A1Tunable mode locked laserGENIA PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3240US8873059B2Method for assessing an interaction of a sample with light beams having different wavelengths and a plurality of intensity modulating functionsVILLENEUVE ALAIN·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 28, 2014·0 cites·21 claims
- 3338US6888624B2Method for measuring polarization dependent loss and insertion lossITF OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 3, 2005·2 cites·6 claims
- 3437US7206465B2All-fiber linear design depolarizer for all-states of polarizationITF OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 17, 2007·0 cites·12 claims
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