Patents by Inventor Eric Alleno

Eric Alleno 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).

  • Making thermoelectric materials by mechanosynthesis
    Patent number: 8444915
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for making a thermoelectric element consisting mainly of a crystalline alloy having a cubic structure, the alloy comprising a first constituent having at least a first element selected among the transition metals, a second constituent having at least one element selected among column XIV, XV or XVI of the periodic table, and a third constituent having at least one constituent selected among rare earths, alkalis, alkaline earths or actinides. The method includes making the alloy in the form of nanopowders by mechanosynthesis. The invention also concerns the thermoelectric material obtained by implementing said method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventors: David Berardan, Eric Alleno, Claude Godart, Eric Leroy
  • Making Thermoelectric Materials by Mechanosynthesis
    Publication number: 20090208364
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for making a thermoelectric element consisting mainly of a crystalline alloy having a cubic structure, the alloy comprising a first constituent having at least a first element selected among the transition metals, a second constituent having at least one element selected among column XIV, XV or XVI of the periodic table, and a third constituent having at least one constituent selected among rare earths, alkalis, alkaline earths or actinides. The method includes making the alloy in the form of nanopowders by mechanosynthesis. The invention also concerns the thermoelectric material obtained by implementing said method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventors: David Berardan, Eric Alleno, Claude Godart, Eric Leroy