Patents by Inventor Alain DEREUX

Alain DEREUX 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).

  • Thermoelectric component with plasmonic guide, integrating a device for measuring the power coupled in the guided mode
    Patent number: 9097636
    Abstract: A thermoelectric component comprises integrated into the component: a plasmonic waveguide, an exciter element for the guided plasmonic mode, a device for measuring the power dissipated during propagation along the plasmonic waveguide, characterized in that the measurement device comprises, associated with the plasmonic guide, a thermocouple junction with two electrodes, one of the electrodes including the plasmonic waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE DE BOURGOGNE
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Weeber, Alain Dereux
  • Thermoelectric Component with Plasmonic Guide, Integrating a Device for Measuring the Power Coupled in the Guided Mode
    Publication number: 20130128917
    Abstract: A thermoelectric component comprises integrated into the component: a plasmonic waveguide, an exciter element for the guided plasmonic mode, a device for measuring the power dissipated during propagation along the plasmonic waveguide, characterized in that the measurement device comprises, associated with the plasmonic guide, a thermocouple junction with two electrodes, one of the electrodes including the plasmonic waveguide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicants: UNIVERSITE DE BOURGOGNE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Jean-Claude WEEBER, Alain DEREUX