Patents by Inventor Alain Giani

Alain Giani 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).

  • Patent number: 7469587
    Abstract: The acceleration measurement system has a first thermal cell optimized in sensitivity and a second thermal cell optimized in passband, which cells are connected to inputs of a servo-control loop including an amplifier presenting gain that varies as a function of input signal frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Sagem Defense Securite
    Inventors: Jérôme Dido, Pierre Loisel, Alain Renault, Philippe Combette, Johann Courteaud, Alain Giani
  • Patent number: 7096734
    Abstract: The thermal accelerometer of the invention comprises an enclosure having disposed therein a central filament powered by alternating electric current of zero mean amplitude and having a frequency lying between first and second resonant modes of vibration of the central filament, the central filament lying between detector filaments adjacent to reaction filaments powered by alternating electric current of zero mean amplitude and having a frequency lying between the first and second resonant modes of vibration of the reaction filaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Sagem SA
    Inventors: André Boyer, Alain Renault, Bernard Varusio, Alain Giani
  • Publication number: 20050132801
    Abstract: The thermal accelerometer of the invention comprises an enclosure having disposed therein a central filament powered by alternating electric current of zero mean amplitude and having a frequency lying between first and second resonant modes of vibration of the central filament, the central filament lying between detector filaments adjacent to reaction filaments powered by alternating electric current of zero mean amplitude and having a frequency lying between the first and second resonant modes of vibration of the reaction filaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Andre Boyer, Alain Renault, Bernard Varusio, Alain Giani
  • Patent number: 6670582
    Abstract: Construction of a micro-thermocouple sensor designed to be incorporated in a mass flow meter for the circulation of gaseous fluids, includes of the following steps: depositing an insulating layer of several microns by electron gun on the sensor tube, then depositing the components of the thermocouple, by the electron gun, through the nickel masks, at a residual pressure lower than 10−6 torr, at a thickness of several thousand Angstroms, annealing of the capillary tube for one hour, then the mounting of a heating element on the capillary tube treated in this manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Societe Qualiflow SA
    Inventors: Pascal Rudent, André Boyer, Alain Giani, Pierre Navratil
  • Publication number: 20020121136
    Abstract: The process for the construction of a micro-thermocouple sensor designed to be incorporated in a mass flow meter for the circulation of gaseous fluids, including of the following steps:
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2002
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Applicant: Societe Qualiflow SA
    Inventors: Pascal Rudent, Andre Boyer, Alain Giani, Pierre Navratil
  • Patent number: 6354150
    Abstract: The sensor (7) for a mass flow meter (1) including a capillary tube (6) for circulation of fluid in parallel with the principal circuit of the fluid circulation. The sensor includes heating mechanisms (20) of the capillary tube (6) and mechanisms for measuring the temperature (22, 23), upstream and downstream from this heating mechanism (20), and separate from the heating mechanism. The mechanisms for measuring the temperature (22, 23) are two resistors manufactured by deposition in an external manner on the sensor tube (6), one of them (22) upstream from the heating mechanism (20), the other (23) downstream from the heating mechanism. The manufacturing process includes stages of deposition by an electron gun, firstly of a layer of zirconia (21) of several microns, on the tube (6) made of stainless steel, then of the sensitive components (27) and the contacts (31, 32) of the measurement resistors (22, 23), made of platinum, and defined by masks of nickel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Societe Qualiflow SA
    Inventors: Pascal Rudent, André Boyer, Alain Giani, Pierre Navratil