Patents by Inventor Alain Schuhl

Alain Schuhl 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: 5239187
    Abstract: Disclosed is a transistor or diode type Josephson effect device, at least two electrodes of which are made of superconductive material. If the Josephson effect is to be exerted in a semiconductor layer between the access electrodes, the distance between them should be smaller than the length of coherence, namely 10 to 1000 angstroms. According to the disclosure, the control channel between access electrodes is replaced by two channels perpendicular to the semiconductor layer, located between the two access electrodes and a layer of superconductive material placed between the substrate and the semiconductor layer. The disclosure can be applied to transistors, phototransistors and diodes with high switching speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Assignee: Thomson-CSF
    Inventors: Alain Schuhl, Stephane Tyc, Alain Friederich
  • Patent number: 5231295
    Abstract: A field-effect transistor comprises, on a substrate, a layer of semiconductor material incorporating natural or artificial inclusions of superconducting material. The source, drain and gate electrodes are made on this layer. Applications: field-effect transistors with low gate control voltage. FIG. 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1993
    Assignee: Thomson-CSF
    Inventors: Stephane Tyc, Alain Schuhl