Patents by Inventor Alberto Ronzani

Alberto Ronzani 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: 12588166
    Abstract: A thermalization arrangement at cryogenic temperatures is dislcosed. The arrangement comprises a dielectric substrate layer on which substrate a device/s or component/s are positionable, and a heat sink component is attached on another side of the substrate. The arrangement further comprises a conductive layer between the substrate layer and the heat sink component. A joint between the substrate layer and the conductive layer has minimal phonon thermal boundary resistance. Energy of conductive layer phonons are arranged to be absorbed by electrons. Another joint between the conductive layer and the heat sink component is electrically conductive. The substrate layer and the conductive layer have similar acoustic properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy
    Inventors: Mika Prunnila, Alberto Ronzani, Emma Mykkänen, Antti Kemppinen, Janne Lehtinen
  • Publication number: 20250349740
    Abstract: A device for shielding at least one component from thermal radiation, the device comprising at least a first substrate with a first surface and a second surface and a second substrate with a first surface and second surface, the first surface of the second substrate being arranged to at least partially face the second surface of the first substrate. The device additionally comprises at least a first component arranged on the first surface of the second substrate or the second surface of the first substrate and a shielding arrangement comprising a plurality of shielding elements comprising electrically conductive material, the shielding elements being configured to essentially surround at least the first component to provide a shielded area within which the first component is located, wherein electromagnetic radiation having wavelength longer than a selected first wavelength is essentially prevented from reaching the shielded area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2025
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Inventors: Janne LEHTINEN, Antti KEMPPINEN, Emma MYKKÄNEN, Mika PRUNNILA, Alberto RONZANI
  • Patent number: 12362288
    Abstract: A device for shielding at least one component from thermal radiation, the device comprising at least a first substrate with a first surface and a second surface and a second substrate with a first surface and second surface, the first surface of the second substrate being arranged to at least partially face the second surface of the first substrate. The device additionally comprises at least a first component arranged on the first surface of the second substrate or the second surface of the first substrate and a shielding arrangement comprising a plurality of shielding elements-comprising electrically conductive material, the shielding elements being configured to essentially surround at least the first component to provide a shielded area within which the first component is located, wherein electromagnetic radiation having wavelength longer than a selected first wavelength is essentially prevented from reaching the shielded area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY
    Inventors: Janne Lehtinen, Antti Kemppinen, Emma Mykkänen, Mika Prunnila, Alberto Ronzani
  • Publication number: 20250155295
    Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a Coulomb blockade thermometer comprising an input electrode; an output electrode; and a sensor component coupled in-between the input and output electrodes. The sensor component comprises: an array of tunnel junctions comprising at least one row of tunnel junctions and first and second heat sinks. The tunnel junctions of the array comprise an insulating layer forming a tunnel barrier between two electrically conducting volumes which are characterized by an absence of superconductivity. The absence of superconductivity is achieved by using titanium tungsten layers or scandium layers. The at least one row comprises first, second and third tunnel junctions. The first heat sink is coupled to the first and second tunnel junctions. The second heat sink is coupled to the second and third tunnel junctions. The first and the second heat sinks are arranged to provide heat dissipation via electron-phonon coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2025
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: Janne Lehtinen, Mika Prunnila, Nikolai Yurttagül, Alberto Ronzani
  • Publication number: 20250132482
    Abstract: An attenuator arranged to thermalize radio frequency components, or a dissipating element arranged to thermalize lower frequency components than the radio frequency components, comprising: at least a first heat sink and a second heat sink; and at least one tunnel junction coupled to the first heat sink and the second heat sink, wherein the first heat sink and the second heat sink are capacitively grounded and arranged to provide heat dissipation via electron-phonon coupling; and wherein a combined resistance of the at least one tunnel junction and a heat sink coupled to it is below h e 2 , ?and/or a total capacitance of the first heat sink is above e 2 2 ? k b ? T ?and a total capacitance of the second heat sink is above e 2 2 ? k b ? T , ?wherein h is the Planck constant, e is the elementary charge, kb is the Boltzmann constant and T is the minimum temperature, where the attenuator or the dissipating element is arranged to be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Janne Lehtinen, Mika Prunnila, Nikolai Yurttagül, Alberto Ronzani
  • Publication number: 20240038680
    Abstract: A device for shielding at least one component from thermal radiation, the device comprising at least a first substrate with a first surface and a second surface and a second substrate with a first surface and second surface, the first surface of the second substrate being arranged to at least partially face the second surface of the first substrate. The device additionally comprises at least a first component arranged on the first surface of the second substrate or the second surface of the first substrate and a shielding arrangement comprising a plurality of shielding elements-comprising electrically conductive material, the shielding elements being configured to essentially surround at least the first component to provide a shielded area within which the first component is located, wherein electromagnetic radiation having wavelength longer than a selected first wavelength is essentially prevented from reaching the shielded area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Janne LEHTINEN, Antti KEMPPINEN, Emma MYKKÄNEN, Mika PRUNNILA, Alberto RONZANI
  • Publication number: 20240015936
    Abstract: A thermalization arrangement at cryogenic temperatures is disclosed. The arrangement comprises a dielectric substrate layer on which substrate a device/s or component/s are positionable, and a heat sink component is attached on another side of the substrate. The arrangement further comprises a conductive layer between the substrate layer and the heat sink component. A joint between the substrate layer and the conductive layer has minimal phonon thermal boundary resistance. Energy of conductive layer phonons are arranged to be absorbed by electrons. Another joint between the conductive layer and the heat sink component is electrically conductive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Mika PRUNNILA, Alberto RONZANI, Emma MYKKÄNEN, Antti KEMPPINEN, Janne LEHTINEN
  • Patent number: 11800689
    Abstract: An inventive embodiment comprises a thermalization arrangement at cryogenic temperatures. The arrangement comprises a dielectric substrate (2) layer on which substrate a device/s or component/s (1) are positionable. A heat sink component (4) is attached on another side of the substrate. The arrangement further comprises a conductive layer (5) between the substrate layer (2) and the heat sink component (4). A joint between the substrate layer (2) and the conductive layer (5) has minimal thermal boundary resistance. Another joint between the conductive layer (5) and the cooling heat sink layer (4) is electrically conductive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy
    Inventors: Mika Prunnila, Alberto Ronzani, Emma Mykkänen, Antti Kemppinen, Janne Lehtinen
  • Publication number: 20220272869
    Abstract: An inventive embodiment comprises a thermalization arrangement at cryogenic temperatures. The arrangement comprises a dielectric substrate (2) layer on which substrate a device/s or component/s (1) are positionable. A heat sink component (4) is attached on another side of the substrate. The arrangement further comprises a conductive layer (5) between the substrate layer (2) and the heat sink component (4). A joint between the substrate layer (2) and the conductive layer (5) has minimal thermal boundary resistance. Another joint between the conductive layer (5) and the cooling heat sink layer (4) is electrically conductive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Mika PRUNNILA, Alberto RONZANI, Emma MYKKÄNEN, Antti KEMPPINEN, Janne LEHTINEN
  • Patent number: 8440280
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a multi layer film to be used as a flexible packaging material for enclosing and containing one or more compressible products in a sealed condition. The 5 layer film according to the invention consists of I. a first layer comprising low density polyethylene, II. a second layer comprising high density polyethylene, III. a third layer comprising linear low density polyethylene, IV. a fourth layer comprising high density polyethylene and V. a fifth layer comprising linear low density polyethylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
    Inventor: Alberto Ronzani
  • Publication number: 20110274901
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a multi layer film to be used as a flexible packaging material for enclosing and containing one or more compressible products in a sealed condition. The 5 layer film according to the invention consists of I. a first layer comprising low density polyethylene, II. a second layer comprising high density polyethylene, III. a third layer comprising linear low density polyethylene, IV. a fourth layer comprising high density polyethylene and V. a fifth layer comprising linear low density polyethylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Alberto Ronzani