Patents by Inventor Cédric De Vaulx

Cédric De Vaulx 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).

  • Publication number: 20150357542
    Abstract: An assembly of at least one thermoelectric element capable of generating an electric current under the effect of a temperature gradient exerted between two of its sides, referred to as the contact sides, and an electrical connection means is disclosed. The assembly includes a first deformable element electrically connecting the electrical connection means to the thermoelectric element, the first element including a first side linked to the electrical connection means and a second side linked to the thermoelectric element, the first side being deformable independently from the second side and vice versa, the assembly including a second deformable element forming a heat bridge between the first and second sides of the first element. A thermoelectric module including such an assembly and a thermoelectric device including such a module are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventor: Cédric De Vaulx
  • Publication number: 20150357547
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermoelectric device comprising at least two thermoelectric elements (10, 20), called first (10) and second (20) elements, capable of generating an electric current under the effect of a temperature gradient applied between two of their faces, called first and second active faces, the first active faces being intended to exchange heat with a heat source of the temperature gradient, and the second active faces being intended to exchange heat with a cold source of the temperature gradient, said device comprising a first electrical connector (31) connecting the two elements (10, 20), said first connector (31) covering a first part (11, 21) of each first and, respectively, each second active face of said first (10) and second (20) elements, a second part (13, 23) of said first and, respectively, second active faces being left free. The invention further relates to a thermoelectric module comprising such a device and to a method for producing such a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Michel Simonin, Cedric De Vaulx
  • Publication number: 20140299170
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermoelectric device comprising: a plurality of elements (4), called thermoelectric elements, allowing an electrical current to be produced from a temperature gradient between two of their faces (3a, 3b), called contact faces; electrically conductive tracks (20); and a solder joint between said contact faces (3a, 3b) and the electrically conductive tracks. According to the invention, said solder comprises an alloy based on aluminum and silicon. The invention also relates to a process for manufacturing such a device, using solid-state soldering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Michel Simonin, Patrick Boisselle, Cédric De Vaulx