Patents by Inventor Carole JONVILLE

Carole JONVILLE 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).

  • Sensor device and method
    Patent number: 9032797
    Abstract: A sensor device including a mechanical oscillator, an excitation unit which is configured to excite the mechanical oscillator to perform a mechanical oscillation within a non-linear range at a varying excitation frequency, and an evaluation unit configured to detect a jump, arising as a result of anharmonicity, in a resonance oscillation of the mechanical oscillation of the mechanical oscillator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Goehlich, Hoc Khiem Trieu, Robert Klieber, Carole Jonville
  • SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120210794
    Abstract: A sensor device including a mechanical oscillator, an excitation unit which is configured to excite the mechanical oscillator to perform a mechanical oscillation within a non-linear range at a varying excitation frequency, and an evaluation unit configured to detect a jump, arising as a result of anharmonicity, in a resonance oscillation of the mechanical oscillation of the mechanical oscillator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Andreas GOEHLICH, Hoc Khiem TRIEU, Robert KLIEBER, Carole JONVILLE