Patents by Inventor Ernest Matagne

Ernest Matagne 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).

  • Thermoelectric Conversion Module and Method for Making it
    Publication number: 20150136192
    Abstract: According to a first aspect, the invention relates to a thermoelectric module (10) that comprises a thermoelectric layer (15) comprising one p-type (7p) and one n-type (7n) portions presenting together an upper and a lower main surfaces (11,12). The thermoelectric module (10) further comprises a first and a second thermal resistor elements (1r, 2r), and a first thermal bridge element (3c), between and adjacent to the first and second thermal resistor elements (1r, 2r). The first and second thermal resistor elements (1r, 2r) and the first thermal bridge element (3c) cover the whole lower main surface (12). The p-type (7p) and the n-type (7n) portions are adjacent and directly coupled by an interface (7i). The first thermal bridge element (3c) spans at least over the orthogonal projection of the interface (7i) on the lower main surface (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Universite Catholique de Louvain
    Inventors: Pascal Jacques, Aude Simar, Camile Van Der Rest, Ernest Matagne, Geoffrey Roy, Alain Shmitz