Patents by Inventor Florent Bernard

Florent Bernard 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: 11828668
    Abstract: An acoustic wave pressure sensor device configured to measure a pressure, comprising a substrate configured to bend when pressure is applied to the substrate such that an area of a first kind of strain and an area of a second kind of strain are formed in the substrate; an interdigitated transducer formed over the substrate; a first Bragg mirror formed over the substrate and arranged on one side of the interdigitated transducer; a second Bragg mirror formed over the substrate and arranged on another side of the interdigitated transducer; a first resonance cavity formed between the interdigitated transducer and the first Bragg mirror; a second resonance cavity formed between the interdigitated transducer and the second Bragg mirror; and wherein the first resonance cavity is formed over the area of the first kind of strain and the second resonance cavity is formed over the area of the second kind of strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: FREC'N'SYS
    Inventors: Sylvain Ballandras, Emilie Courjon, Florent Bernard, Thierry LaRoche, Julien Garcia
  • Publication number: 20230361751
    Abstract: An acoustic wave sensor device comprises a quartz material layer comprising a planar surface, a first interdigitated transducer formed over the planar surface of the quartz material layer, a first reflection structure formed over the planar surface of the quartz material layer, a second reflection structure formed over the planar surface of the quartz material layer, a first resonance cavity formed between the first interdigitated transducer and the first reflection structure and a second resonance cavity formed between the first interdigitated transducer and the second reflection structure. The planar surface of the quartz material layer is defined by a crystal cut of a quartz material of the quartz material layer with angles ? in the range of ?14° to ?24°, ? in the range of ?25° to ?45° and ? in the range of +8° to +28°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Sylvain Ballandras, Thierry LaRoche, Julien Garcia, Emilie Courjon, Florent Bernard
  • Publication number: 20230308074
    Abstract: A surface acoustic wave (SAW) device comprises an interdigitated transducer structure and at least one acoustic wave reflective structure provided on or in an acoustic wave propagating substrate. The interdigitated transducer structure comprises a first material and the at least one acoustic wave reflective structure comprises a second material different from the first material and/or the acoustic wave reflective structure and the interdigitated transducer structure have different geometrical parameters. A sensor comprises a SAW device as described herein, and a method is used for manufacturing a SAW device comprising at least one acoustic wave reflective structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Sylvain Ballandras, Emilie Courjon, Florent Bernard, Thierry LaRoche, Julien Garcia, Alexandre Clairet
  • Patent number: 11606079
    Abstract: A transducer structure for a surface acoustic wave device, comprising a pair of inter-digitated comb electrodes, wherein the pair of inter-digitated comb electrodes comprises neighboring electrode means belonging to different comb electrodes and having a pitch p being defined as the edge-to-edge electrode means distance between two neighboring electrode means, the pitch p satisfying the Bragg condition; characterized in that the pair of inter-digitated comb electrodes comprises at least one region in which two or more neighboring electrode means belong to the same comb electrode while having an edge-to-edge distance to each other corresponding to the pitch p. The present disclosure relates also to a surface acoustic wave filter device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: FREC'N'SYS
    Inventors: Sylvain Ballandras, Florent Bernard, Emilie Courjon
  • Publication number: 20220407491
    Abstract: A transducer structure for a surface acoustic device comprises a composite substrate comprising a piezoelectric layer, a pair of inter-digitated comb electrodes, comprising a plurality of electrode means with a pitch p satisfying the Bragg condition, wherein the inter-digitated comb electrodes are embedded in the piezoelectric layer such that, in use, the excitation of a wave propagating mode in the volume of the electrode means is taking place and is the predominant propagating mode of the structure. The present disclosure relates also to an acoustic wave device comprising at least one transducer structure as described above and to a method for fabricating the transducer structure. The present disclosure relates also to the use of the frequency of the bulk wave propagating in the electrode means of the transducer structure in an acoustic wave device to generate contribution at high frequency, in particular, above 3 GHz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Sylvain Ballandras, Emilie Courjon, Florent Bernard
  • Publication number: 20220360249
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transducer structure with transverse mode suppression means, in particular for a single-port resonator, comprising a piezoelectric substrate (120, 170), at least a pair of inter-digitated comb electrodes (102, 112) formed on the piezoelectric substrate (120, 170), wherein the first comb electrode (102) comprises a first bus bar (108) and a plurality of electrode fingers (104) alternating with shorter dummy electrode fingers (106), both extending from the first bus bar (108), wherein the second comb electrode (112) comprises a second bus bar (118) and a plurality of electrode fingers (114) extending from the second bus bar (118), wherein the dummy electrode fingers (106) of the first bus bar (108) face the electrode fingers (114) of the second bus bar (118) and are separated from the electrode fingers (114) by first gaps (110a), characterized in further comprising a transverse mode suppression layer (122, 132, 222, 232, 422, 432) provided partially underneath the first gap (1
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Sylvain Ballandras, Emilie Courjon, Florent Bernard
  • Patent number: 11496850
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a spatial arrangement for optimizing the broadcasting of a sound signal and thus replacing the conventional stereo systems. For this purpose, the spatial arrangement is capable of broadcasting a spatialized sound signal, the spatialized sound signal comprising N mutually distinct audio signals, N being an integer strictly greater than 3, and the spatial arrangement comprising a set of N sound broadcasting devices predominantly distributed over the entire width of a scene. Each sound broadcasting device receives an audio signal of which it will amplify and broadcast the transmitted sound. In particular, each sound broadcasting device is specifically capable of reproducing and preserving the characteristics of the sound transmitted by the audio signal received, in particular the sound frequency bands and the sound intensity of the frequency bands of the audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: L-ACOUSTICS
    Inventors: Christian Heil, Florent Bernard, Christophe Combet, Etienne Corteel
  • Publication number: 20220341881
    Abstract: An acoustic wave sensor device, comprising an interdigitated transducer; a first reflection structure arranged on one side of the interdigitated transducer, and a second reflection structure arranged on another side of the interdigitated transducer; a first resonance cavity comprising a first upper surface and formed between the interdigitated transducer and the first reflection structure; a second resonance cavity comprising a second upper surface and formed between the interdigitated transducer and the second reflection structure; and wherein the second upper surface comprises a physical and/or chemical modification as compared to the first upper surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Sylvain Ballandras, Emilie Courjon, Florent Bernard, Thierry LaRoche, Julien Garcia
  • Publication number: 20220337220
    Abstract: A transducer structure for a surface acoustic device comprises a composite substrate comprising a piezoelectric layer, a pair of inter-digitated comb electrodes, comprising a plurality of electrode means with a pitch p satisfying the Bragg condition, wherein the inter-digitated comb electrodes are embedded in the piezoelectric layer such that, in use, the excitation of a wave propagating mode in the volume of the electrode means is taking place and is the predominant propagating mode of the structure. The present disclosure relates also to an acoustic wave device comprising at least one transducer structure as described above and to a method for fabricating the transducer structure. The present disclosure relates also to the use of the frequency of the bulk wave propagating in the electrode means of the transducer structure in an acoustic wave device to generate contribution at high frequency, in particular, above 3 GHz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Sylvain Ballandras, Emilie Courjon, Florent Bernard
  • Publication number: 20220326102
    Abstract: An acoustic wave pressure sensor device configured to measure a pressure, comprising a substrate configured to bend when pressure is applied to the substrate such that an area of a first kind of strain and an area of a second kind of strain are formed in the substrate; an interdigitated transducer formed over the substrate; a first Bragg mirror formed over the substrate and arranged on one side of the interdigitated transducer; a second Bragg mirror formed over the substrate and arranged on another side of the interdigitated transducer; a first resonance cavity formed between the interdigitated transducer and the first Bragg mirror; a second resonance cavity formed between the interdigitated transducer and the second Bragg mirror; and wherein the first resonance cavity is formed over the area of the first kind of strain and the second resonance cavity is formed over the area of the second kind of strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Sylvain Ballandras, Emilie Courjon, Florent Bernard, Thierry LaRoche, Julien Garcia
  • Patent number: 11437973
    Abstract: A surface acoustic wave device using a longitudinally polarized guided wave comprises a composite substrate comprising a piezoelectric layer formed over a base substrate, wherein the crystalline orientation of the piezoelectric layer with respect to the base substrate is such that, the phase velocity of the longitudinally polarized wave is below the critical phase velocity of the base substrate at which wave guiding within the piezoelectric layer vanishes. A method of fabrication of such surface acoustic wave device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: FREC'N'SYS
    Inventors: Sylvain Ballandras, Florent Bernard, Emilie Courjon
  • Publication number: 20220196490
    Abstract: A resonator device for measuring stress comprises at least two resonators, each resonator comprising an inter-digitated transducer structure arranged between two reflecting structures on or in a piezoelectric substrate, characterized in that the at least two resonators are arranged and positioned such that they have two different wave propagation directions, and each resonator comprises at least two parts with the area between the two parts of the at least two resonators forming a cavity, wherein the cavity is shared by the at least two resonators. A differential sensing device may comprise at least one resonator device as described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Sylvain Ballandras, Emilie Courjon, Florent Bernard, Alexandre Raveski
  • Patent number: 11316241
    Abstract: An electrical device adapted to operate at a high operating ambient temperature includes an electrical component mounted inside a casing, a transmission/reception antenna and at least one electrical and mechanical connection between the electrical component and the antenna. The electrical and mechanical connection comprises a metal pad positioned under the casing, the antenna being connected to the pad; an electrical connection tab having a first end connected to the electrical component; and fixing means adapted to secure the pad and a second end of the connection tab of the component. The device is applicable to, for example, temperature sensors of the surface guided elastic wave type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: FREC |N| SYS
    Inventors: Sylvain Ballandras, Alexandre Raveski, Florent Bernard, Julien Garcia, Emilie Courjon, Thierry LaRoche
  • Publication number: 20210044273
    Abstract: A transducer structure for a surface acoustic wave device, comprising a pair of inter-digitated comb electrodes, wherein the pair of inter-digitated comb electrodes comprises neighboring electrode means belonging to different comb electrodes and having a pitch p being defined as the edge-to-edge electrode means distance between two neighboring electrode means, the pitch p satisfying the Bragg condition; characterized in that the pair of inter-digitated comb electrodes comprises at least one region in which two or more neighboring electrode means belong to the same comb electrode while having an edge-to-edge distance to each other corresponding to the pitch p. The present disclosure relates also to a surface acoustic wave filter device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Sylvain Ballandras, Florent Bernard, Emilie Courjou
  • Publication number: 20210028760
    Abstract: A surface acoustic wave device using a longitudinally polarized guided wave comprises a composite substrate comprising a piezoelectric layer formed over a base substrate, wherein the crystalline orientation of the piezoelectric layer with respect to the base substrate is such that, the phase velocity of the longitudinally polarized wave is below the critical phase velocity of the base substrate at which wave guiding within the piezoelectric layer vanishes. A method of fabrication of such surface acoustic wave device is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Sylvain Ballandras, Florent Bernard, Emilie Courjon
  • Publication number: 20210006917
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a spatial arrangement for optimizing the broadcasting of a sound signal and thus replacing the conventional stereo systems. For this purpose, the spatial arrangement is capable of broadcasting a spatialized sound signal, the spatialized sound signal comprising N mutually distinct audio signals, N being an integer strictly greater than 3, and the spatial arrangement comprising a set of N sound broadcasting devices predominantly distributed over the entire width of a scene. Each sound broadcasting device receives an audio signal of which it will amplify and broadcast the transmitted sound. In particular, each sound broadcasting device is specifically capable of reproducing and preserving the characteristics of the sound transmitted by the audio signal received, in particular the sound frequency bands and the sound intensity of the frequency bands of the audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Christian HEIL, Florent BERNARD, Christophe COMBET, Etienne CORTEEL
  • Publication number: 20200303804
    Abstract: An electrical device adapted to operate at a high operating ambient temperature includes an electrical component mounted inside a casing, a transmission/reception antenna and at least one electrical and mechanical connection between the electrical component and the antenna. The electrical and mechanical connection comprises a metal pad positioned under the casing, the antenna being connected to the pad; an electrical connection tab having a first end connected to the electrical component; and fixing means adapted to secure the pad and a second end of the connection tab of the component. The device is applicable to, for example, temperature sensors of the surface guided elastic wave type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Sylvain Ballandras, Alexandre Raveski, Florent Bernard, Julien Garcia, Emilie Courjon, Thierry LaRoche
  • Patent number: 8073891
    Abstract: Device for implementing modular multiplication, characterized in that it comprises at least one computation cell comprising a multiplier-adder comprising p pipelined logic-register pairs, receiving several digits to be added together and multiplied, at least two outputs corresponding to the low order and to the high order, an adder receiving the two outputs of the multiplier-adder, the number p being chosen in such a way that the maximum frequency of the multiplier-adder is greater than or equal to the maximum frequency of the adder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Florent Bernard, Alain Sauzet, Eric Garrido
  • Publication number: 20090089350
    Abstract: This invention concerns an improved modular reduction device. The modular reduction device includes a multiplier using an alternative of the Montgomery multiplication process using a high numeration base r with r being equal to or greater than 4. It applies more particularly to the calculation components used for asymmetrical cryptography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: THALES
    Inventors: Alain SAUZET, Florent Bernard, Eric Garrido
  • Publication number: 20090086961
    Abstract: This invention concerns a Montgomery masked modular multiplication process and the associated device. The modular multiplication, in congruence n, includes at least a stage generating a pseudo-random number z and a stage adding to the result the product of the said number by n. The invention applies in particular to the securing of processors dedicated to cryptographic calculations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: Thales
    Inventors: Alain SAUZET, Florent Bernard