Patents by Inventor Francisco Suarez

Francisco Suarez 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: 20240128534
    Abstract: A cooling module for batteries of an electric or hybrid vehicle has a coolant supply line, a coolant discharge line, and a plurality of flat tubes arranged side by side, between which there is space for batteries to be cooled, each of the flat tubes being connected to the coolant supply line or the coolant discharge line. The flat tubes each carry connectors. The coolant supply line and the coolant discharge line are each assembled from a plurality of line segments connected by a connector of one of the flat tubes to one of the connectors of an adjacent flat tube. A spacer strip is arranged between adjacent flat tubes. The spacer strip delimits between itself and each of the two adjacent flat tubes spaces for batteries that are to be cooled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Christian Kroisleitner, Román Carballido, Miguel Suarez, Xoán Hermida, Francisco Lozano
  • Patent number: 10431726
    Abstract: Flexible thermoelectric generators and methods of manufacturing are disclosed. In one embodiment, a flexible thermoelectric generator includes a plurality of pillars, a first and a second plurality of flexible interconnects, and a flexible material. The plurality of pillars having a first side and a second side. The first plurality of flexible interconnects electrically connecting pairs of the plurality of pillars on the first side. The second plurality of flexible interconnects electrically connecting the pairs of plurality of pillars on the second side. The first and the second plurality of flexible interconnects alternate among the pairs of plurality of pillars to form an electrical circuit having a first end and a second end. The flexible material covering the first and second plurality of flexible interconnects and having an external surface. The flexible material is configured to conduct thermal energy from the external surface to the plurality of pillars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Mehmet Ozturk, Michael D. Dickey, Collin Ladd, Dishit Paresh Parekh, Viswanath Padmanabhan Ramesh, Francisco Suarez
  • Publication number: 20170317261
    Abstract: Flexible thermoelectric generators and methods of manufacturing are disclosed. In one embodiment, a flexible thermoelectric generator includes a plurality of pillars, a first and a second plurality of flexible interconnects, and a flexible material. The plurality of pillars having a first side and a second side. The first plurality of flexible interconnects electrically connecting pairs of the plurality of pillars on the first side. The second plurality of flexible interconnects electrically connecting the pairs of plurality of pillars on the second side. The first and the second plurality of flexible interconnects alternate among the pairs of plurality of pillars to form an electrical circuit having a first end and a second end. The flexible material covering the first and second plurality of flexible interconnects and having an external surface. The flexible material is configured to conduct thermal energy from the external surface to the plurality of pillars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Mehmet Ozturk, Michael D. Dickey, Collin Ladd, Dishit Paresh Parekh, Viswanath Padmanabhan Ramesh, Francisco Suarez
  • Patent number: 8637297
    Abstract: The invention relates to probiotic micro-organisms isolated from faeces of children exclusively fed with breast milk. Said microorganisms are used in the food or pharmaceutical industry, especially for use in infant formula milk, due to their probiotic properties which have beneficial effects on the health of those ingesting them. Said microorganisms consist of Lactobacillus rhamnosus HERO 22A (CNCM I-4036), Lactobacillus paracasei HERO 7 (CNCM I-4034) and Bifidobacterium breve HERO 15B (CNCM I-4035).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Hero AG
    Inventors: Jose Maria Vieites Fernandez, Sergio Munoz Quezada, Inmaculada Llamas Company, Jose Maldonado Lozano, Fernando Romero Braquehais, Antonio Francisco Suarez Garcia, Angel Gil Hernandez, Carolina Gomez Llorente, Miriam Bermudez Brito
  • Publication number: 20130280789
    Abstract: The invention relates to probiotic micro-organisms isolated from feces of children exclusively fed with breast milk. Said microorganisms are used in the food or pharmaceutical industry, especially for use in infant formula milk, due to their probiotic properties which have beneficial effects on the health of those ingesting them. Said microorganisms consist of Lactobacillus rhamnosus HERO 22A (CNCM I-4036), Lactobacillus paracasei HERO 7 (CNCM I-4034) and Bifidobacterium breve HERO 15B (CNCM I-4035).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: HERO ESPANA, S.A.
    Inventors: Jose Maria VIEITES FERNANDEZ, Sergio MUNOZ QUEZADA, Inmaculada LLAMAS COMPANY, Jose MALDONADO LOZANO, Fernando ROMERO BRAQUEHAIS, Antonio Francisco SUAREZ GARCIA, Angel GIL HERNANDEZ, Carolina GOMEZ LLORENTE, Miriam BERMUDEZ BRITO
  • Publication number: 20130280790
    Abstract: The invention relates to probiotic micro-organisms isolated from faeces of children exclusively fed with breast milk. Said microorganisms are used in the food or pharmaceutical industry, especially for use in infant formula milk, due to their probiotic properties which have beneficial effects on the health of those ingesting them. Said microorganisms consist of Lactobacillus rhamnosus HERO 22A (CNCM I-4036), Lactobacillus paracasei HERO 7 (CNCM I-4034) and Bifidobacterium breve HERO 15B (CNCM I-4035).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: HERO ESPANA, S.A.
    Inventors: Jose Maria VIEITES FERNANDEZ, Sergio MUNOZ QUEZADA, Inmaculada LLAMAS COMPANY, Jose MALDONADO LOZANO, Fernando ROMERO BRAQUEHAIS, Antonio Francisco SUAREZ GARCIA, Angel GIL HERNANDEZ, Carolina GOMEZ LLORENTE, Miriam BERMUDEZ BRITO
  • Publication number: 20120076829
    Abstract: The invention relates to probiotic micro-organisms isolated from faeces of children exclusively fed with breast milk. Said microorganisms are used in the food or pharmaceutical industry, especially for use in infant formula milk, due to their probiotic properties which have beneficial effects on the health of those ingesting them. Said microorganisms consist of Lactobacillus rhamnosus HERO 22A (CNCM I-4036), Lactobacillus paracasei HERO 7 (CNCM I-4034) and Bifidobacterium breve HERO 15B (CNCM I-4035).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: HERO ESPANA S.A.
    Inventors: Jose Maria Vieites Fernandez, Sergio Munoz Quezada, Inmaculada Llamas Company, Jose Maldonado Lozano, Fernando Romero Braquehais, Antonio Francisco Suarez Garcia, Angel Gil Hernandez, Carolina Gomez LLorente, Miriam Bermudex Brito