Patents by Inventor Gilles Despaux

Gilles Despaux 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: 11054402
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for checking an assembly comprising first (W1) and second (W2) joined substrates, comprising the following steps: a) transmitting an ultrasonic excitation signal towards the assembly by means of an ultrasonic transducer (301) located on the front face (A1) side of the first substrate (W1); b) measuring, using the transducer (301), an ultrasonic feedback signal including at least one echo (EF) of the excitation signal on the rear face (B2) of the second substrate (W2); c) calculating, using a processing circuit (303), a spectral signal representative of the change in frequency of an overall reflection coefficient of the assembly, defined as the ratio between the feedback signal measured in step b) and the excitation signal; and d) deriving, from said spectral signal, information relating to the quality of the bond between the first (W1) and second (W2) substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Frank Fournel, Ali Dekious, Emilie Deloffre, Gilles Despaux, Vincent Larrey, Emmanuel Le Clezio
  • Publication number: 20190353623
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for checking an assembly comprising first (W1) and second (W2) joined substrates, comprising the following steps: a) transmitting an ultrasonic excitation signal towards the assembly by means of an ultrasonic transducer (301) located on the front face (A1) side of the first substrate (W1); b) measuring, using the transducer (301), an ultrasonic feedback signal including at least one echo (EF) of the excitation signal on the rear face (B2) of the second substrate (W2); c) calculating, using a processing circuit (303), a spectral signal representative of the change in frequency of an overall reflection coefficient of the assembly, defined as the ratio between the feedback signal measured in step b) and the excitation signal; and d) deriving, from said spectral signal, information relating to the quality of the bond between the first (W1) and second (W2) substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Frank FOURNEL, Ali DEKIOUS, Emilie DELOFFRE, Gilles DESPAUX, Vincent LARREY, Emmanuel LE CLEZIO
  • Patent number: 6560548
    Abstract: A device measures the propagation time for an acoustic wave in a continuous phase of a two-phase mix (28) comprising the continuous phase and a dispersed phase forming droplets (40) in the continuous phase. The device comprises an electro-acoustic transducer (12) capable of emitting acoustic waves (30) and outputting a reception signal of reflected acoustic waves, a signal pulse generator capable of determining a propagation time starting from signals output by the transducer, and an acoustic lens for focusing acoustic waves and the frequency of the acoustic waves being adjusted to cause reflection of the waves on the droplets of the dispersed phase, essentially located within a focusing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Commissariat A l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Danièle Roudil, Francis Malzieu, Gilles Despaux, Jacques Attal, Philippe Combette