Patents by Inventor Javier V. Goicochea
Javier V. Goicochea 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).
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Patent number: 10882145Abstract: Adsorption heat exchanger devices (11, 25) are provided for use in solid sorption refrigeration systems (1) together with methods for making such devices and adsorbent structures therefor. The methods include applying a curable binder, in solution in a solvent, to granular adsorbent material, and then evaporating the solvent and curing the binder. The curable binder solution is sufficiently dilute that, during evaporation of the solvent, the binder becomes concentrated around contact points between granules (18) of the adsorbent material whereby localized bonds (19) are formed around the contact points on curing of the binder.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Thomas J. Brunschwiler, Javier V. Goicochea, Bruno Michel, Patrick Ruch
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Patent number: 10533779Abstract: Adsorption heat exchanger devices (11, 30) are provided for solid sorption refrigeration systems (1). Such a device includes a heat exchanger (12) having a plurality of projections (17) arranged for extending into an adsorbate of the system (1) in use. An adsorption structure (13, 31) is formed on the heat exchanger (12) for adsorption of said adsorbate. The adsorption structure (13, 31) comprises a plurality of elongate adsorption elements (20) extending outwardly from each of said projections (17) of the heat exchanger (12).Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2012Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Javier V. Goicochea, Bruno Michel, Patrick Ruch
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Publication number: 20180281127Abstract: Adsorption heat exchanger devices (11, 25) are provided for use in solid sorption refrigeration systems (1) together with methods for making such devices and adsorbent structures therefor. The methods include applying a curable binder, in solution in a solvent, to granular adsorbent material, and then evaporating the solvent and curing the binder. The curable binder solution is sufficiently dilute that, during evaporation of the solvent, the binder becomes concentrated around contact points between granules (18) of the adsorbent material whereby localized bonds (19) are formed around the contact points on curing of the binder.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas J. Brunschwiler, Javier V. Goicochea, Bruno Michel, Patrick Ruch
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Patent number: 10041709Abstract: Adsorption heat exchanger devices (11, 25) are provided for use in solid sorption refrigeration systems (1) together with methods for making such devices and adsorbent structures therefor. The methods include applying a curable binder, in solution in a solvent, to granular adsorbent material, and then evaporating the solvent and curing the binder. The curable binder solution is sufficiently dilute that, during evaporation of the solvent, the binder becomes concentrated around contact points between granules (18) of the adsorbent material whereby localized bonds (19) are formed around the contact points on curing of the binder.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2017Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas J. Brunschwiler, Javier V. Goicochea, Bruno Michel, Patrick Ruch
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Patent number: 9821418Abstract: Adsorption heat exchanger devices (11, 25) are provided for use in solid sorption refrigeration systems (1) together with methods for making such devices and adsorbent structures therefor. The methods include applying a curable binder, in solution in a solvent, to granular adsorbent material, and then evaporating the solvent and curing the binder. The curable binder solution is sufficiently dilute that, during evaporation of the solvent, the binder becomes concentrated around contact points between granules (18) of the adsorbent material whereby localized bonds (19) are formed around the contact points on curing of the binder.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2012Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas J. Brunschwiler, Javier V. Goicochea, Bruno Michel, Patrick Ruch
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Publication number: 20170131007Abstract: Adsorption heat exchanger devices (11, 25) are provided for use in solid sorption refrigeration systems (1) together with methods for making such devices and adsorbent structures therefor. The methods include applying a curable binder, in solution in a solvent, to granular adsorbent material, and then evaporating the solvent and curing the binder. The curable binder solution is sufficiently dilute that, during evaporation of the solvent, the binder becomes concentrated around contact points between granules (18) of the adsorbent material whereby localized bonds (19) are formed around the contact points on curing of the binder.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2017Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas J. Brunschwiler, Javier V. Goicochea, Bruno Michel, Patrick Ruch
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Patent number: 9630862Abstract: A desalination system (1) for producing a distillate from a feed liquid includes: a steam raising device (2) having a liquid section (5) and a steam section (6) which are separated by a membrane system (7); a membrane distillation device (3) having a first steam section (11) and a liquid section (12) which are separated by a wall (14) and having a second steam section (13) which is separated from the liquid section (12) by a membrane system (15); and a heat exchange device (4) having a first liquid section (21) and a second liquid section (22), which are separated by a wall (23).Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2016Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Werner Escher, Javier V. Goicochea, Ahmed S. G. Khalil, Bruno Michel, Chin Lee Ong, Stephan Paredes
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Publication number: 20160289095Abstract: A desalination system (1) for producing a distillate from a feed liquid includes: a steam raising device (2) having a liquid section (5) and a steam section (6) which are separated by a membrane system (7); a membrane distillation device (3) having a first steam section (11) and a liquid section (12) which are separated by a wall (14) and having a second steam section (13) which is separated from the liquid section (12) by a membrane system (15); and a heat exchange device (4) having a first liquid section (21) and a second liquid section (22), which are separated by a wall (23).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Werner Escher, Javier V. Goicochea, Almed S.G. Khalil, Bruno Michel, Chin Lee Ong, Stephan Paredes
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Publication number: 20160252278Abstract: Adsorption heat exchanger devices (11, 30) are provided for solid sorption refrigeration systems (1). Such a device includes a heat exchanger (12) having a plurality of projections (17) arranged for extending into an adsorbate of the system (1) in use. An adsorption structure (13, 31) is formed on the heat exchanger (12) for adsorption of said adsorbate. The adsorption structure (13, 31) comprises a plurality of elongate adsorption elements (20) extending outwardly from each of said projections (17) of the heat exchanger (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2012Publication date: September 1, 2016Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Javier V. Goicochea, Bruno Michel, Patrick Ruch
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Patent number: 9416031Abstract: A desalination system (1) for producing a distillate from a feed liquid includes: a steam raising device (2) having a liquid section (5) and a steam section (6) which are separated by a membrane system (7); a membrane distillation device (3) having a first steam section (11) and a liquid section (12) which are separated by a wall (14) and having a second steam section (13) which is separated from the liquid section (12) by a membrane system (15); and a heat exchange device (4) having a first liquid section (21) and a second liquid section (22), which are separated by a wall (23).Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Werner Escher, Javier V. Goicochea, Ahmed S. G. Khalil, Bruno Michel, Chin Lee Ong, Stephan Paredes
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Patent number: 9230830Abstract: A bridging arrangement for coupling a first terminal to a second terminal includes a plurality of particles of a first type forming at least one path between the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the particles of the first type are attached to each other; a plurality of particles of a second type arranged in a vicinity of a contact region between a first particle of the first type and a second particle of the first type, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of particles of the second type is attached to the first particle of the first type and the second particle of the first type.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2015Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas J. Brunschwiler, Javier V. Goicochea, Cyrill Kuemin, Walter H. Riess, Heiko Wolf
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Publication number: 20150166371Abstract: A desalination system (1) for producing a distillate from a feed liquid includes: a steam raising device (2) having a liquid section (5) and a steam section (6) which are separated by a membrane system (7); a membrane distillation device (3) having a first steam section (11) and a liquid section (12) which are separated by a wall (14) and having a second steam section (13) which is separated from the liquid section (12) by a membrane system (15); and a heat exchange device (4) having a first liquid section (21) and a second liquid section (22), which are separated by a wall (23).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Werner Escher, Javier V. Goicochea, Ahmed S.G. Khalil, Bruno Michel, Chin Lee Ong, Stephan Paredes
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Publication number: 20150155186Abstract: A bridging arrangement for coupling a first terminal to a second terminal includes a plurality of particles of a first type forming at least one path between the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the particles of the first type are attached to each other; a plurality of particles of a second type arranged in a vicinity of a contact region between a first particle of the first type and a second particle of the first type, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of particles of the second type is attached to the first particle of the first type and the second particle of the first type.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2015Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventors: Thomas J. Brunschwiler, Javier V. Goicochea, Cyrill Kuemin, Walter H. Riess, Heiko Wolf
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Patent number: 8951445Abstract: A bridging arrangement for coupling a first terminal to a second terminal includes a plurality of particles of a first type forming at least one path between the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the particles of the first type are attached to each other; a plurality of particles of a second type arranged in a vicinity of a contact region between a first particle of the first type and a second particle of the first type, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of particles of the second type is attached to the first particle of the first type and the second particle of the first type.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas J. Brunschwiler, Javier V. Goicochea, Cyrill Kuemin, Walter H. Riess, Heiko Wolf
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Patent number: 8907503Abstract: A method for manufacturing an underfill in a semiconductor chip stack having a cavity between a first surface and a second surface includes providing at least one access hole in one of the first or second surface; providing at least one vent hole in the one of the first or second surfaces; and applying a viscous filling material through the at least one access hole into the cavity thereby squeezing out air or gas through the at least one vent hole.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2013Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas J. Brunschwiler, Javier V. Goicochea, Stefano S. Oggioni, Gerd Schlottig
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Publication number: 20140238071Abstract: Adsorption heat exchanger devices (11, 25) are provided for use in solid sorption refrigeration systems (1) together with methods for making such devices and adsorbent structures therefor. The methods include applying a curable binder, in solution in a solvent, to granular adsorbent material, and then evaporating the solvent and curing the binder. The curable binder solution is sufficiently dilute that, during evaporation of the solvent, the binder becomes concentrated around contact points between granules (18) of the adsorbent material whereby localized bonds (19) are formed around the contact points on curing of the binder.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Thomas J. Brunschwiler, Javier V. Goicochea, Bruno Michel, Patrick Ruch
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Publication number: 20140027932Abstract: A method for manufacturing an underfill in a semiconductor chip stack having a cavity between a first surface and a second surface includes providing at least one access hole in one of the first or second surface; providing at least one vent hole in the one of the first or second surfaces; and applying a viscous filling material through the at least one access hole into the cavity thereby squeezing out air or gas through the at least one vent hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Inventors: Thomas J. Brunschwiler, Javier V. Goicochea, Stefano S. Oggioni, Gerd Schlottig
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Patent number: 8586411Abstract: A method for manufacturing a filling in a gap region between a first surface and a second surface includes applying a suspension comprising a carrier fluid and filler particles in the gap region between the first and the second surface; and withholding filler particles by a barrier element in the gap region to form a path of attached filler particles between the first surface and the second surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas Brunschwiler, Javier V. Goicochea, Heiko Wolf
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Publication number: 20130062789Abstract: A method of manufacturing a filling of a gap region. The method includes the steps of: applying a carrier fluid and filler particles in a gap region between a first surface and a second surface; exposing the filler particles to a force field for driving the filler particles towards a preferred direction; and withholding the filler particles in a gap region by using a barrier element for forming a path of attached filler particles between the first surface and the second surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas J. Brunschwiler, Javier V. Goicochea, Heiko Wolf
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Publication number: 20120282739Abstract: A method for manufacturing a filling in a gap region between a first surface and a second surface includes applying a suspension comprising a carrier fluid and filler particles in the gap region between the first and the second surface; and withholding filler particles by a barrier element in the gap region to form a path of attached filler particles between the first surface and the second surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2011Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas Brunschwiler, Javier V. Goicochea, Heiko Wolf