Patents by Inventor Jean-Claude Bastien

Jean-Claude Bastien 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).

  • Capacitor of variable capacity, comprising a layer of a phase change material, and method for varying the capacity of a capacitor
    Patent number: 9824825
    Abstract: The invention relates to a variable-capacitance electrical capacitor comprising a first electrode and a second electrode facing the first electrode and a zone of a dielectric material arranged between said first and second electrodes characterized in that the second electrode is formed at least on one hand of a primary electrode made of an electrically conductive material and, at least on the other, of an additional electrode comprising a state-change material, the primary electrode and the additional electrode facing the first electrode, said state-change material being arranged at least partially in contact with the primary electrode and configured to alternatively adopt a high-resistivity state wherein the additional electrode is electrically insulated from the primary electrode and a low-resistivity state wherein the additional electrode is in electrical conduction with the primary electrode so as to vary the electrically active surface area of the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Bruno Reig, Jean-Claude Bastien
  • CAPACITOR OF VARIABLE CAPACITY, COMPRISING A LAYER OF A PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR VARYING THE CAPACITY OF A CAPACITOR
    Publication number: 20160172113
    Abstract: The invention relates to a variable-capacitance electrical capacitor comprising a first electrode and a second electrode facing the first electrode and a zone of a dielectric material arranged between said first and second electrodes characterized in that the second electrode is formed at least on one hand of a primary electrode made of an electrically conductive material and, at least on the other, of an additional electrode comprising a state-change material, the primary electrode and the additional electrode facing the first electrode, said state-change material being arranged at least partially in contact with the primary electrode and configured to alternatively adopt a high-resistivity state wherein the additional electrode is electrically insulated from the primary electrode and a low-resistivity state wherein the additional electrode is in electrical conduction with the primary electrode so as to vary the electrically active surface area of the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERANTIVES
    Inventors: Bruno REIG, Jean-Claude Bastien