Patents by Inventor Jean-François Saillant

Jean-François Saillant 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).

  • Ultrasound transducer
    Patent number: 10242656
    Abstract: An ultrasound transducer is provided. The ultrasound transducer include at least one emitter made from a piezoelectric material, having first and second emitting surfaces opposite one another provided to emit first and second ultrasound beams. The transducer comprises at least first and second mirrors placed across from the first and second emitting surfaces, respectively, and configured so as to deflect back the first and second ultrasound beams by forming a reflected beam with a predetermined shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: AREVA NP
    Inventors: Bernard Sartre, Jean-François Saillant
  • ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER
    Publication number: 20170323626
    Abstract: An ultrasound transducer is provided. The ultrasound transducer include at least one emitter made from a piezoelectric material, having first and second emitting surfaces opposite one another provided to emit first and second ultrasound beams. The transducer comprises at least first and second mirrors placed across from the first and second emitting surfaces, respectively, and configured so as to deflect back the first and second ultrasound beams by forming a reflected beam with a predetermined shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Bernard SARTIRE, Jean-Francois SAILLANT