Patents by Inventor Jean-Marc ARMANI

Jean-Marc ARMANI 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: 11589424
    Abstract: The device includes at least the following components: a heating resistor intended for heating a component to be regenerated; a current source; a thermistor connected to the current source and thermally coupled to the heating resistor, the thermistor, through which the current flows, having a voltage Vtemp across its terminals, which voltage reflects the temperature of the heating resistor; an error amplifier, which amplifies the difference between the voltage Vset and the voltage Vtemp and delivers a voltage Vctrl that corresponds to the amplified difference; a switch, which switches the current flowing through the heating resistor; an oscillator, which delivers a voltage Vosc formed with a modulated duty cycle, the duty cycle of the pulses of the voltage Vosc being dependent on the voltage Vctrl, the pulses controlling the opening of the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventor: Jean-Marc Armani
  • Patent number: 10791619
    Abstract: A thermal conditioning device for an electronic component mounted in a package positioned on a multilayer printed circuit board comprises: at least one active component arranged on the printed circuit board, and suitable for producing or absorbing thermal energy, at least one heat transfer surface internal to the printed circuit board, located under the package, a device for transferring the thermal energy between the active component or components and the heat transfer surface, at least one metallic element linking the heat transfer surface to the package situated on the multilayer printed circuit board. A printed circuit board comprising such a thermal conditioning device for an electronic component, and associated heating and cooling methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Armani, Jean-Lucien Mazeau
  • Publication number: 20200154523
    Abstract: The device includes at least the following components: a heating resistor intended for heating a component to be regenerated; a current source; a thermistor connected to the current source and thermally coupled to the heating resistor, the thermistor, through which the current flows, having a voltage Vtemp across its terminals, which voltage reflects the temperature of the heating resistor; an error amplifier, which amplifies the difference between the voltage Vset and the voltage Vtemp and delivers a voltage Vctrl that corresponds to the amplified difference; a switch, which switches the current flowing through the heating resistor; an oscillator, which delivers a voltage Vosc formed with a modulated duty cycle, the duty cycle of the pulses of the voltage Vosc being dependent on the voltage Vctrl, the pulses controlling the opening of the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Jean-Marc ARMANI
  • Publication number: 20180092198
    Abstract: A thermal conditioning device for an electronic component mounted in a package positioned on a multilayer printed circuit board comprises: at least one active component arranged on the printed circuit board, and suitable for producing or absorbing thermal energy, at least one heat transfer surface internal to the printed circuit board, located under the package, a device for transferring the thermal energy between the active component or components and the heat transfer surface, at least one metallic element linking the heat transfer surface to the package situated on the multilayer printed circuit board. A printed circuit board comprising such a thermal conditioning device for an electronic component, and associated heating and cooling methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Jean-Marc ARMANI, Jean-Lucien MAZEAU