Patents by Inventor Joël Mesot

Joël Mesot 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).

  • Method for cooling by altering crystal field interaction
    Patent number: 6558434
    Abstract: A method for cooling is provided which makes use of materials which undergo a pressure induced structural phase transition such that the material's crystal field interaction changes, and which colds down during this phase transition. This effect is used for cooling objects which are thermally coupled to the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Inventors: Albert Furrer, Karl Alexander Müller, Joël Mesot