Patents by Inventor Laurent Carle

Laurent Carle 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: 11607981
    Abstract: A vehicle seat that includes: at least one support element defining a cavity, an air pump, and at least one olfactory diffuser arranged in the cavity and fluidly connected to the air pump, the olfactory diffuser having an outer casing defining an inner volume, the outer casing defining an air inlet and an air outlet, the olfactory diffuser further having at least one olfactory substance carrier arranged in the inner volume defined by the outer casing. The air pump causes the circulation of a flow of air through the inner volume from the air inlet to the air outlet toward the outside of the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Faurecia Sièges d'Automobile
    Inventors: Laurent Carle, Anne-Isabelle Mallet-Da Costa
  • Publication number: 20220416113
    Abstract: A process for fabricating a detecting device includes producing a getter pad based on amorphous carbon resting on a mineral sacrificial layer that covers a thermal detector and producing a thin encapsulating layer that rests on the mineral sacrificial layer and that covers an upper face and sidewalls of the getter pad. The mineral sacrificial layer is removed via a first chemical etch, and a protective segment of the getter pad is removed via a second chemical etch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT À L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Geoffroy DUMONT, Laurent CARLE, Jean-Jacques YON
  • Publication number: 20220080869
    Abstract: A vehicle seat that includes: at least one support element defining a cavity, an air pump, and at least one olfactory diffuser arranged in the cavity and fluidly connected to the air pump, the olfactory diffuser having an outer casing defining an inner volume, the outer casing defining an air inlet and an air outlet, the olfactory diffuser further having at least one olfactory substance carrier arranged in the inner volume defined by the outer casing. The air pump causes the circulation of a flow of air through the inner volume from the air inlet to the air outlet toward the outside of the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Laurent CARLE, Anne-Isabelle MALLET - DA COSTA
  • Patent number: 9933309
    Abstract: A device for detecting electromagnetic radiation is provided, including a substrate; a matrix of thermal detectors disposed on the substrate; and a structure encapsulating the matrix of thermal detectors, including an encapsulating layer extending continuously around and above the matrix of thermal detectors so as to define with the substrate a cavity in which the matrix of thermal detectors is disposed, the encapsulating layer including at least one internal bearing section, which bears directly against the substrate between two adjacent thermal detectors of said matrix, said at least one internal bearing section including a sidewall and a peripheral wall, the sidewall being separate from the peripheral wall in a plane parallel to a plane of the substrate, and the peripheral wall encircling the matrix of thermal detectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Jean-Jacques Yon, Geoffroy Dumont, Laurent Carle, Pierre Imperinetti, Stephane Pocas
  • Patent number: 9851254
    Abstract: A device for detecting electromagnetic radiation, including a substrate; at least one thermal detector, placed on the substrate, including an absorbing membrane suspended above the substrate; and an encapsulating structure encapsulating the thermal detector, including an encapsulating layer extending around and above the thermal detector so as to define with the substrate a cavity in which the thermal detector is located; wherein the encapsulating layer includes at least one through-orifice that is what is referred to as an exhaust vent, each exhaust vent being placed so that at least one thermal detector has a single exhaust vent located facing the corresponding absorbing membrane, preferably plumb with the center of said absorbing membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Geoffroy Dumont, Laurent Carle, Pierre Imperinetti, Stephane Pocas, Jean-Jacques Yon
  • Patent number: 9831371
    Abstract: A device for detecting electromagnetic radiation is provided, including a substrate; at least one thermal detector placed on the substrate; and an encapsulating structure encapsulating the detector, including a thin encapsulating layer of a material that is transparent to said radiation, extending around and above the detector so as to define with the substrate a cavity in which the detector is located; wherein the thin encapsulating layer comprises a peripheral wall that encircles the detector, and that has a cross section, in a plane parallel to the plane of the substrate, of square or rectangular shape, corners of which are rounded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique et aux Engergies Altrnatives
    Inventors: Geoffroy Dumont, Laurent Carle, Pierre Imperinetti, Stephane Pocas, Jean-Jacques Yon
  • Publication number: 20160245701
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for detecting electromagnetic radiation, comprising: a substrate; a matrix of thermal detectors, which matrix is placed on the substrate; and a detector-encapsulating structure, including an encapsulating layer extending around and above the matrix of detectors so as to define with the substrate a cavity in which the matrix of detectors is located; in which the encapsulating layer comprises at least one section, which is what is referred to as an internal bearing section, located between two adjacent detectors, and which bears directly against the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Jean-Jacques YON, Geoffroy DUMONT, Laurent CARLE, Pierre IMPERINETTI, Stephane POCAS
  • Publication number: 20160245702
    Abstract: A device for detecting electromagnetic radiation, including a substrate; at least one thermal detector, placed on the substrate, including an absorbing membrane suspended above the substrate; and an encapsulating structure encapsulating the thermal detector, including an encapsulating layer extending around and above the thermal detector so as to define with the substrate a cavity in which the thermal detector is located; wherein the encapsulating layer includes at least one through-orifice that is what is referred to as an exhaust vent, each exhaust vent being placed so that at least one thermal detector has a single exhaust vent located facing the corresponding absorbing membrane, preferably plumb with the centre of said absorbing membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Geoffroy DUMONT, Laurent CARLE, Pierre IMPERINETTI, Stephane POCAS, Jean-Jacques YON
  • Publication number: 20160247955
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for detecting electromagnetic radiation, comprising: a substrate (3); at least one thermal detector (2), placed on the substrate; and an encapsulating structure (5) encapsulating the detector, including a thin encapsulating layer (6) made of a material that is transparent to said radiation, extending around and above the detector so as to define with the substrate a cavity (4) in which the detector (2) is located; characterized in that the thin encapsulating layer comprises a peripheral wall (6a) that encircles the detector, and that has a cross section, in a plane parallel to the plane of the substrate, of square or rectangular shape the corners (6a-3) of which are rounded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: GEOFFROY DUMONT, LAURENT CARLE, PIERRE IMPERINETTI, STEPHANE POCAS, JEAN-JACQUES YON
  • Patent number: 7541582
    Abstract: The invention relates to a passive microbolometer (12), comprising a reflective screen (17) and a suspended membrane with the function of radiation absorber, thermometer and electrical connection. The membrane is supported by at least two anchor elements (15) fixed to a support substrate (16). The reflective screen (17) may be embodied by at least one layer (18) of metallic material with a thickness of the order of 500 ? to 2000 ?. The screen (17) is arranged beneath the membrane in electrical contact with the membrane absorber element (13) such as to reduce the area resistance of the unit made up of the screen (17) and the absorbing element (13) and to avoid the absorption of radiation by the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignees: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Ulis
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Ouvrier-Buffet, Laurent Carle, Claire Vialle, Michel Vilain
  • Publication number: 20070194238
    Abstract: The invention relates to a passive microbolometer (12), comprising a reflective screen (17) and a suspended membrane with the function of radiation absorber, thermometer and electrical connection. The membrane is supported by at least two anchor elements (15) fixed to a support substrate (16). The reflective screen (17) may be embodied by at least one layer (18) of metallic material with a thickness of the order of 500 ? to 2000 ?. The screen (17) is arranged beneath the membrane in electrical contact with the membrane absorber element (13) such as to reduce the area resistance of the unit made up of the screen (17) and the absorbing element (13) and to avoid the absorption of radiation by the latter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Ouvrier-Buffet, Laurent Carle, Claire Vialle, Michel Vilain