Patents by Inventor Mercedes Victoria Garcia

Mercedes Victoria Garcia 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).

  • Hydrogen sensor, hydrogen detection system employing the same, and electrical device with a hydrogen detection system
    Patent number: 10488388
    Abstract: An optical sensor for detecting hydrogen in a fluid in physical contact with the sensor is provided. The sensor includes an optical fiber, wherein an end portion of the optical fiber is coated with a multilayer including: a sensing layer, including a film of an alloy, the alloy including Mg, Ni, and M, wherein M is at least one of Zr, Ta, and Hf, and wherein the alloy has the composition MgxNiyMz, and wherein x is from 40 to 60, y is from 10 to 40, and z is from 10 to 40, and a catalyst layer including Pd. Further, a detection system for hydrogen, including such an optical sensor, and an electrical device having such a detection system are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Jacobus Lodevicus Martinus Van Mechelen, Barbara Panella, Mercedes Victoria Garcia, Ruud Johannes Westerwaal, Bernard Dam
  • Hydrogen sensor, hydrogen detection system employing the same, and electrical device with a hydrogen detection system
    Publication number: 20160054286
    Abstract: An optical sensor for detecting hydrogen in a fluid in physical contact with the sensor is provided. The sensor includes an optical fiber, wherein an end portion of the optical fiber is coated with a multilayer including: a sensing layer, including a film of an alloy, the alloy including Mg, Ni, and M, wherein M is at least one of Zr, Ta, and Hf, and wherein the alloy has the composition MgxNiyMz, and wherein x is from 40 to 60, y is from 10 to 40, and z is from 10 to 40, and a catalyst layer including Pd. Further, a detection system for hydrogen, including such an optical sensor, and an electrical device having such a detection system are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Jacobus Lodevicus Martinus Van Mechelen, Barbara Panella, Mercedes Victoria Garcia, Ruud Johannes Westerwaal, Bernard Dam