Patents by Inventor Nersesse Nersessian

Nersesse Nersessian 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).

  • HIGH SENSITIVITY MAGNETOELECTRIC MAGNETOMETER
    Publication number: 20140159713
    Abstract: Some implementations provide a magnetoelectric magnetometer that includes a piezoelectric layer having a first end portion, a second end portion, and a third portion. The third portion is located between the first end portion and the second end portion. The magnetoelectric magnetometer includes a magnetostrictive element coupled to the third portion of the piezoelectric layer. The magnetostrictive element and the piezoelectric layer are configured to amplify a magnetically induced stress in the magnetostrictive element to the piezoelectric layer, resulting in an electrical response from the piezoelectric layer. The first and second end portions of the piezoelectric layer are fixed, while the third portion is free to bend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: MARITIME APPLIED PHYSICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nersesse Nersessian
  • Energy harvesting using a thermoelectric material
    Patent number: 7397169
    Abstract: A novel energy harvesting system and method utilizing a thermoelectric having a material exhibiting a large thermally induced strain (TIS) due to a phase transformation and a material exhibiting a stress induced electric field is introduced. A material that exhibits such a phase transformation exhibits a large increase in the coefficient of thermal expansion over an incremental temperature range (typically several degrees Kelvin). When such a material is arranged in a geometric configuration, such as, for a example, a laminate with a material that exhibits a stress induced electric field (e.g. a piezoelectric material) the thermally induced strain is converted to an electric field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Nersesse Nersessian, Gregory P. Carman, Harry B. Radousky
  • Energy harvesting using a thermoelectric material
    Publication number: 20050205125
    Abstract: A novel energy harvesting system and method utilizing a thermoelectric having a material exhibiting a large thermally induced strain (TIS) due to a phase transformation and a material exhibiting a stress induced electric field is introduced. A material that exhibits such a phase transformation exhibits a large increase in the coefficient of thermal expansion over an incremental temperature range (typically several degrees Kelvin). When such a material is arranged in a geometric configuration, such as, for a example, a laminate with a material that exhibits a stress induced electric field (e.g. a piezoelectric material) the thermally induced strain is converted to an electric field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Nersesse Nersessian, Gregory Carman, Harry Radousky