Patents by Inventor NICOLAS GARRAUD

NICOLAS GARRAUD 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).

  • Publication number: 20230216390
    Abstract: The invention relates to an energy recovery device including: a)—at least one first magnet, able to be set in movement according to a rotational or translational movement; b)—a main magnet, able to be set in rotation about an axis (ZZ?) by said at least first magnet; c)—at least one second magnet, fixedly disposed with respect to the main magnet, for determining one or more position(s) of equilibrium of the latter; d)—at least one conductive coil for transforming a variation of orientation of the main magnet into electrical energy, wherein: in a 1st speed or frequency range, called low range, a coupling of said at least one first magnet and of said main magnet causes the rotation of the latter from at least one position of equilibrium, the oscillations of said main magnet around said at least one position of equilibrium resulting in the creation of an electrical energy in said at least one conductive coil; for a 2nd speed or frequency range, called mid-range, a coupling of said at least one first magnet a
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Nicolas GARRAUD, Sebastien BOISSEAU, Ghislain DESPESSE, Baptiste ALESSANDRI
  • Publication number: 20230194354
    Abstract: A method for determining the state of at least one sensor, the method using a first electromechanical transducer and a second electromechanical transducer that are coupled to a substrate, and a non-linear electrical circuit connected between the second electromechanical transducer and the sensor, the method comprising the steps of: applying an electrical signal at a first amplitude to the terminals of the first electromechanical transducer, and determining a first set of values of a parameter characteristic of the electrical impedance of the first electromechanical transducer in response to the application of the electrical signal; applying the electrical signal at a second amplitude to the terminals of the first electromechanical transducer, and determining a second set of values of the parameter characteristic of the impedance; measuring a difference between the first set of values and the second set of values; determining a state of the sensor on the basis of the difference between the first set of values
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Ghislain DESPESSE, Olivier FREYCHET, Nicolas GARRAUD, Julien MARIANNE, Sébastien BOISSEAU, Tristan CAROFF
  • Publication number: 20220399755
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for tunable electrodynamic wireless power receivers. In some examples, a wireless power receiver electromechanically converts energy from a magnetic field using an oscillating or continuously rotating magnet. A sensing device detects an operational parameter of the receiver, and a tuning device initiates a tuning action based on the operational parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: David P. Arnold, Alexandra Garraud, Nicolas Garraud
  • Patent number: 11368049
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for electrodynamic wireless power receivers. In some examples, a wireless power receiver electromechanically converts energy from a magnetic field. The wireless power receiver includes a planar suspension structure and at least one magnet. The planar suspension structure is tuned to cause oscillation of the at least one magnet at a resonance frequency based on a frequency of the time-varying magnetic field to generate electrical energy in the wireless power receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: David Patrick Arnold, Alexandra Garraud, Nicolas Garraud
  • Patent number: 11054416
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards characterizing liquids through the use of magnetic discs that rotate in response to dynamic magnetic fields. In some embodiments, a light beam is transmitted into the liquid while the magnetic discs rotate, and one or more parameters of a light beam signal associated with the transmitted light beam are identified. Various characteristics of the liquid may be detected based on the one or more parameters of the light beam signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation
    Inventors: David P. Arnold, Nicolas Garraud
  • Publication number: 20210075266
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for electrodynamic wireless power receivers. In some examples, a wireless power receiver electromechanically converts energy from a magnetic field. The wireless power receiver includes a planar suspension structure and at least one magnet. The planar suspension structure is tuned to cause oscillation of the at least one magnet at a resonance frequency based on a frequency of the time-varying magnetic field to generate electrical energy in the wireless power receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: David Patrick Arnold, Alexandra Garraud, Nicolas Garraud
  • Patent number: 10634742
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a system configured to characterize a magnetic response of a sample. The system can comprise an electrical source configured to generate a time-varying current supply, an excitation coil system coupled to the electrical source to generate a time-vary magnetic field for application to a sample, and a sensing coil system that senses a magnetic response of the sample in response to the time-varying magnetic field. The sensing coil system can comprise a pick-up coil and a balancing coil that can be translated or rotated. The balancing coil configured to cancel a feed-through induction signal. In another embodiment, the sensing coil system can comprise an adjustable fine-tuning coil that is configured to modify an effect of the cancellation of the feed-through induction signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicolas Garraud, Carlos Rinaldi, David P. Arnold
  • Publication number: 20190064289
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a system configured to characterize a magnetic response of a sample. The system can comprise an electrical source configured to generate a time-varying current supply, an excitation coil system coupled to the electrical source to generate a time-vary magnetic field for application to a sample, and a sensing coil system that senses a magnetic response of the sample in response to the time-varying magnetic field. The sensing coil system can comprise a pick-up coil and a balancing coil that can be translated or rotated. The balancing coil configured to cancel a feed-through induction signal. In another embodiment, the sensing coil system can comprise an adjustable fine-tuning coil that is configured to modify an effect of the cancellation of the feed-through induction signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Nicolas Garraud, Carlos Rinaldi, David P. Arnold
  • Patent number: 10218221
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards wireless power transfer using one or more rotating magnets in a receiver. An exemplary embodiment provides for a system comprising a transmitter that generates a dynamic magnetic field and a receiver comprising a magnet and a coil. In operation, the magnet rotates in response to the dynamic magnetic field and induces a voltage across the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: David P. Arnold, Alexandra Garraud, Nicolas Garraud
  • Publication number: 20180306874
    Abstract: An exemplary system for determining field characteristics using one dimension of a vector field utilizes a field measurement apparatus configured to acquire measurement data of the vector field corresponding to one dimension of the vector field and at least one computing device configured to simultaneously solve a set of equations characterizing the vector field by composing the set of equations into discrete counterparts, obtaining the measurement data of the vector field as input data for the discrete counterparts to the set of equations, and computing output data satisfying the discrete counterparts to the set of equations in at least one vector dimension that differs from the vector dimension of the input data using a matrices solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: NICOLAS GARRAUD, WILLIAM C. PATTERSON, DAVID P. ARNOLD
  • Publication number: 20180159368
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards wireless power transfer using one or more rotating magnets in a receiver. An exemplary embodiment provides for a system comprising a transmitter that generates a dynamic magnetic field and a receiver comprising a magnet and a coil. In operation, the magnet rotates in response to the dynamic magnetic field and induces a voltage across the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: DAVID P. ARNOLD, ALEXANDRA GARRAUD, NICOLAS GARRAUD
  • Publication number: 20180136201
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards characterizing liquids through the use of magnetic discs that rotate in response to dynamic magnetic fields. In some embodiments, a light beam is transmitted into the liquid while the magnetic discs rotate, and one or more parameters a light beam signal associated with the transmitted light beam are identified. Various characteristics of the liquid may be detected based on the one or more parameters of the light beam signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: DAVID P. ARNOLD, NICOLAS GARRAUD
  • Patent number: 9903860
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards characterizing liquids through the use of magnetic discs that rotate in response to dynamic magnetic fields. In some embodiments, a light beam is transmitted into the liquid while the magnetic discs rotate, and one or more parameters a light beam signal associated with the transmitted light beam are identified. Various characteristics of the liquid may be detected based on the one or more parameters of the light beam signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: David P. Arnold, Nicolas Garraud
  • Publication number: 20170097338
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards characterizing liquids through the use of magnetic discs that rotate in response to dynamic magnetic fields. In some embodiments, a light beam is transmitted into the liquid while the magnetic discs rotate, and one or more parameters a light beam signal associated with the transmitted light beam are identified. Various characteristics of the liquid may be detected based on the one or more parameters of the light beam signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: DAVID P. ARNOLD, NICOLAS GARRAUD