Patents by Inventor Nicolas Seres

Nicolas Seres 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).

  • Multielement sound probe comprising a composite electrically conducting coating and method for making same
    Patent number: 6522051
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multielement acoustic probe comprising an acoustic support and an electrical circuit with conducting tracks connected to elementary piezoelectric transducers. In addition, the probe comprises a film of composite conducting material placed between the piezoelectric transducers and the conducting tracks. Conventionally, the piezoelectric transducers are subcut in order to obtain elements which are acoustically uncoupled and electrically coupled. The presence of the film of composite conducting material favours the dimensioning of the track with respect to the subelements and constitutes an intermediate element with respect to the differences in thermal expansion between the acoustic support and the piezoelectric transducers. Application: medical and underwater imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Thomson-CSF
    Inventors: Ngoc-Tuan Nguyen, Nicolas Seres