Patents by Inventor Petr Stepanov

Petr Stepanov 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 resolution superconducting nano-calorimeter
    Patent number: 12092532
    Abstract: Provided is a superconducting transition-edge thermal sensor, comprising a superconducting film defining an active area for incidence of quanta thereon, wherein the superconducting film is made of a superconductor exhibiting a charge carrier density below 1013 cm?2 and an electronic heat capacity below 103 kb at the critical temperature Tc of said superconductor, wherein the superconductor is formed by two or more layers of two-dimensional crystals stacked on top of another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Fundació Institut de Ciències Fotòniques
    Inventors: Dimitri K. Efetov, Paul Seifert, Xiaobo Lu, José Durán, Petr Stepanov
  • HIGH RESOLUTION SUPERCONDUCTING NANO-CALORIMETER
    Publication number: 20210140833
    Abstract: Provided is a superconducting transition-edge thermal sensor, comprising a superconducting film defining an active area for incidence of quanta thereon, wherein the superconducting film is made of a superconductor exhibiting a charge carrier density below 1013 cm?2 and an electronic heat capacity below 103 kb at the critical temperature Tc of said superconductor, wherein the superconductor is formed by two or more layers of two-dimensional crystals stacked on top of another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: FUNDACIÓ INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES FOTÒNIQUES
    Inventors: Dimitri K. Efetov, Paul Seifert, Xiaobo Lu, José Durán, Petr Stepanov