Patents by Inventor Rafael Alonso
Rafael Alonso 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).
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Publication number: 20140197152Abstract: A cooktop plate includes a base plate having a lower side. A coating is formed on the lower side of the base plate and includes at least two metal layers and at least two dielectric layers in such a manner that a first color parameter a* or a second color parameter b* of the cooktop plate has a value greater than +10 or smaller than ?10.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2012Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GmbHInventors: Rafael Alonso Esteban, Miguel Angel Bunuel Magdalena, Enrique Carretero Chamarro, Francisco Javier Ester Sola, Francisco Javier Pelayo Zueco, Pilar Perez Cabeza, Fernando Planas Layunta, Jesus Mario Subias Domingo
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Publication number: 20140091082Abstract: A cooktop apparatus, in particular an induction cooktop apparatus, includes at least one glass unit and at least one coating configured as a multilayer structure, which is disposed on at least one subregion of at least a main face of the glass unit and has at least two layers. In order to achieve optimum compatibility with the sensors of the user interface without requiring a process after deposition, at least one of the layers is formed by at least one semiconducting material, to fulfill the function of an absorbing layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbHInventors: Jorge Alaman Aguilar, Rafael Alonso Esteban, Miguel Angel Bunuel Magdalena, Enrique Carretero Chamarro, Andres Escartin Barduzal, Francisco Javier Ester Sola, Francisco Javier Pelayo Zueco, Pilar Perez Cabeza, Fernando Planas Layunta, Jesus Mario Subias Domingo, Francisco Villuendas Yuste
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Publication number: 20140076881Abstract: A hot plate includes a base plate having an underside. A coating has at least two metallic layers and at least two dielectric layers and is formed on the underside of the base plate in such a way that a reflectivity of the hot plate is lower than 15% in a wavelength range between 380 nm and 780 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2012Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBHInventors: Rafael Alonso Esteban, Miguel Angel Bunuel Magdalena, Enrique Carretero Chamarro, Francisco Javier Ester Sola, Francisco Javier Pelayo Zueco, Pilar Perez Cabeza, Fernando Planas Layunta, Jesus Mario Subias Domingo, Francisco Villuendas Yuste
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Publication number: 20140076735Abstract: This relates to mining and mineral or materials treatment industries that deal with gold and silver. Specifically, it is related to the process to recover gold and silver from thiosulfate or thiourea solutions, with an electrolysis that occurs simultaneously on both the anode and cathode. Increased velocity and greatly reduced energy consumption are obtained in relation to those found in conventional electrolytic cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2011Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicants: SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS PEÑOLES, S.A. DE C.V., UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA METROPOLITANAInventors: Gretchen Terri Lapidus Lavine, Alejandro Rafael Alonso Gómez, Ricardo Benavidez Perez, Carlos Lara Valenzuela, Javier Alejandro Silva Alonso
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Publication number: 20130169950Abstract: The invention relates to a portable reflectometer and to a method for characterizing the collector mirrors used in solar power plants for the in-field characterization of reflection coefficients. The equipment includes all of the components required for this measurement, such as a module to measure the reflection coefficient of the mirror, an electronic data acquisition and processing system, a system for processing data and controlling the equipment, a system for storing the data of interest, a user interface system, and a system allowing communication between the aforementioned systems and an outer casing. The equipment can be used to characterize the specular reflection coefficient of flat or curved mirrors of different thicknesses, without requiring adjustments to be made to the equipment, minimizing the influence of diffuse reflection on the measurement.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: ABENGOA SOLAR NEW TECHNOLOGIES, S.A.Inventors: Marta Mainar López, David Izquierdo Núñez, Iñigo Salinas Áriz, Carlos Heras Vila, Rafael Alonso Esteban, Javier Asensio Pérez-Ullivarri, Ana Margarita Lopéz de Lama
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Patent number: 8440944Abstract: An induction heating element including a circular inductor coil that has a circular outer contour and a ferrite element arrangement that has at least one ferrite element with a radially outer edge. At least at one curvature point, the radially outer edge of the ferrite element is curved to a greater degree than the circular outer contour of the inductor coil.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2009Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Jesus Acero Acero, Rafael Alonso Esteban, Adolfo Arnal Valero, Ruben Braulio Martinez, Claudio Carretero Chamarro, Ignacio Garde Aranda, Pablo Jesus Hernandez Blasco
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Publication number: 20130050678Abstract: Portable spectrophotometer and method for characterizing solar collector tubes for simultaneously and on-field characterizing reflection and transmission coefficients. This device includes all the components needed to take this measurement, such as a module that takes the measurement of the reflection coefficient (R) of the inner tube (1?), a module that takes the measurement of transmission coefficient (T) of the outer tube (1?), an electronic data acquisition and processing system (12), an external computer (13) for controlling the device and sending the measured data (17) and a communication system (15) between device and the computer (13).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: ABENGOA SOLAR NEW TECHNOLOGIES, S.A.Inventors: Rafael Alonso Esteban, Carlos Heras Vila, Iñigo Salinas Áriz, David Izquierdo Núñez, Jesús Gómez Polo, Alberto Gimeno Melendo, Francisco Villuendas Yuste, Noelia Martínez Sanz
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Patent number: 8269149Abstract: A cooktop includes a plurality of heaters that form a contiguous cooking zone, a power supply for the plurality of heaters with a differentiator that differentiates between a first positive heating power for a first of the plurality of heaters and a second positive heating power for a second of the plurality of heaters in a differentiated heating mode.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2008Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Jesus Acero Acero, Rafael Alonso Esteban, Ruben Braulio Martinez, José Miguel Burdio Pinilla, Pablo Jesus Hernandez Blasco, Ignacio Millan Serrano, Daniel Palacios Tomas
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Publication number: 20120138596Abstract: A hob includes at least one heating inductor and a glass or glass ceramics cover plate that has at least one side coated with a metal layer coated with a metal layer. In order to improve the electromagnetic compatibility of the hob with a metal layer coating, the metal layer has a cover region which covers the heating inductor and is electrically insulated from a surrounding region of the metal layer, which surrounding region surrounds the cover region.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBHInventors: Rafael Alonso Esteban, Miguel Angel Buñuel Magdalena, Francisco Javier Ester Sola, Jose-Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Francisco Javier Pelayo Zueco, Pilar Perez Cabeza, Fernando Planas Layunta, Diego Sancho Martinez, Jesus Mario Subias Domingo, Francisco Villuendas Yuste
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Publication number: 20120125315Abstract: A cover plate for a domestic appliance includes an at least semi-transparent support plate having a bottom provided with at least one colored layer and at least one semi-transparent metal layer. The metal layer has at least one continuous cut-out section and the colored layer is arranged in the area of the cut-out section.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GmbHInventors: Rafael Alonso Esteban, Miguel Angel Buñuel Magdalena, Francisco Javier Ester Sola, Jose-Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Francisco Javier Pelayo Zueco, Pilar Perez Cabeza, Fernando Planas Layunta, Diego Sancho Martinez, Jesus Mario Subias Domingo, Francisco Villuendas Yuste
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Publication number: 20120125314Abstract: A cover plate for a domestic appliance includes a support plate made of a glass or glass ceramics and having at least one at least partially transparent area for covering a display element. A coating is applied onto the support plate and includes at least one semi-transparent metallic layer having a layer thickness between 10 nm and 50 nm, at least one further metallic layer, and a dielectric separation layer separating the further metallic layer from the semi-transparent metallic layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBHInventors: Rafael Alonso Esteban, Miguel Angel Buñuel Magdalena, Jose-Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Carlos Vicente Mairal Serrano, Francisco Javier Pelayo Zueco, Ana Carmen Sanchez Serrano, Jesus Mario Subias Domingo, Francisco Villuendas Yuste
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Publication number: 20110274838Abstract: The system (1) for the continuous vacuum coating of a continuously suppliable material in web form (2) provided with feed means; at least one inlet chamber (4), wherein the transition between the inlet atmospheric pressure and the vacuum pressure of a coating chamber (5) incorporating at least one vacuum deposition module (6) for depositing metallic and/or dielectric components on the material in web form is carried out; at least one outlet chamber (7); and collecting means (8) which collect the coated material in web form. The system further comprises drive and support means (9), on which the material in web form is fixed for its transport and by one of its faces, which material follows a preferably straight path at least through the coating chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2008Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: NOVOGENIO, S.L.Inventors: Francisco Villuendas Yuste, Rafael Alonso Esteban, Inigo Salinas Ariz, Gerardo Hidalgo Llinas
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Publication number: 20110249326Abstract: Selective solar absorbent coating and manufacturing method, with solar absorption and low emissivity properties. The coating comprises a substrate (1) of metal, dielectric or ceramic material, at least one highly reflective metal layer (2) in mid-far infrared applied to the substrate itself which provides low emissivity properties, a multi-layer structure of alternating dielectric and metallic layers (3) of subnanometric thickness applied to the reflective metal layer and at least one dielectric layer (4) that acts as an anti-reflective layer for the solar spectrum. The coating is applicable as a selective absorbent coating in absorbent tubes for parabolic-trough solar collectors, in solar panels for hot water, heating or domestic cooling, both in the form of absorbent tubes and absorbent sheets, in capture systems in tower solar thermoelectric power plants, and in capture systems in Stirling disk systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2009Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: ABENGOA SOLAR NEW TECHNOLOGIES, S.A.Inventors: Francisco Villuendas Yuste, Carlos Alcañiz Garcia, Rafael Alonso Esteban, Javier Pelayo Zueco, Jesús Mario Subías Domingo, Carlos Heras Vila, Noelia Martínez Sanz
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Patent number: 7911347Abstract: A housing for mounting an identification tag to a shopping carrier is disclosed. An example housing includes a base for mounting the housing to the shopping carrier and a guard cover for protecting the identification tag. The guard cover includes a plurality of sidewalls extending from the base plate and a top wall extending between the sidewalls, the sidewalls and the top wall bounding an interior having an opening. The identification tag is mounted at least partially inside the interior of the guard cover.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2008Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Morris Lee, Rafael Alonso, John G. McGill, John C. Peiffer, Ken Shirilla
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Publication number: 20100282737Abstract: An induction heating element including a circular inductor coil that has a circular outer contour and a ferrite element arrangement that has at least one ferrite element with a radially outer edge. At least at one curvature point, the radially outer edge of the ferrite element is curved to a greater degree than the circular outer contour of the inductor coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2009Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBHInventors: Jesus Acero Acero, Rafael Alonso Esteban, Adolfo Arnal Valero, Ruben Braulio Martinez, Claudio Carretero Chamarro, Ignacio Garde Aranda, Pablo Jesus Hernandez Blasco
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Publication number: 20100206867Abstract: A cooktop includes a plurality of heaters that form a contiguous cooking zone, a power supply for the plurality of heaters with a differentiator that differentiates between a first positive heating power for a first of the plurality of heaters and a second positive heating power for a second of the plurality of heaters in a differentiated heating mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2008Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBHInventors: Jesus Acero Acero, Rafael Alonso Esteban, Ruben Braulio Martinez, José Miguel Burdio Pinilla, Pablo Jesus Hernandez Blasco, Ignacio Millan Serrano, Daniel Palacios Tomas
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Publication number: 20100078902Abstract: A housing for mounting an identification tag to a shopping carrier is disclosed. An example housing includes a base for mounting the housing to the shopping carrier and a guard cover for protecting the identification tag. The guard cover includes a plurality of sidewalls extending from the base plate and a top wall extending between the sidewalls, the sidewalls and the top wall bounding an interior having an opening. The identification tag is mounted at least partially inside the interior of the guard cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2008Publication date: April 1, 2010Inventors: Morris Lee, Rafael Alonso, John G. McGill, John C. Peiffer, Ken Shirilla
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Patent number: 7405820Abstract: The invention relates to a device which is used for the spectral analysis of optical signals and which is based on the stimulated Brillouin scattering effect. The invention also relates to the associated measurement method which makes use of the optical signal amplification caused by the Brillouin scattering effect. The Brillouin scattering effect enables the selective optical amplification of a determined component of the optical spectrum of the signal to be analysed, known as the problem signal, for the measurement thereof with a determined dynamic range, sensitivity and resolution. According to the invention, the problem signal is introduced into an optical fibre together with a narrowband optical signal, known as the probe signal, with a determined wavelength. Said probe signal propagates in the opposite direction to that of the problem signal, such that both signals interact inside the fibre owing to the Brillouin effect.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2003Date of Patent: July 29, 2008Assignee: Fibercom S.L.Inventors: Francisco M. Lopez Torres, Carlos Heras Vila, Pilar Blasco Herranz, Juan Ignacio Garces Gregorio, Rafael Alonso Esteban, Francisco Villuendas Yuste, Jesús Subias Domingo, Francisco Javier Pelayo Zueco
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Publication number: 20060109451Abstract: The invention relates to a device which is used for the spectral analysis of optical signals and which is based on the stimulated Brillouin scattering effect. The invention also relates to the associated measurement method which makes use of the optical signal amplification caused by the Brillouin scattering effect. The Brillouin scattering effect enables the selective optical amplification of a determined component of the optical spectrum of the signal to be analysed, known as the problem signal, for the measurement thereof with a determined dynamic range, sensitivity and resolution. According to the invention, the problem signal is introduced into an optical fibre together with a narrowband optical signal, known as the probe signal, with a determined wavelength. Said probe signal propagates in the opposite direction to that of the problem signal, such that both signals interact inside the fibre owing to the Brillouin effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2003Publication date: May 25, 2006Inventors: Francisco Lopez Torres, Carlos Heras Vila, Pilar Blasco Herranz, Juan Garces Gregorio, Rafael Alonso Esteban, Francisco Villuendas Yuste, Jesus Subias Domingo, Francisco Pelayo Zueco
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Publication number: 20020143942Abstract: A storage area network (SAN) resource manager is adapted to provide common management of storage devices in a network that comprises a heterogeneous SAN in which different storage devices are separately managed by different SAN subsystems management applications that communicate with storage device management agents residing on the storage devices to set operational parameters of and receive management information from the storage devices. The SAN resource manager communicates with the SAN subsystems management applications, causing each SAN subsystems management application to set operational parameters of and receive management information from the storage devices it manages and to communicate received management information to the SAN resource manager. The SAN resource manager may also manage SAN networking devices, so that all SAN resources are under common management.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2001Publication date: October 3, 2002Inventors: Hua Li, Rafael Alonso