Patents by Inventor Sébastien Hentz

Sébastien Hentz 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: 20080068759
    Abstract: The magnetic device according to the invention is integrated on a substrate and comprises at least one element made of piezoelectric material associated with actuating electrodes, and at least one magnetic element able to deform under the stress of the piezoelectric material element. The device has the form of a beam movable with respect to the substrate, and comprises two transverse parts of predetermined width, along a reference longitudinal axis. The piezoelectric material element is formed by at least a part of a transverse part and each transverse part comprises a zone for mechanical anchoring on the substrate. The transverse parts are connected by at least one central branch, of predetermined width, on which the magnetic element is arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicants: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, ST MICROELECTRONICS SA
    Inventors: Bastien Orlando, Bernard Viala, Sebastien Hentz
  • Publication number: 20070214891
    Abstract: The invention relates to accelerometer structures micro-machined according to micro-electronics technologies. The accelerometer according to the invention comprises a substrate, an elastically deformable thin-layer membrane suspended above the substrate and secured to the substrate at its periphery, a proof mass suspended above the membrane and linked to the latter by a central stud, and capacitive interdigitated combs distributed about the mass, having movable plates secured to the mass and fixed plates secured to the substrate. The fixed plates and movable plates of the various combs are of differentiated heights to help in the discrimination of the upward and downward vertical accelerations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE
    Inventors: Philippe Robert, Sebastien Hentz