Patents by Inventor Valeria TOFFOLI

Valeria TOFFOLI 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).

  • Compact gas sensor with enhanced selectivity
    Patent number: 10788470
    Abstract: A microelectromechanical gas sensor including a fixed part, at least one suspended part in relation to fixed part, at least one sensitive zone carried on the suspended part, the sensitive zone being able to adsorb/absorb and desorb gaseous species or families of gaseous species, a heater for heating at least the sensitive zone, a detector for detecting the adsorption/absorption and desorption of gaseous species or families of gaseous species on the sensitive zone, a controller of controlling the heater so that the heating is applied to at least the sensitive zone with one or more temperature profiles ensuring the adsorption/absorption and desorption of the gaseous species in a controlled manner so as to obtain an individual desorption of each species or families of gaseous species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Valeria Toffoli, Thomas Alava, Bertrand Bourlon, Eric Ollier
  • COMPACT GAS SENSOR WITH ENHANCED SELECTIVITY
    Publication number: 20170184556
    Abstract: A microelectromechanical gas sensor including a fixed part, at least one suspended part in relation to fixed part, at least one sensitive zone carried on the suspended part, the sensitive zone being able to adsorb/absorb and desorb gaseous species or families of gaseous species, a heater for heating at least the sensitive zone, a detector for detecting the adsorption/absorption and desorption of gaseous species or families of gaseous species on the sensitive zone, a controller of controlling the heater so that the heating is applied to at least the sensitive zone with one or more temperature profiles ensuring the adsorption/absorption and desorption of the gaseous species in a controlled manner so as to obtain an individual desorption of each species or families of gaseous species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L`ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES AL TERNATIVES
    Inventors: Valeria TOFFOLI, Thomas ALAVA, Bertrand BOURLON, Eric OLLIER