ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,610, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES (Paris).

"System for determining a heat exchange coefficient" was invented by Olivier Braillard (Venelles, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for determining a coefficient of heat exchange between a fluid and a medium at a surface in contact with the fluid, comprising a temperature measurement device comprising: a multilayer structure comprising: four thin ceramic layers, and three metal tracks, a resistive temperature sensor attached to the multilayer structure and intended to be in contact with the fluid to measure a f...