Patents by Inventor Alain Picotte
Alain Picotte 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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Patent number: 10333736Abstract: A gateway for a computer network includes a programmable integrated circuit device, and a first port and a second port coupled to the programmable integrated circuit device. The programmable integrated circuit device is structured and configured to, responsive to a restoration of power to the gateway following a loss of power at the gateway, read configuration information stored by the gateway, and if indicated by the configuration information, forward first data traffic from the first port to the second port and forward second data traffic from second port to first port until the programmable integrated circuit device is configured to do otherwise.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITEDInventors: Ghislain Paquet, Alain Picotte, Remi Dutil, Ronald Landheer
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Patent number: 10230204Abstract: An interconnect for an installation environment adapted for housing at least one electrical component having a number of first connectors each having a first configuration, wherein the installation environment has pre-installed wiring having a number of second connectors each having a second configuration. The interconnect includes a backplane component including a number of third connectors adapted to connect with the number of first connectors, and a number of fourth connectors adapted to connect with the number of second connectors, wherein each of the number of fourth connectors is coupled to a respective one of the number of third connectors in a manner that maps the second configuration to the first configuration, and includes a mechanical bracket component adapted to allow for the installation of at least one electrical component such that the first connectors are connected to the third connectors.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITEDInventors: Hugues Bilodeau, Benoit Bouchard, Alain Picotte, Sébastien Gravel
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Patent number: 9973333Abstract: A bump-in-the-wire time code signal decoder and debugger apparatus includes a controller structured and configured to: receive an encoded time code signal, decode the encoded time code signal, and produce a parsed signal based on the decoding of the encoded time code signal. The apparatus also includes a communications interface coupled to the controller, wherein the communications interface is structured to receive the parsed signal and generate an output signal based on the parsed signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITEDInventors: Alain Picotte, Ronald Landheer, Hugues Bilodeau
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Publication number: 20180123777Abstract: A bump-in-the-wire time code signal decoder and debugger apparatus includes a controller structured and configured to: receive an encoded time code signal, decode the encoded time code signal, and produce a parsed signal based on the decoding of the encoded time code signal. The apparatus also includes a communications interface coupled to the controller, wherein the communications interface is structured to receive the parsed signal and generate an output signal based on the parsed signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANYInventors: ALAIN PICOTTE, RONALD LANDHEER, HUGUES BILODEAU
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Publication number: 20180019896Abstract: A gateway for a computer network includes a programmable integrated circuit device, and a first port and a second port coupled to the programmable integrated circuit device. The programmable integrated circuit device is structured and configured to, responsive to a restoration of power to the gateway following a loss of power at the gateway, read configuration information stored by the gateway, and if indicated by the configuration information, forward first data traffic from the first port to the second port and forward second data traffic from second port to first port until the programmable integrated circuit device is configured to do otherwise.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2016Publication date: January 18, 2018Applicant: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANYInventors: GHISLAIN PAQUET, ALAIN PICOTTE, REMI DUTIL, RONALD LANDHEER
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Publication number: 20170196114Abstract: An interconnect for an installation environment adapted for housing at least one electrical component having a number of first connectors each having a first configuration, wherein the installation environment has pre-installed wiring having a number of second connectors each having a second configuration. The interconnect includes a backplane component including a number of third connectors adapted to connect with the number of first connectors, and a number of fourth connectors adapted to connect with the number of second connectors, wherein each of the number of fourth connectors is coupled to a respective one of the number of third connectors in a manner that maps the second configuration to the first configuration, and includes a mechanical bracket component adapted to allow for the installation of at least one electrical component such that the first connectors are connected to the third connectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2017Publication date: July 6, 2017Applicant: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANYInventors: Hugues Bilodeau, Benoit Bouchard, Alain Picotte, Sébastien Gravel
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Patent number: 9634444Abstract: An interconnect for an installation environment adapted for housing at least one electrical component having a number of first connectors each having a first configuration, wherein the installation environment has pre-installed wiring having a number of second connectors each having a second configuration. The interconnect includes a backplane component including a number of third connectors adapted to connect with the number of first connectors, and a number of fourth connectors adapted to connect with the number of second connectors, wherein each of the number of fourth connectors is coupled to a respective one of the number of third connectors in a manner that maps the second configuration to the first configuration, and includes a mechanical bracket component adapted to allow for the installation of at least one electrical component such that the first connectors are connected to the third connectors.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANYInventors: Hugues Bilodeau, Benoit Bouchard, Alain Picotte, Sébastien Gravel
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Publication number: 20160172806Abstract: An interconnect for an installation environment adapted for housing at least one electrical component having a number of first connectors each having a first configuration, wherein the installation environment has pre-installed wiring having a number of second connectors each having a second configuration. The interconnect includes a backplane component including a number of third connectors adapted to connect with the number of first connectors, and a number of fourth connectors adapted to connect with the number of second connectors, wherein each of the number of fourth connectors is coupled to a respective one of the number of third connectors in a manner that maps the second configuration to the first configuration, and includes a mechanical bracket component adapted to allow for the installation of at least one electrical component such that the first connectors are connected to the third connectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2015Publication date: June 16, 2016Applicant: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANYInventors: Hugues Bilodeau, Benoit Bouchard, Alain Picotte, Sébastien Gravel