Patents by Inventor Benoit Devinat

Benoit Devinat 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: 20240023268
    Abstract: A modular data center comprises a base electrical module including an uninterruptible power supply (“UPS”) bypass switch, a power connection terminal coupled to the bypass switch, and a UPS power connector, a UPS rack coupled to the base electrical module and configured to house a UPS that receives power from the UPS power connector, and an information technology (“IT”) equipment rack coupled to the base electrical module and configured to house IT equipment that receives power from the base electrical module, the base electrical module being external to the IT equipment rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Karl Duncan Langmuir, Tannan Whidden Winter, Stuart Michael Sheehan, Deborah Marie Dailey, Kevin Robert Brown, Diau Park Zynsky Hall, Benoit Devinat
  • Publication number: 20170238769
    Abstract: A bathing wand (10) can include a handle (24) including a grasp (20). The grasp (20) can include a first section (34) and a second section (36). The first section (34) and the second section (36) can form a loop hole (38) configured to receive a user's hand. The bathing wand (10) can also include a wand head (12) and a bathing implement (16). The bathing implement (16) can be coupled to the wand head (12). In some configurations, the bathing wand (10) can include a vertebrae system (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: Michael Graves Design Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert B. Van Varick, Donald S. Strum, Michael E. Graves, Vladimir I. Anokhin, Jessica L. Hurwit, Elizabeth W. Clubb, Michael A. Daley, Bryan J. Semkuley, Clarice M. Theisen, Lynn R. Healey, Melissa Dennis, Eric E. Butt, Adam I. Lehman, Jeffrey Randsen, James A. Walter, James D. McManus, Randal D. Olson, Aidan J. Petrie, Luke D. Hagan, Benoit Devinat, Daniel J. Nelsen, Peiguang Zhou, Davis Dang H. Nhan
  • Patent number: 8371825
    Abstract: A retrofit kit for an emergency eyewash station and method of retrofitting a plumbed emergency eyewash station is disclosed. The kit includes a sterile eyewash fluid source. A pump assembly having an input port and an output port is also included. The input port is configured to connect to a dispensing structure of a plumbed eyewash station and the output port is configured to connect to the sterile eyewash fluid source. A drive assembly is configured to drive the pump assembly to draw sterile eyewash fluid from the sterile eyewash fluid source and discharge it through the dispensing structure of the plumbed eyewash station. The eyewash fluid discharged from the dispensing structure is configured to drain through a discharge of the plumbed eyewash station and away from the plumbed eyewash station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Sperian Eye & Face Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Benoit Devinat, David J. Copeland, Michael C. Pereira
  • Patent number: 8316477
    Abstract: A cartridge for an emergency eyewash stations is disclosed. The cartridge assembly includes a housing having a front section and a back section that couple together. The front section has a surface defining an opening into the housing. A sealed, fluid-containing bladder having a dispensing port is contained within the housing. A bracket is configured and arranged to couple to the opening on the front section of the housing such that the dispensing port is captured in a fixed position between the bracket and the surface on the front section defining the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Sperian Eye & Face Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel P Smith, Benoit Devinat, Michael C. Pereira
  • Patent number: 8313472
    Abstract: An emergency eyewash station and dispensing structure therefore is disclosed. The emergency eyewash station includes a main body configured and arranged to hold and dispense eyewash fluid therefrom, an actuator arm assembly movable from a closed position to an open position, and a dispensing structure having an eyepiece sealed by a membrane. The eyepiece is in fluid connection with the eyewash fluid contained in the main body. The dispensing structure is removably coupled to the actuator arm assembly such that when the actuator arm assembly is moved from the closed position to the open position, the membrane is unsealed and the eyewash fluid dispenses from the eyepiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Sperian Eye & Face Protection, Inc. a Delaware corporation
    Inventors: Benoit Devinat, Michael C Pereira, Breck Petrillo
  • Patent number: 8205279
    Abstract: A pump assembly for an emergency eyewash station and method of retrofitting a plumbed emergency eyewash station is disclosed. The pump is configured into two parts, an impeller assembly and a drive assembly, that are configured to couple together. The impeller assembly is isolated from the drive assembly and can be easily replaced to ensure a sterile fluid path is maintained for the eyewash fluid. The drive assembly can be fluid powered or an electric motor as desired. The present invention allows a plumbed eyewash station to be retrofitted to use a sterile eyewash fluid. The present invention can also be used in portable eyewash station units too.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Sperian Eye & Face Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Benoit Devinat, David J. Copeland, Michael C. Pereira
  • Publication number: 20110157875
    Abstract: A versatile, low profile, lightweight, compact, body mounted lighting system includes a housing mountable to a person's body and a light module in the housing. The light module may include at least one LED producing a beam. There is a lens in front of the LED and a mechanism is configured to move the lens to adjust the distance between the lens and the LED to vary the size of the beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Robert C. Hunnewell, Jonathan M. Craig, Benoit Devinat, Troy Schubert, Son Long
  • Patent number: 7922349
    Abstract: A versatile, low profile, lightweight, compact, body mounted lighting system includes a housing mountable to a person's body and a light module in the housing. The light module may include at least one LED producing a beam. There is a lens in front of the LED and a mechanism is configured to move the lens to adjust the distance between the lens and the LED to vary the size of the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: GoMotion, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert C. Hunnewell, Jonathan M. Craig, Benoit Devinat, Troy Schubert, Son Long
  • Publication number: 20110046582
    Abstract: A retrofit kit for an emergency eyewash station and method of retrofitting a plumbed emergency eyewash station is disclosed. The kit includes a sterile eyewash fluid source. A pump assembly having an input port and an output port is also included. The input port is configured to connect to a dispensing structure of a plumbed eyewash station and the output port is configured to connect to the sterile eyewash fluid source. A drive assembly is configured to drive the pump assembly to draw sterile eyewash fluid from the sterile eyewash fluid source and discharge it through the dispensing structure of the plumbed eyewash station. The eyewash fluid discharged from the dispensing structure is configured to drain through a discharge of the plumbed eyewash station and away from the plumbed eyewash station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicants: SPERIAN EYE & FACE PROTECTION, INC, Sperian Protection USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Benoit Devinat, David J. Copeland, Michael C. Pereira
  • Patent number: 7762486
    Abstract: A shredder including a shredding mechanism, a housing at least partially enclosing the shredding mechanism, and a receptacle that receives and contains shredded material is provided. The shredder may further includes a compactor including a ram that, when actuated, moves through the receptacle to compress shredded material in the receptacle. The shredder may further include a foot operated lever coupled to the compactor to actuate the ram. The compactor may also include a scissor mechanism that guides the ram through the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Staples The Office Superstore, LLC
    Inventors: William J. Mussig, David Logan Baker, Darren W. Abrams, Benoit Devinat, Daniel A. Barry, TC Wang
  • Publication number: 20100021022
    Abstract: Among other things, a holder for an electronic stylus includes a cavity in which the stylus can be placed when not in use. The cavity includes a receptacle at one end for a writing end of the stylus and a stop at the other end. The stop has an opening into which an opposite end of the stylus can be placed. The receptacle has a resilient element to urge the stylus against the stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Arkady Pittel, Stanislav V. Elektrov, Anatoli Soltan, Ilya Pittel, Eugene Goldenberg, Gerhard Andrew Foelsche, Benoit Devinat, Paul Tomashevskyi
  • Publication number: 20080316736
    Abstract: A versatile, low profile, lightweight, compact, body mounted lighting system includes a housing mountable to a person's body and a light module in the housing. The light module may include at least one LED producing a beam. There is a lens in front of the LED and a mechanism is configured to move the lens to adjust the distance between the lens and the LED to vary the size of the beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Robert C. Hunnewell, Jonathan M. Craig, Benoit Devinat, Troy Schubert, Son Long
  • Publication number: 20080283645
    Abstract: A shredder including a shredding mechanism, a housing at least partially enclosing the shredding mechanism, and a receptacle that receives and contains shredded material is provided. The shredder may further includes a compactor including a ram that, when actuated, moves through the receptacle to compress shredded material in the receptacle. The shredder may further include a foot operated lever coupled to the compactor to actuate the ram. The compactor may also include a scissor mechanism that guides the ram through the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Staples The Office Superstore, LLC
    Inventors: William J. Mussig, David Logan Baker, Darren W. Abrams, Benoit Devinat, Daniel A. Barry, T.C. Wang
  • Publication number: 20080230640
    Abstract: A shredder including a shredding mechanism, a housing at least partially enclosing the shredding mechanism, and a receptacle that receives and contains shredded material is provided. The shredder may further includes a compactor including a ram that, when actuated, moves through the receptacle to compress shredded material in the receptacle. The shredder may further include a foot operated lever coupled to the compactor to actuate the ram. The compactor may also include a scissor mechanism that guides the ram through the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Staples The Office Superstore, LLC
    Inventors: William J. Mussig, David Logan Baker, Darren W. Abrams, Benoit Devinat, Daniel A. Barry, Tc Wang
  • Publication number: 20070219511
    Abstract: An emergency eyewash station and dispensing structure therefore is disclosed. The emergency eyewash station includes a main body configured and arranged to hold and dispense eyewash fluid therefrom, an actuator arm assembly movable from a closed position to an open position, and a dispensing structure having an eyepiece sealed by a membrane. The eyepiece is in fluid connection with the eyewash fluid contained in the main body. The dispensing structure is removably coupled to the actuator arm assembly such that when the actuator arm assembly is moved from the closed position to the open position, the membrane is unsealed and the eyewash fluid dispenses from the eyepiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: FENDALL, INC.
    Inventors: Benoit Devinat, Michael C. Pereira, Petrillo Breck
  • Publication number: 20070089232
    Abstract: A cartridge for an emergency eyewash stations is disclosed. The cartridge assembly includes a housing having a front section and a back section that couple together. The front section has a surface defining an opening into the housing. A sealed, fluid-containing bladder having a dispensing port is contained within the housing. A bracket is configured and arranged to couple to the opening on the front section of the housing such that the dispensing port is captured in a fixed position between the bracket and the surface on the front section defining the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicant: FENDALL, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Smith, Benoit Devinat, Michael Pereira
  • Publication number: 20070089231
    Abstract: An emergency eyewash station is disclosed. The eyewash station includes a body portion and a reservoir contained within the body portion. The reservoir contains eyewash fluid and has a filling port with a sealed membrane thereon. An actuator assembly is connected to the body portion and is movable between an armed position and an actuated position. The actuator assembly has a dispensing structure thereon. A piercing mechanism is positioned adjacent to the membrane of the reservoir and has a movable piercing element configured to puncture the membrane when the actuator assembly is activated. Activating the actuator assembly puts the dispensing structure in fluid connection with the reservoir when the piercing element pierces the membrane. In an alternative embodiment, the reservoir is configured to be impaled upon the piercing element upon activation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicant: FENDALL, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Smith, Benoit Devinat, Michael Pereira
  • Publication number: 20070089235
    Abstract: A pump assembly for an emergency eyewash station and method of retrofitting a plumbed emergency eyewash station is disclosed. The pump is configured into two parts, an impeller assembly and a drive assembly, that are configured to couple together. The impeller assembly is isolated from the drive assembly and can be easily replaced to ensure a sterile fluid path is maintained for the eyewash fluid. The drive assembly can be fluid powered or an electric motor as desired. The present invention allows a plumbed eyewash station to be retrofitted to use a sterile eyewash fluid. The present invention can also be used in portable eyewash station units too.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicant: FENDALL, INC.
    Inventors: Benoit Devinat, David Copeland, Michael Pereira
  • Patent number: D597676
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Zeo, Inc.
    Inventors: David Copeland, Benoit Devinat, Marco Wo
  • Patent number: D626240
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Zeo, Inc.
    Inventors: David Copeland, Benoit Devinat, Marco Wo, Jason Donahue