Patents by Inventor Jacques Blain

Jacques Blain 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).

  • Method of on-line thickness measurement of applied coatings
    Patent number: 7758910
    Abstract: In a method of measuring the thickness of a coating as it is applied to a substrate, wherein the coating is applied as a thin ribbon from a spray gun, at least one surface profile of the applied coating is obtained along a line intersecting the ribbon during relative movement of the substrate and spray gun. The thickness of the applied coating is computed from the obtained surface profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: National Research Council of Canada
    Inventors: Christian Moreau, Mario Lamontagne, Francois Nadeau, Jacques Blain, Luc Pouliot, Alexandre Nadeau, Simon Alex Berube
  • METHOD OF ON-LINE THICKNESS MEASUREMENT OF APPLIED COATINGS
    Publication number: 20060246213
    Abstract: In a method of measuring the thickness of a coating as it is applied to a substrate, wherein the coating is applied as a thin ribbon from a spray gun, at least one surface profile of the applied coating is obtained along a line intersecting the ribbon during relative movement of the substrate and spray gun. The thickness of the applied coating is computed from the obtained surface profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicant: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA
    Inventors: Christian Moreau, Mario Lamontagne, Francois Nadeau, Jacques Blain, Luc Pouliot, Alexandre Nadeau, Simon Berube