Patents by Inventor Jimmy Vigneault

Jimmy Vigneault 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).

  • Patent number: 11946220
    Abstract: The device includes two opposing lateral wings forming the right and left sides of the scraping device. Each wing includes an upper section through which the wing is attached to the central support about a vertical pivot axis, and a bottom section that is pivotable with respect to the upper section about a first horizontal pivot axis. Each wing can follow the unevenness of the roadway surface and may also include parts that can pivot backwards in case of a frontal impact with an obstacle. The scraping device offers a very high degree of versatility and can clean various kinds of roadway surfaces with an unprecedented level of efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: 9407-4895 QUEBEC INC.
    Inventor: Jimmy Vigneault
  • Publication number: 20220243411
    Abstract: The scraper blade device is adjustable in width and can be used for cleaning a roadway surface. It includes a main transversal support and an elongated moldboard. The moldboard includes two partially overlapping elongated moldboard units. The scraper blade device also includes a plurality of blade segments that can be tilted with reference to one another to follow profile variations of the roadway surface. This, among other things, allows the efficiency of the cleaning to be preserved even when the scraper blade device becomes very large when fully extended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: 9407-4895 QUEBEC INC.
    Inventors: Jimmy VIGNEAULT, Patrick FAUCHER
  • Publication number: 20220081874
    Abstract: The device includes two opposing lateral wings forming the right and left sides of the scraping device. Each wing includes an upper section through which the wing is attached to the central support about a vertical pivot axis, and a bottom section that is pivotable with respect to the upper section about a first horizontal pivot axis. Each wing can follow the unevenness of the roadway surface and may also include parts that can pivot backwards in case of a frontal impact with an obstacle. The scraping device offers a very high degree of versatility and can clean various kinds of roadway surfaces with an unprecedented level of efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: 9407-4895 QUEBEC INC.
    Inventor: Jimmy VIGNEAULT
  • Patent number: 11203852
    Abstract: The device includes two opposing lateral wings forming the right and left sides of the scraping device. Each wing includes an upper section through which the wing is attached to the central support about a vertical pivot axis, and a bottom section that is pivotable with respect to the upper section about a first horizontal pivot axis. Each wing can follow the unevenness of the roadway surface and may also include parts that can pivot backwards in case of a frontal impact with an obstacle. The scraping device offers a very high degree of versatility and can clean various kinds of roadway surfaces with an unprecedented level of efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: 9407-4895 QUEBEC INC.
    Inventor: Jimmy Vigneault
  • Patent number: 11131071
    Abstract: The scraper blade device is provided for cleaning a roadway surface. The scraper blade device includes an upper blade portion and a bottom blade portion. The bottom blade portion has a plurality of widthwise-disposed and juxtaposed blade segments. The blade segments are provided in one or more blade segment sets where the blade segments within a same set are attached using a swivel interconnection. This scraper blade device has an improved cleaning efficiency over existing designs, thereby reducing the amounts of de-icing chemicals and increasing road safety when used for removing ice and snow from the roadway surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: 9407-4895 QUEBEC INC.
    Inventor: Jimmy Vigneault
  • Publication number: 20200018030
    Abstract: The scraper blade device is provided for cleaning a roadway surface. The scraper blade device includes an upper blade portion and a bottom blade portion. The bottom blade portion has a plurality of widthwise-disposed and juxtaposed blade segments. The blade segments are provided in one or more blade segment sets where the blade segments within a same set are attached using a swivel interconnection. This scraper blade device has an improved cleaning efficiency over existing designs, thereby reducing the amounts of de-icing chemicals and increasing road safety when used for removing ice and snow from the roadway surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventor: Jimmy VIGNEAULT
  • Patent number: 10480140
    Abstract: The scraper blade device is provided for cleaning a roadway surface. The scraper blade device includes an upper blade portion and a bottom blade portion. The bottom blade portion has a plurality of widthwise-disposed and juxtaposed blade segments. The blade segments are provided in one or more blade segment sets where the blade segments within a same set are attached using a swivel interconnection. This scraper blade device has an improved cleaning efficiency over existing designs, thereby reducing the amount of de-icing chemicals and increasing road safety when used for removing ice and snow from the roadway surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventor: Jimmy Vigneault
  • Publication number: 20190323204
    Abstract: The device includes two opposing lateral wings forming the right and left sides of the scraping device. Each wing includes an upper section through which the wing is attached to the central support about a vertical pivot axis, and a bottom section that is pivotable with respect to the upper section about a first horizontal pivot axis. Each wing can follow the unevenness of the roadway surface and may also include parts that can pivot backwards in case of a frontal impact with an obstacle. The scraping device offers a very high degree of versatility and can clean various kinds of roadway surfaces with an unprecedented level of efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventor: Jimmy VIGNEAULT
  • Publication number: 20170218585
    Abstract: The scraper blade device is provided for cleaning a roadway surface. The scraper blade device includes an upper blade portion and a bottom blade portion. The bottom blade portion has a plurality of widthwise-disposed and juxtaposed blade segments. The blade segments are provided in one or more blade segment sets where the blade segments within a same set are attached using a swivel interconnection. This scraper blade device has an improved cleaning efficiency over existing designs, thereby reducing the amount of de-icing chemicals and increasing road safety when used for removing ice and snow from the roadway surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventor: Jimmy VIGNEAULT
  • Patent number: 9611604
    Abstract: The scraper blade device is provided for cleaning a surface, for instance a roadway surface, when moving in a forward direction relative to the surface. The scraper blade device includes an upper blade portion and a bottom blade portion. The bottom blade portion has a plurality of widthwise-disposed blade segments that are adjoined and juxtaposed to one another. The bottom edge of each blade segment is independently slidingly movable in an up and down movement out of alignment with reference to the bottom edge of the other blade segments and is biased towards a downward working direction. The bottom edge of the blade segments is also pivotally movable with reference to the surface to be cleaned about a pivot axis that is substantially parallel to the lowermost edge of the scraper blade device. The bottom edges is biased towards a forward working position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Inventor: Jimmy Vigneault
  • Publication number: 20160040379
    Abstract: The scraper blade device is provided for cleaning a surface, for instance a roadway surface, when moving in a forward direction relative to the surface. The scraper blade device includes an upper blade portion and a bottom blade portion. The bottom blade portion has a plurality of widthwise-disposed blade segments that are adjoined and juxtaposed to one another. The bottom edge of each blade segment is independently slidingly movable in an up and down movement out of alignment with reference to the bottom edge of the other blade segments and is biased towards a downward working direction. The bottom edge of the blade segments is also pivotally movable with reference to the surface to be cleaned about a pivot axis that is substantially parallel to the lowermost edge of the scraper blade device. The bottom edges is biased towards a forward working position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventor: Jimmy VIGNEAULT
  • Publication number: 20130025629
    Abstract: The scraper blade device is provided for cleaning a surface, for instance a roadway surface, when moving in a forward direction relative to the surface. The scraper blade device includes an upper blade portion and a bottom blade portion. The bottom blade portion has a plurality of widthwise-disposed blade segments that are adjoined and juxtaposed to one another. The bottom edge of each blade segment is independently slidingly movable in an up and down movement out of alignment with reference to the bottom edge of the other blade segments and is biased towards a downward working direction. The bottom edge of the blade segments is also pivotally movable with reference to the surface to be cleaned about a pivot axis that is substantially parallel to the lowermost edge of the scraper blade device. The bottom edges is biased towards a forward working position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventor: Jimmy Vigneault