Patents by Inventor Michel Lavoie
Michel Lavoie 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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Publication number: 20220298666Abstract: A process for the making of metallic product with biocidal properties is disclosed, and first comprises anodizing a product having at least one metallic surface (e.g. aluminum, steel) using a controlled current density to form pores on the surfaces with controlled spatial density and depth. The process also comprises contacting the anodized metallic surfaces with a first biocidal solution before sealing the pores. Preferably, the metallic surfaces can be contacted again with the first biocidal solution after the sealing step. A method for reactivating biocidal properties of the metallic products is also disclosed, and comprises contacting again the biocidal product with a second biocidal solution. Preferably, the second solution is less concentrated than the first solution for safety sake. The invention provides a simpler, quicker, cheaper and improved process for treating or reactivating the metallic surfaces in order to obtain a metallic product having superior and enduring biocidal properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: A3 SURFACES INC.Inventors: Maxime DUMONT, Jocelyn LAMBERT, Guy LEBLANC, Martin LAMBERT, Michel LAVOIE, Jean-Pierre COLLARD, Myriam AUCLAIR-GILBERT, Simon GAGNON
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Publication number: 20210004547Abstract: The present invention provides a device and system to scan a microchip implanted in an animal and to retrieve the information stored within the microchip implants. The device is further configured to fetch from one or more databases to identify information associated with 5 the microchip implants. The device to scan the microchip implant is configured to scan at multiple frequencies and to detect the presence of the microchip. Once detected, the information is read from the microchip using the identified frequency of communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: ZAIDI HAMID, OUSAMA HRAKI, CHRISTOPHE BERRY, HUGO HENRY-GARON, MOURAD DENDANE, CYRIL CHAIB, KATHLEEN ST-PIERRE, JEAN-MICHEL LAVOIE, ALVARO GEOVANY RAMIREZ URIBE
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Patent number: 10682031Abstract: A dust collector for filtering dust suspended in air, comprising: a vacuum unit for drawing the air; a cyclone body defining a cyclone body peripheral wall delimiting a plenum, a cyclone air inlet provided in the cyclone body peripheral wall for admitting the air, a cyclone body vacuum inlet in fluid communication with the vacuum unit for drawing the air from the plenum and a cyclone body dust outlet provided at the bottom of the plenum for evacuating the dust from the cyclone body; and baffles extending in the plenum from the cyclone body peripheral wall.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Inventor: Michel Lavoie
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Publication number: 20180192840Abstract: A dust collector for filtering dust suspended in air, comprising: a vacuum unit for drawing the air; a cyclone body defining a cyclone body peripheral wall delimiting a plenum, a cyclone air inlet provided in the cyclone body peripheral wall for admitting the air, a cyclone body vacuum inlet in fluid communication with the vacuum unit for drawing the air from the plenum and a cyclone body dust outlet provided at the bottom of the plenum for evacuating the dust from the cyclone body; and baffles extending in the plenum from the cyclone body peripheral wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2017Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventor: Michel Lavoie
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Patent number: 9353042Abstract: A process for producing at least one acetate from acetic acid and at least one alcohol by employing multiple cycles of reacting acetic acid to produce a reaction product including at least one acetate, unreacted acetic acid, unreacted alcohol, and water, followed by drying the reaction product to remove water therefrom. Such process provides for improved yields of acetate.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2011Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Enerkem, Inc.Inventors: Alexis Lemieux Périnet, Jean-Michel Lavoie, Esteban Chornet
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Publication number: 20160100728Abstract: A dust collector for filtering dust suspended in air, comprising: a vacuum unit for drawing the air; a cyclone body defining a cyclone body peripheral wall delimiting a plenum, a cyclone air inlet provided in the cyclone body peripheral wall for admitting the air, a cyclone body vacuum inlet in fluid communication with the vacuum unit for drawing the air from the plenum and a cyclone body dust outlet provided at the bottom of the plenum for evacuating the dust from the cyclone body; and baffles extending in the plenum from the cyclone body peripheral wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2015Publication date: April 14, 2016Inventor: Michel Lavoie
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Patent number: 8707543Abstract: The process can include obtaining a rectangular aluminum panel size; obtaining a cast aluminum ingot having a length and width housing said aluminum panel size; sawing the annealed aluminum ingot along its length and across its width, thereby yielding a plurality of aluminum panels having said aluminum panel size and a given plate thickness; and cutting the plates across the thickness of the aluminum panels.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2009Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: 9128-5270 Quebec Inc.Inventor: Michel Lavoie
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Publication number: 20130217925Abstract: A process for converting methanol to ethanol which comprises reacting methanol and carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst to produce a product comprising at least 25 mole % methyl acetate and, in some instances, acetic acid. The acetic acid then is reacted with at least one alcohol to produce at least one acetate selected from methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, and butyl acetate. The at least one acetate (if produced) and the methyl acetate produced as a result of reacting methanol and carbon monoxide then are hydrogenated to produce ethanol. Syngas may be produced from biomass to produce all or a portion of the methanol, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide requirements for the process.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2013Publication date: August 22, 2013Inventors: Esteban Chornet, Boris Valsecchi, Yasmin Avila, Betty Nguyen, Jean-Michel Lavoie
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Patent number: 8436215Abstract: A process for converting methanol to ethanol which comprises reacting methanol and carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst to produce a product comprising at least 25 mole % methyl acetate and, in some instances, acetic acid. The acetic acid then is reacted with at least one alcohol to produce at least one acetate selected from methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, and butyl acetate. The at least one acetate (if produced) and the methyl acetate produced as a result of reacting methanol and carbon monoxide then are hydrogenated to produce ethanol. Syngas may be produced from biomass to produce all or a portion of the methanol, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide requirements for the process.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Enerkem, Inc.Inventors: Esteban Chornet, Boris Valsecchi, Yasmin Avila, Betty Nguyen, Jean-Michel Lavoie
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Publication number: 20120203029Abstract: A process for producing at least one acetate from acetic acid and at least one alcohol by employing multiple cycles of reacting acetic acid to produce a reaction product including at least one acetate, unreacted acetic acid, unreacted alcohol, and water, followed by drying the reaction product to remove water therefrom. Such process provides for improved yields of acetate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2011Publication date: August 9, 2012Inventors: Alexis Lemieux Périnet, Jean-Michel Lavoie, Esteban Chornet
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Publication number: 20120071698Abstract: A process for converting methanol to ethanol which comprises reacting methanol and carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst to produce a product comprising at least 25 mole % methyl acetate and, in some instances, acetic acid. The acetic acid then is reacted with at least one alcohol to produce at least one acetate selected from methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, and butyl acetate. The at least one acetate (if produced) and the methyl acetate produced as a result of reacting methanol and carbon monoxide then are hydrogenated to produce ethanol. Syngas may be produced from biomass to produce all or a portion of the methanol, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide requirements for the process.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Inventors: Esteban Chornet, Boris Valsecchi, Yasmin Avila, Betty Nguyen, Jean-Michel Lavoie
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Patent number: 8080693Abstract: A process for converting methanol to ethanol which comprises reacting methanol and carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst to produce a product comprising at least 25 mole % methyl acetate and, in some instances, acetic acid. The acetic acid then is reacted with at least one alcohol to produce at least one acetate selected from methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, and butyl acetate. The at least one acetate (if produced) and the methyl acetate produced as a result of reacting methanol and carbon monoxide then are hydrogenated to produce ethanol. Syngas may be produced from biomass to produce all or a portion of the methanol, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide requirements for the process.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2009Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Enerkem, Inc.Inventors: Esteban Chornet, Boris Valsecchi, Yasmin Avila, Betty Nguyen, Jean-Michel Lavoie
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Publication number: 20110162196Abstract: The process can include obtaining a rectangular aluminium panel size; obtaining a cast aluminium ingot having a length and width housing said aluminium panel size; sawing the annealed aluminium ingot along its length and across its width, thereby yielding a plurality of aluminium panels having said aluminium panel size and a given plate thickness; and cutting the plates across the thickness of the aluminium panels.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2009Publication date: July 7, 2011Inventor: Michel Lavoie
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Publication number: 20100163019Abstract: A process for converting wet cellulosic biomass to at least one sugar, such as glucose. The process comprises treating the wet cellulosic biomass with a strong acid at a temperature no greater than 40° C., wherein the acid is present in an amount of at least 10 moles per mole of monomeric sugar present in the wet cellulosic biomass. The acid then is neutralized partially, and the cellulose is hydrolyzed to the at least one sugar at a temperature of at least 60° C. Such process provides improved yields of sugar from cellulose.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2009Publication date: July 1, 2010Inventors: Michel Chornet, Esteban Chornet, Jean-Michel Lavoie
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Publication number: 20090326080Abstract: A process for converting methanol to ethanol which comprises reacting methanol and carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst to produce a product comprising at least 25 mole % methyl acetate and, in some instances, acetic acid. The acetic acid then is reacted with at least one alcohol to produce at least one acetate selected from methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, and butyl acetate. The at least one acetate (if produced) and the methyl acetate produced as a result of reacting methanol and carbon monoxide then are hydrogenated to produce ethanol. Syngas may be produced from biomass to produce all or a portion of the methanol, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide requirements for the process.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Inventors: Esteban Chornet, Boris Valsecchi, Yasmin Avila, Betty Nguyen, Jean-Michel Lavoie
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Publication number: 20090221725Abstract: A process for converting methanol to ethanol which comprises reacting methanol and carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst to produce a product comprising at least 25 mole % methyl acetate and, in some instances, acetic acid. The acetic acid then is reacted with at least one alcohol to produce at least one acetate selected from methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, and butyl acetate. The at least one acetate (if produced) and the methyl acetate produced as a result of reacting methanol and carbon monoxide then are hydrogenated to produce ethanol. Syngas may be produced from biomass to produce all or a portion of the methanol, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide requirements for the process.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2008Publication date: September 3, 2009Inventors: Esteban Chornet, Boris Valsecchi, Yasmin Avila, Betty Nguyen, Jean-Michel Lavoie
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Patent number: 4930617Abstract: A conveyor is disclosed which serves for transporting bales of hay or the like material in a curve. It is made up of a frame, having a bale-receiving and a bale-discharging end; of an endless link chain extending between the frame ends and following the conveyor curve, and of an upright shoulder plate, mounted on the frame between its ends. This plate follows the chain on the chain side facing inwardly of the curve and is provided, on one face, with a plastic chain support for carrying the chain. This chain support is formed with a pair of parallel grooves longitudinally extending between the frame ends. Each groove has an opening on the side of the support facing away from the shoulder plate. These grooves are configured and spaced from one another for slidably supporting the chain strands between the frame ends. The strands are fitted into the grooves and protrude partly out through their openings.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 1989Date of Patent: June 5, 1990Assignee: Machinerie Ideale Cie LteeInventors: Michel Lavoie, Gaetan Gendron
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Patent number: 4605020Abstract: A comb for use by a hairdresser during hair cutting. It has a combing portion and a handle portion which projects from one end of the combing portion, bends back toward the combing portion at a predetermined distance therefrom and includes a gripping part of predetermined length, suitable to be finger-gripped against the palm of a hand of the hairdresser with the combing portion located generally above the back of the hand.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1985Date of Patent: August 12, 1986Inventor: Michel Lavoie
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Patent number: D671262Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2012Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Inventor: Michel Lavoie