Patents by Inventor Serge Larochelle

Serge Larochelle 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: 20100294193
    Abstract: An inflatable tube having an inflatable access door for a rigid inflatable boat, the inflatable door and the boat so equipped. The tube is attachable to at least a portion of a perimeter of a rigid hull of the rigid inflatable boat. The inflatable tube comprises a first chamber, the inflatable door having an air inlet for inflating or deflating it, a second chamber and an attachment strip. The first chamber, the door and the second chamber are sequentially connected to the attachment strip so that the door is placed between the first chamber and the second chamber. The door is operative to cycle between an open position where the door is deflated to provide a passage between the first chamber and the second chamber and a closed position where the door is inflated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: NAUTIC & ART INC.
    Inventors: Luc Larochelle, Serge Larochelle
  • Patent number: 7322309
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an inflatable structure comprising an inflatable frame and a single inflation valve. The inflatable frame has at least two chambers in fluid communication with at least one other chamber through a check valve, whereby the chambers are inflated through the inflation valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Nautic & Art Inc.
    Inventors: Luc Larochelle, Serge Larochelle
  • Publication number: 20070232163
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an inflatable structure comprising an inflatable frame and a single inflation valve. The inflatable frame has at least two chambers in fluid communication with at least one other chamber through a check valve, whereby the chambers are inflated through the inflation valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Luc Larochelle, Serge Larochelle