Patents by Inventor Étienne GILBERT
Étienne GILBERT 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: 20240099412Abstract: A ventilated helmet is provided. The helmet includes a shell defining a cavity, the shell having a front section provided with an opening to allow the wearer to see. The helmet also includes a transparent shield adapted having an inner surface and being adapted to substantially close the opening. Finally, the helmet includes a ventilation system having an evacuation subsystem adapted to create an evacuation airflow to evacuate humid air within the cavity to a surrounding environment. The ventilation system further has a pressurizing subsystem adapted to admit a pressurizing airflow within the cavity to create a high-pressure zone and a low-pressure zone within the cavity, wherein when in use, the wearer exhales air within the low-pressure zone, and wherein the high-pressure zone prevents air within the cavity from travelling from the low-pressure zone to the high-pressure zone. A method of evacuating humid air from the cavity is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Nicolas BOUCHARD FORTIN, Robert HANDFIELD, Jean-Simon LÉVESQUE, Étienne GILBERT, Hachimi FELLOUAH, Marouen DGHIM
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Patent number: 11910862Abstract: A ventilated helmet is provided. The helmet includes a shell defining a cavity, the shell having a front section provided with an opening to allow the wearer to see. The helmet also includes a transparent shield adapted having an inner surface and being adapted to substantially close the opening. Finally, the helmet includes a ventilation system having an evacuation subsystem adapted to create an evacuation airflow to evacuate humid air within the cavity to a surrounding environment. The ventilation system further has a pressurizing subsystem adapted to admit a pressurizing airflow within the cavity to create a high-pressure zone and a low-pressure zone within the cavity, wherein when in use, the wearer exhales air within the low-pressure zone, and wherein the high-pressure zone prevents air within the cavity from travelling from the low-pressure zone to the high-pressure zone. A method of evacuating humid air from the cavity is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: KIMPEX INC.Inventors: Nicolas Bouchard Fortin, Robert Handfield, Jean-Simon Lévesque, Étienne Gilbert, Hachimi Fellouah, Marouen Dghim
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Patent number: 11839256Abstract: A ventilated helmet is provided. The helmet includes a shell defining a cavity, the shell having a front section provided with an opening to allow the wearer to see. The helmet also includes a transparent shield adapted having an inner surface and being adapted to substantially close the opening. Finally, the helmet includes a ventilation system having an evacuation subsystem adapted to create an evacuation airflow to evacuate humid air within the cavity to a surrounding environment. The ventilation system further has a pressurizing subsystem adapted to admit a pressurizing airflow within the cavity to create a high-pressure zone and a low-pressure zone within the cavity, wherein when in use, the wearer exhales air within the low-pressure zone, and wherein the high-pressure zone prevents air within the cavity from travelling from the low-pressure zone to the high-pressure zone. A method of evacuating humid air from the cavity is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: KIMPEX INC.Inventors: Nicolas Bouchard Fortin, Robert Handfield, Jean-Simon Lévesque, Étienne Gilbert, Hachimi Fellouah, Marouen Dghim
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Publication number: 20230346770Abstract: The present invention relates to a combination of bedaquiline, a macrolide (e.g. clarithromycin) and, optionally, ethambutol, in a particular treatment regimen, for use in the treatment of a disease associated with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2021Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Ken KUROSAWA, Sivi MAHADEVAN, Chrispin KAMBILI, Tadaishi KOH, Stefaan Louis F. ROSSENU, Wouter Martha M. WILLEMS, Jeike Elise BIEWENGA, Etienne Gilbert Alain ERNAULT
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Publication number: 20230320451Abstract: A ventilated helmet is provided. The helmet includes a shell defining a cavity, the shell having a front section provided with an opening to allow the wearer to see. The helmet also includes a transparent shield adapted having an inner surface and being adapted to substantially close the opening. Finally, the helmet includes a ventilation system having an evacuation subsystem adapted to create an evacuation airflow to evacuate humid air within the cavity to a surrounding environment. The ventilation system further has a pressurizing subsystem adapted to admit a pressurizing airflow within the cavity to create a high-pressure zone and a low-pressure zone within the cavity, wherein when in use, the wearer exhales air within the low-pressure zone, and wherein the high-pressure zone prevents air within the cavity from travelling from the low-pressure zone to the high-pressure zone. A method of evacuating humid air from the cavity is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Nicolas BOUCHARD FORTIN, Robert HANDFIELD, Jean-Simon LÉVESQUE, Étienne GILBERT, Hachimi FELLOUAH, Marouen DGHIM
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Patent number: 11620034Abstract: Embodiments described herein are directed to simultaneously displaying proxy windows for application windows and/or tabs included in such application windows via a graphical user interface of an operating system. For instance, an application programming interface (API) associated with an application that supports a tabbed document interface (TDI) provides information associated with each tab opened within an application window associated with the application. An API of the operating system receives and utilizes such information to generate and display a proxy window for each tab. The proxy windows for the tabs may be displayed alongside proxy windows of application windows for other applications. The proxy windows may be generated and displayed in response to user invocation of various features of the operating system graphical user interface, including, but not limited to, a task switcher feature, a taskbar feature, or a window snap feature.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Gregory Thomas Mattox, Jr., Ross Nathaniel Luengen, Rose Elizabeth Higgins, William Joseph Devereux, Jessica Mary Hallett-Hook, Laurent Etienne Gilbert Mouton, Kyle Thomas Brady, Kenneth Martin Tubbs, Jr.
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Patent number: 11510814Abstract: A pair of electric goggles is disclosed. The goggles include a conductive lens mounted onto a frame adapted to be electrically connected to an electric socket in order to raise the temperature of the lens, when powered. The goggles are provided with a strap for attaching to a helmet, the strap has a strap clip designed to have the electric socket attached thereto. The electric socket is meant to be electrically connected to a power supply via a power cable. With the combination of a strain relief clip located below the electric socket, the power cable can be positioned in a predetermined configuration, which unencumbers the user from the power cable when detaching or removing the goggles.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: KIMPEX INC.Inventors: Nicolas Bouchard Fortin, Étienne Gilbert, Stéphane Dion
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Patent number: 11297891Abstract: A helmet including a visor assembly having a breath guard is provided. The visor assembly includes a visor pivotally connected to the helmet shell and having an inner surface facing the cavity when in the lowered position. The visor assembly further includes a breath guard interface provided below the visor and a breath guard which has a visor interface connected to the breath guard interface of the visor assembly. The breath guard includes a flexible member connected to and extending from the visor interface and a contact surface shaped and configured to engage the wearer's face around the nose and mouth for deflecting humid air away from the inner surface of the visor. The flexible member has a channel extending along the visor interface having a substantially V-shaped cross-section configured to allow the flexible member to be deformed when raising the visor.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: KIMPEX INC.Inventors: Jean-Simon Levesque, Nicolas Bouchard Fortin, Stephane Dion, Étienne Gilbert
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Publication number: 20220107712Abstract: Embodiments described herein are directed to simultaneously displaying proxy windows for application windows and/or tabs included in such application windows via a graphical user interface of an operating system. For instance, an application programming interface (API) associated with an application that supports a tabbed document interface (TDI) provides information associated with each tab opened within an application window associated with the application. An API of the operating system receives and utilizes such information to generate and display a proxy window for each tab. The proxy windows for the tabs may be displayed alongside proxy windows of application windows for other applications. The proxy windows may be generated and displayed in response to user invocation of various features of the operating system graphical user interface, including, but not limited to, a task switcher feature, a taskbar feature, or a window snap feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2020Publication date: April 7, 2022Inventors: Gregory Thomas Mattox, JR., Ross Nathaniel Luengen, Rose Elizabeth Higgins, William Joseph Devereux, Jessica Mary Hallett-Hook, Laurent Etienne Gilbert Mouton, Kyle Thomas Brady, Kenneth Martin Tubbs, JR.
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Publication number: 20220061449Abstract: A ventilated helmet is provided. The helmet includes a shell defining a cavity, the shell having a front section provided with an opening to allow the wearer to see. The helmet also includes a transparent shield adapted having an inner surface and being adapted to substantially close the opening. Finally, the helmet includes a ventilation system having an evacuation subsystem adapted to create an evacuation airflow to evacuate humid air within the cavity to a surrounding environment. The ventilation system further has a pressurizing subsystem adapted to admit a pressurizing airflow within the cavity to create a high-pressure zone and a low-pressure zone within the cavity, wherein when in use, the wearer exhales air within the low-pressure zone, and wherein the high-pressure zone prevents air within the cavity from travelling from the low-pressure zone to the high-pressure zone. A method of evacuating humid air from the cavity is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Nicolas BOUCHARD-FORTIN, Robert HANDFIELD, Jean-Simon LÉVESQUE, Étienne GILBERT, Hachimi FELLOUAH, Marouen DGHIM
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Patent number: 11202482Abstract: A ventilated helmet is provided. The helmet includes a shell defining a cavity, the shell having a front section provided with an opening to allow the wearer to see. The helmet also includes a transparent shield adapted having an inner surface and being adapted to substantially close the opening. Finally, the helmet includes a ventilation system having an evacuation subsystem adapted to create an evacuation airflow to evacuate humid air within the cavity to a surrounding environment. The ventilation system further has a pressurizing subsystem adapted to admit a pressurizing airflow within the cavity to create a high-pressure zone and a low-pressure zone within the cavity, wherein when in use, the wearer exhales air within the low-pressure zone, and wherein the high-pressure zone prevents air within the cavity from travelling from the low-pressure zone to the high-pressure zone. A method of evacuating humid air from the cavity is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2018Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: KIMPEX INC.Inventors: Nicolas Bouchard Fortin, Robert Handfield, Jean-Simon Lévesque, Étienne Gilbert, Hachimi Fellouah, Marouen Dghim
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Patent number: 10973274Abstract: A helmet is provided. The helmet includes a helmet shell and a mounting system laterally positioned on the helmet shell. The helmet further includes a visor removably and pivotally connected to the mounting system, the visor being movable between lowered and raised positions. Finally, the helmet includes a peak removably connected to the mounting system, the mounting system being operable to disengage the visor and the peak upon manual operation thereof. A mounting system for customizing a helmet is also provided. Finally, a method of configuring the helmet is provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Kimpex Inc.Inventors: Jean-Simon Levesque, Nicolas Bouchard Fortin, Étienne Gilbert, Stéphane Dion
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Publication number: 20200268090Abstract: A helmet including a visor assembly having a breath guard is provided. The visor assembly includes a visor pivotally connected to the helmet shell and having an inner surface facing the cavity when in the lowered position. The visor assembly further includes a breath guard interface provided below the visor and a breath guard which has a visor interface connected to the breath guard interface of the visor assembly. The breath guard includes a flexible member connected to and extending from the visor interface and a contact surface shaped and configured to engage the wearer's face around the nose and mouth for deflecting humid air away from the inner surface of the visor. The flexible member has a channel extending along the visor interface having a substantially V-shaped cross-section configured to allow the flexible member to be deformed when raising the visor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Jean-Simon LEVESQUE, Nicolas BOUCHARD-FORTIN, Stephane DION, Étienne GILBERT
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Publication number: 20200037692Abstract: A helmet is provided. The helmet includes a helmet shell and a mounting system laterally positioned on the helmet shell. The helmet further includes a visor removably and pivotally connected to the mounting system, the visor being movable between lowered and raised positions. Finally, the helmet includes a peak removably connected to the mounting system, the mounting system being operable to disengage the visor and the peak upon manual operation thereof. A mounting system for customizing a helmet is also provided. Finally, a method of configuring the helmet is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2018Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: KIMPEX INC.Inventors: Jean-Simon LEVESQUE, Nicolas BOUCHARD FORTIN, Étienne GILBERT, Stéphane DION
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Publication number: 20190000674Abstract: A pair of electric goggles is disclosed. The goggles include a conductive lens mounted onto a frame adapted to be electrically connected to an electric socket in order to raise the temperature of the lens, when powered. The goggles are provided with a strap for attaching to a helmet, the strap has a strap clip designed to have the electric socket attached thereto. The electric socket is meant to be electrically connected to a power supply via a power cable. With the combination of a strain relief clip located below the electric socket, the power cable can be positioned in a predetermined configuration which unencumbers the user from the power cable when detaching or removing the goggles.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2017Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Nicolas BOUCHARD FORTIN, Étienne Gilbert, Stéphane Dion
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Publication number: 20180295926Abstract: A ventilated helmet is provided. The helmet includes a shell defining a cavity, the shell having a front section provided with an opening to allow the wearer to see. The helmet also includes a transparent shield adapted having an inner surface and being adapted to substantially close the opening. Finally, the helmet includes a ventilation system having an evacuation subsystem adapted to create an evacuation airflow to evacuate humid air within the cavity to a surrounding environment. The ventilation system further has a pressurizing subsystem adapted to admit a pressurizing airflow within the cavity to create a high-pressure zone and a low-pressure zone within the cavity, wherein when in use, the wearer exhales air within the low-pressure zone, and wherein the high-pressure zone prevents air within the cavity from travelling from the low-pressure zone to the high-pressure zone. A method of evacuating humid air from the cavity is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Nicolas BOUCHARD FORTIN, Robert HANDFIELD, Jean-Simon LÉVESQUE, Étienne GILBERT, Hachimi FELLOUAH, Marouen DGHIM