Patents Assigned to TECHNIQUE SURFACE LAB INC.
  • Ice skate blades and method for improving performances thereof
    Patent number: 8646784
    Abstract: A method and a system for improving performances of an ice skate blade on ice, comprising selecting a substrate for the blade and controlling wettability of the surface of the substrate, by selecting a surface finish for the surface of the substrate and depositing a thin film coating on the surface of the substrate. The method allows autolubrication of the ice skate blade. The autolubricating ice skating blade comprises a substrate and a thin film coating deposited on the substrate, the substrate having a first friction coefficient on ice, and the blade having a second friction coefficient on ice, the second friction coefficient being decreased compared to the first friction coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Technique Surface Lab Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Boilard, Benoit Beausejour, Luc Mainville
  • ICE SKATE BLADES AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING PERFORMANCES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130175772
    Abstract: A method and a system for improving performances of an ice skate blade on ice, comprising selecting a substrate for the blade and controlling wettability of the surface of the substrate, by selecting a surface finish for the surface of the substrate and depositing a thin film coating on the surface of the substrate. The method allows autolubrication of the ice skate blade. The autolubricating ice skating blade comprises a substrate and a thin film coating deposited on the substrate, the substrate having a first friction coefficient on ice, and the blade having a second friction coefficient on ice, the second friction coefficient being decreased compared to the first friction coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: TECHNIQUE SURFACE LAB INC.
    Inventors: Patrick Boilard, Benoit Beausejour, Luc Mainville