Patents by Inventor Alain Lefebvre

Alain Lefebvre 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).

  • Farrowing system with piglet birth detection and method for operating the same
    Patent number: 10653109
    Abstract: A farrowing system including a farrowing pen adapted to receive a sow, a feed dispenser adapted to dispense feed to the sow received in the farrowing pen according to a first feeding pattern, at least one heating element providing heat to a portion of the farrowing pen, a birth detection sensor for detecting a birth of a piglet from the sow, and a controller operatively connected to the birth sensor, to the feed dispenser and to the at least one heating element for switching from the first feeding pattern to a second feeding pattern and for activating the at least one heating element upon detection of the birth. There is also provided a method for operating a farrowing system and a method for dispensing feed to a farrowing sow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: JYGA CONCEPT INC.
    Inventor: Alain Lefebvre
  • FARROWING SYSTEM WITH PIGLET BIRTH DETECTION AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200060223
    Abstract: A farrowing system including a farrowing pen adapted to receive a sow, a feed dispenser adapted to dispense feed to the sow received in the farrowing pen according to a first feeding pattern, at least one heating element providing heat to a portion of the farrowing pen, a birth detection sensor for detecting a birth of a piglet from the sow, and a controller operatively connected to the birth sensor, to the feed dispenser and to the at least one heating element for switching from the first feeding pattern to a second feeding pattern and for activating the at least one heating element upon detection of the birth. There is also provided a method for operating a farrowing system and a method for dispensing feed to a farrowing sow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventor: Alain Lefebvre
  • Method and system for advertising using a mobile communication device
    Patent number: 8954345
    Abstract: A method for providing advertisements on mobile communication devices includes identifying at least one URL link to which it is desired to add an advertising functionality and adding the advertising functionality to the at least one URL link. Upon the addition of the advertising functionality to the at least one URL link, selection of the at least one URL link results in opening both a primary first web page directly associated with the at least one URL link clicked by the user and a secondary second web page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Manwin Licensing International SARL
    Inventors: David Bazil Foster, Brandon Reti, Sebastien Pelletier, Jorge Ivan Manzanilla, Alain Lefebvre, Chant Boghosjikian
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADVERTISING USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130254037
    Abstract: A method for providing advertisements on mobile communication devices includes identifying at least one URL link to which it is desired to add an advertising functionality and adding the advertising functionality to the at least one URL link. Upon the addition of the advertising functionality to the at least one URL link, selection of the at least one URL link results in opening both a primary first web page directly associated with the at least one URL link clicked by the user and a secondary second web page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: David Brazil Foster, Brandon Reti, Sebastien Pelletier, Jorge Ivan Manzanilla, Alain Lefebvre, Chant Boghosjikian