Patents by Inventor Andre St. Laurent
Andre St. Laurent 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: 20200318359Abstract: A wall siding system for siding a wall surface comprises a plurality of supports and a plurality of modules. The supports are mounted to the wall surface. The modules are mounted to the supports and arranged in a column thereby covering the wall surface. Each module defines top and bottom ends, outer and inner surfaces and opposite lateral sides.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Jean-François POMERLEAU, André ST-LAURENT
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Patent number: 10557265Abstract: A clip for a suspended ceiling being suspended from an overhead structure has at least first and second adjoined ceiling members defining a top surface interfacing with the overhead structure and an opposite undersurface. The top surface of each of the first and second adjoined ceiling members defines at least one slot. The clip comprises a main longitudinal body and a pair of inserts. The main longitudinal body defines opposite ends. Each of the inserts downwardly extend from respective one of the ends of the longitudinal body. Each of the inserts configured to be inserted into a respective one of the slots. The clip is mountable to the first and second adjoined ceiling members with one insert being inserted in the slot of the first ceiling member and the other insert being inserted in the slot of the second ceiling member thereby maintaining the first and second ceiling members in the adjoined position against separation.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2017Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: EMBASSY CEILING INC.Inventors: André St-Laurent, Vincent Gendreau
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Patent number: 10260242Abstract: A floor covering comprises at least first and second floorboards. Each floorboard respectively defines opposite longitudinal ends, an exposed outer surface and an opposite underside surface for engaging a subfloor, and comprises mating structures at each lateral side thereof. The first and second floorboards are configured to be adjacently assembled in a side-to-side arrangement with the mating structure of one of the lateral sides of the first floorboard vertically and removably mating with the mating structure of one of the lateral sides of the second floorboard. The floor covering includes at least one clip for being fastened to the subfloor and comprises mating structures at each lateral side thereof for vertically and removably receiving the respective mating structures first and second floorboards at each lateral side thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Inventor: André St-Laurent
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Publication number: 20190093350Abstract: A clip for a suspended ceiling being suspended from an overhead structure has at least first and second adjoined ceiling members defining a top surface interfacing with the overhead structure and an opposite undersurface. The top surface of each of the first and second adjoined ceiling members defines at least one slot. The clip comprises a main longitudinal body and a pair of inserts. The main longitudinal body defines opposite ends. Each of the inserts downwardly extend from respective one of the ends of the longitudinal body. Each of the inserts configured to be inserted into a respective one of the slots. The clip is mountable to the first and second adjoined ceiling members with one insert being inserted in the slot of the first ceiling member and the other insert being inserted in the slot of the second ceiling member thereby maintaining the first and second ceiling members in the adjoined position against separation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2017Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: André ST-LAURENT, Vincent GENDREAU
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Publication number: 20170292277Abstract: A floor covering comprises at least first and second floorboards. Each floorboard respectively defines opposite longitudinal ends, an exposed outer surface and an opposite underside surface for engaging a subfloor, and comprises mating structures at each lateral side thereof. The first and second floorboards are configured to be adjacently assembled in a side-to-side arrangement with the mating structure of one of the lateral sides of the first floorboard vertically and removably mating with the mating structure of one of the lateral sides of the second floorboard. The floor covering includes at least one clip for being fastened to the subfloor and comprises mating structures at each lateral side thereof for vertically and removably receiving the respective mating structures first and second floorboards at each lateral side thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: André ST-LAURENT
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Patent number: 9670674Abstract: A clip assembly for a suspended ceiling having a ceiling panel and a runner comprises a top member and a bottom member. The top member has an upper wall for being secured to an overhead structure and a pair of lower spaced apart lateral walls downwardly extending from the upper wall. The lateral walls comprise respective outer surfaces and inner surfaces defining a channel therebetween. At least one inward fin extends from each of the inner surfaces into the channel in an upwardly sloped direction. The bottom member comprises a bottom end for being secured to the runner and opposite lateral surfaces therebetween. At least one outward fin extends from each of the lateral surfaces in a downwardly sloped direction that is complementary to the upward sloped direction of the at least one inward fin. The bottom member is inserted into the channel.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: LES PLAFONDS EMBASSY INC.Inventors: André St-Laurent, Vincent Gendreau
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Patent number: 9243405Abstract: A suspended ceiling comprises first and second rows of panels being connected to overhead structures and an intermediate row of panels interposed therebetween. Each panel comprises front and rear edges and lateral sides. The first lateral side of a given panel of the intermediate row is configured to be releasably mounted to the complementarily configured lateral side of an adjacent panel of the first row. The second lateral side of the given panel of the intermediate row is configured to be releasably mounted to the complementarily configured lateral side of an adjacent panel of the second row. The given panel of the intermediate row can be removed by being lifted away from the panels of the first and second rows.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2012Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: LES PLAFONDS EMBASSY INC.Inventors: André St-Laurent, Vincent Gendreau
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Publication number: 20150292216Abstract: A floor covering comprises at least first and second floorboards. Each floorboard respectively defines opposite longitudinal ends, an exposed outer surface and an opposite underside surface for engaging a subfloor, and comprises mating structures at each lateral side thereof. The first and second floorboards are configured to be adjacently assembled in a side-to-side arrangement with the mating structure of one of the lateral sides of the first floorboard vertically and removably mating with the mating structure of one of the lateral sides of the second floorboard. The floor covering includes at least one clip for being fastened to the subfloor and comprises mating structures at each lateral side thereof for vertically and removably receiving the respective mating structures first and second floorboards at each lateral side thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2015Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventor: André ST-LAURENT
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Patent number: 9091053Abstract: A clip assembly for use with a suspended ceiling comprises a first member secured to an overhead structural member and a second member connected to a runner supporting ceiling tiles the first and second members being adapted to be connected together such that the runner can be suspended from the structural member via the clip assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2010Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: EMBASSY CEILING INC.Inventors: Patrick Labonte, André St-Laurent
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Publication number: 20150167297Abstract: A clip assembly for a suspended ceiling having a ceiling panel and a runner comprises a top member and a bottom member. The top member has an upper wall for being secured to an overhead structure and a pair of lower spaced apart lateral walls downwardly extending from the upper wall. The lateral walls comprise respective outer surfaces and inner surfaces defining a channel therebetween. At least one inward fin extends from each of the inner surfaces into the channel in an upwardly sloped direction. The bottom member comprises a bottom end for being secured to the runner and opposite lateral surfaces therebetween. At least one outward fin extends from each of the lateral surfaces in a downwardly sloped direction that is complementary to the upward sloped direction of the at least one inward fin. The bottom member is inserted into the channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: LES PLAFONDS EMBASSY INC.Inventors: André ST-LAURENT, Vincent GENDREAU
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Publication number: 20140109505Abstract: A suspended ceiling comprises first and second rows of panels being connected to overhead structures and an intermediate row of panels interposed therebetween. Each panel comprises front and rear edges and lateral sides. The first lateral side of a given panel of the intermediate row is configured to be releasably mounted to the complementarily configured lateral side of an adjacent panel of the first row. The second lateral side of the given panel of the intermediate row is configured to be releasably mounted to the complementarily configured lateral side of an adjacent panel of the second row. The given panel of the intermediate row can be removed by being lifted away from the panels of the first and second rows.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2012Publication date: April 24, 2014Inventors: André St-Laurent, Vincent Gendreau
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Publication number: 20120055109Abstract: A clip assembly for use with a suspended ceiling comprises a first member secured to an overhead structural member and a second member connected to a runner supporting ceiling tiles the first and second member s being adapted to be connected together such that the runner can be suspended from the structural member via the clip assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2010Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: BIONANSHEETER CO., LTD.Inventors: Patrick Labonte, André St-Laurent
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Patent number: 5018977Abstract: A motorcycle accident simulating test dummy and method utilizing the test dummy wherein the test dummy includes motorcycle handle bar grips operable to releasably connect the dummy and motorcycle handle bar, frangible limb/joint structure, and a wholly self contained and test dummy protected, accident condition data acquisition unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 1989Date of Patent: May 28, 1991Assignee: Dynamic Research, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth D. Wiley, John W. Zellner, Andre St. Laurent, James A. Newman, Thomas J. Szabo, Nicholas Shewchenko