Patents by Inventor Armand S. Beausoleil

Armand S. Beausoleil 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).

  • Patent number: 6173532
    Abstract: A garage door opener is provided with a drive mechanism formed by a chain that runs in a track. The track is mounted on the platform of a mounting support that is hinged to the vehicle entry wall of a garage directly above the garage door opening. The track includes a track opening directed straight out from the vehicle entry wall. The track extends in a curve from the track opening toward the vehicle entry wall, along a first proximal straight section that lies parallel to the vehicle entry wall, around a one hundred eight degree bend, and along another distal straight section that is located parallel to and spaced from the first, proximal section. The chain is formed with large links having flat upper and lower plates. Each link has a hinged side and an unhinged side and the links are joined together at their corners along their hinged sides. The chain can only be bent in an arc that is concave inwardly toward the hinged sides of the links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Inventor: Armand S. Beausoleil
  • Patent number: 4432482
    Abstract: Cabinet useable for dispensing any tear-off length of a variety of rolled sheet material ranging from paper towels or toilet tissue to bandages or wrapping material. Following each selected withdrawal/severance from outlet mouth, sheet advance mechanism comprising gear driven contact roller is manually activated by reciprocation of thrust-inserted row of rack teeth so as to effect advance of fresh leading edge of sheet between it and supporting free roller. Latter includes fixed tangential fingers to insure non-clinging of sheet to free roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1984
    Inventor: Armand S. Beausoleil