Patents by Inventor Ben Gendron

Ben Gendron 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: 8936617
    Abstract: A lockable flexible element including an attachment and a substantially elongated and flexible body defining a body first end and a substantially opposed body second end, the body defining a body serrated surface substantially longitudinally spaced apart from the body second end. The attachment includes a collar provided substantially adjacent the body second end; a tongue provided at least partially inside the collar and extending substantially longitudinally thereinto, the tongue defining a tongue serrated surface, the tongue being deformable between a tongue extended configuration and a tongue retracted configuration; and a safety catch removably insertable between the tongue and the collar with the tongue between the body serrated surface and the safety catch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Benrikal Services Inc.
    Inventors: Guy Belanger, Ben Gendron, Normand Mercier
  • Publication number: 20130131721
    Abstract: A lockable flexible element including an attachment and a substantially elongated and flexible body defining a body first end and a substantially opposed body second end, the body defining a body serrated surface substantially longitudinally spaced apart from the body second end. The attachment includes a collar provided substantially adjacent the body second end; a tongue provided at least partially inside the collar and extending substantially longitudinally thereinto, the tongue defining a tongue serrated surface, the tongue being deformable between a tongue extended configuration and a tongue retracted configuration; and a safety catch removably insertable between the tongue and the collar with the tongue between the body serrated surface and the safety catch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Guy Belanger, Ben Gendron, Normand Mercier