Patents by Inventor Benoit Lavalee

Benoit Lavalee 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).

  • Apparatus for welding a plastic component to the aperture of a plastic body
    Publication number: 20090294071
    Abstract: An apparatus for welding a plastic component to a body's aperture comprises a frame element, a first heating head mounted to the frame element for heating the component, a gripper for gripping the component and for mounting the component to the body's aperture, a heater arm having a second heating head mounted thereto for heating the body's aperture, and an actuator for mounting both the heater arm and the gripper to the frame element for alternating between a heating position wherein i) ia) the gripper is generally aligned with the first heating head for abutment therewith following relative movement towards each other, while ib) the second heating head is positioned for heating the body's aperture, and a work position wherein ii) the gripper is generally aligned with the body's aperture for mounting the component to the body's aperture for welding therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Dominic Prevost, Leonard Desaulniers, Robert Battaglia, Paul Leblanc, Benoit Lavalee, Regis Metivier
  • Apparatus for welding a plastic component to the aperture of a plastic body
    Publication number: 20070181571
    Abstract: An apparatus for welding a plastic component to a body's aperture comprises a frame element, a first heating head mounted to the frame element for heating the component, a gripper for gripping the component and for mounting the component to the body's aperture, a heater arm having a second heating head mounted thereto for heating the body's aperture, and an actuator for mounting both the heater arm and the gripper to the frame element for alternating between a heating position wherein i) ia) the gripper is generally aligned with the first heating head for abutment therewith following relative movement towards each other, while ib) the second heating head is positioned for heating the body's aperture, and a work position wherein ii) the gripper is generally aligned with the body's aperture for mounting the component to the body's aperture for welding therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: AXIUM INC.
    Inventors: Dominic Prevost, Leonard Desaulniers, Robert Battaglia, Paul Leblanc, Benoit Lavalee, Regis Metivier