Patents by Inventor Benoit Lavallee

Benoit Lavallee 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
    Patent number: 8735787
    Abstract: An apparatus for welding a plastic component to a body's aperture includes a first heating head mounted to a 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 aperture, and an actuator for mounting both the heater arm and the gripper to the frame element for alternating between a heating position wherein ia) the gripper is generally aligned with the first heating head for abutment therewith, while ib) the second heating head is positioned for heating the aperture, and a work position wherein ii) the gripper is generally aligned with the aperture for mounting the component to the aperture for welding therewith: The gripper is mounted to the actuator via a cylinder arm provided with a collision monitor to detect inadvertent collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Axium, Inc.
    Inventors: Dominic Prevost, Leonard Desaulniers, Robert Battaglia, Paul Leblanc, Benoit Lavallee, Regis Metivier