Patents by Inventor Benoit Renaud
Benoit Renaud 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: 20240308628Abstract: A pontoon boat with a fencing defining the passenger region on a deck of the pontoon boat. The fencing comprising a plurality of fencing sections, each fencing comprising a plurality of fencing sections, each fencing section comprising a fencing framework and paneling secured to the fencing framework. The fencing framework of each fencing section comprises a plurality of aluminum tubular extrusion segments with opposing open ends, a plurality of segment connectors interconnecting the tubular extrusion segments, each segment connector having a main body portion and a plurality of insert portions extending from and unitary with the respective main body portion, the plurality of tubular extrusion segments including a plurality of panel holding tubular extrusion segments, each with edge panel retainer strips attached thereto that secure an edge portion of the paneling to the respective tubular extrusion segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Inventors: Benoit Renaud, Richard Smith
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Publication number: 20240228225Abstract: A reel system may receive a leading edge of a flexible buoyant pad. The flexible buoyant pad may have a use configuration having a first outer vertical envelope and a storage configuration having a second outer vertical envelope that is smaller than the first outer vertical envelope. The reel system may comprise at least one base member, an arm rotatably coupled to the base member and a rotatable axle coupled to the arm. The rotatable axle may be rotatable relative to the arm and the rotatable axle may adapted to receive the flexible buoyant pad and support the flexible buoyant pad in the storage configuration. Further, an actuatable input may supported by the arm. The actuatable input may be configured to rotate the rotatable axle relative to the arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: Polaris Industries Inc.Inventors: Benoit Renaud, Erik Rogers, Kristian E. Nelson
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Publication number: 20240132324Abstract: A reel system may receive a leading edge of a flexible buoyant pad. The flexible buoyant pad may have a use configuration having a first outer vertical envelope and a storage configuration having a second outer vertical envelope that is smaller than the first outer vertical envelope. The reel system may comprise at least one base member, an arm rotatably coupled to the base member and a rotatable axle coupled to the arm. The rotatable axle may be rotatable relative to the arm and the rotatable axle may adapted to receive the flexible buoyant pad and support the flexible buoyant pad in the storage configuration. Further, an actuatable input may supported by the arm. The actuatable input may be configured to rotate the rotatable axle relative to the arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Polaris Industries Inc.Inventors: Benoit Renaud, Erik Rogers, Kristian E. Nelson
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Patent number: 9131740Abstract: A pencil support for construction helmet, the construction helmet being of the type having a slot in the bottom of its lateral side, the slot having an elongated shape. The pencil support comprises a support portion with a back plate and a tongue forming concurrently a receptacle to accommodate a writing instrument. An anchoring portion has a pair of legs projecting downwardly from a bottom of the support portion. One or both at of the legs has a projecting foot at a bottom, and a wedge projecting in an opposite direction above a level of the foot, and a space between the legs being entirely free.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2012Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: COMMUNICATIONS ART SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Benoît Renaud
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Publication number: 20140033407Abstract: A pencil support for construction helmet, the construction helmet being of the type having a slot in the bottom of its lateral side, the slot having an elongated shape. The pencil support comprises a support portion with a back plate and a tongue forming concurrently a receptacle to accommodate a writing instrument. An anchoring portion has a pair of legs projecting downwardly from a bottom of the support portion. One or both at of the legs has a projecting foot at a bottom, and a wedge projecting in an opposite direction above a level of the foot, and a space between the legs being entirely free.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2012Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: COMMUNICATIONS ART SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Benoît Renaud
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Patent number: 6345585Abstract: A jet-propelled personal watercraft having a grab handle for a child riding in front of the operator of the watercraft. The watercraft includes a hull defining an engine compartment sized to contain an internal combustion engine for powering the watercraft, a deck portion providing a passenger area containing controls operable by an operator in the passenger area, and a longitudinally extending seat adapted to accommodate at least two riders seated in straddle fashion. A jet propulsion unit is powered by the engine, the jet propulsion unit including a steerable water discharge nozzle. The controls include a set of handlebars operatively connected to the steerable water discharge nozzle to facilitate steering of the watercraft by the operator, the handlebars extending transversely with respect to the watercraft and having a center and a rotational axis extending through such center.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 1999Date of Patent: February 12, 2002Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.Inventors: Alan T. Hovda, John E. Thompson, Benoit Renaud, Todd D. Dannenberg
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Patent number: 5603281Abstract: In a personal recreational watercraft, an improvement resides in a suspension mechanism, which permits greater maneuverability and stability, and reduces driver fatigue. To overcome the strong forces, a suspension system is employed which permits up and down vertical movement, while resisting lateral movement and torsional forces. The suspension apparatus also reduces shock effects caused by choppy or rough water.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 1995Date of Patent: February 18, 1997Assignee: Bombardier Inc.Inventors: John A. Harvey, Benoit Renaud, Claude Gagnon, Pierre Rondeau, Denys Lapointe
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Patent number: 5542371Abstract: In a personal recreational watercraft, an improvement resides in a suspension mechanism, which permits greater maneuverability and stability, and reduces driver fatigue. To overcome the strong forces, a suspension system is employed which permits up and down vertical movement, while resisting lateral movement and torsional forces. The suspension apparatus also reduces shock effects caused by choppy or rough water.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1994Date of Patent: August 6, 1996Assignee: Bombardier Inc.Inventors: John A. Harvey, Benoit Renaud, Claude Gagnon, Pierre Rondeau, Denys Lapointe
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Patent number: D728873Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Hayward Industries, Inc.Inventors: Benoit Renaud, David Hardy