Patents by Inventor Bernard Bourque

Bernard Bourque 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: 10612661
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to sealing a bonnet in a valve system. Using novel combinations of seals and gaskets, the present systems can prevent fugitive emissions in a high pressure piping system. For example, in certain embodiments, the present systems combine spring energized seals, O-rings, and PTFE spacers in a bonnet to create a gas-tight seal in a fluid transportation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Clarke Industrial Engineering Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Daniels, Mark Laurito, Bernard Bourque
  • Publication number: 20190301613
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to sealing a bonnet in a valve system. Using novel combinations of seals and gaskets, the present systems can prevent fugitive emissions in a high pressure piping system. For example, in certain embodiments, the present systems combine spring energized seals, O-rings, and PTFE spacers in a bonnet to create a gas-tight seal in a fluid transportation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Kyle Daniels, Mark Laurito, Bernard Bourque
  • Publication number: 20080027445
    Abstract: A sheath for organizing soft tissue includes a first tube having a flexible body sized and shaped to receive a fixation device, and a second tube coupled to the first tube having a flexible body sized and shaped to receive a soft tissue graft. A method for implanting soft tissue in a bone tunnel includes coupling a soft tissue graft to a sheath assembly; and positioning the sheath assembly relative to the soft tissue graft based on a measured depth of a bone tunnel. A set of surgical devices for implanting soft tissue grafts in a bone tunnel includes a sheath assembly, a measurement device for measuring the depth of the bone tunnel, a securing element configured to secure the sheath assembly to the soft tissue graft at a position determined by the measured bone tunnel depth, and a tensioning device configured to organize a plurality of soft tissue grafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles BROWN, Bernard Bourque, Rebecca Blough, Michael Ferragamo, Raymond Bojarski, Paul Torrie, Ben Graf, Fraser Harvie, Steve Ek
  • Publication number: 20070219557
    Abstract: A surgical device includes an anchor body defining a cavity and an opening to the cavity, and a flexible member extending through the opening and having a sliding knot disposed within the cavity. The flexible member is movable through the anchor body in a first direction while movement of the flexible member in a second, opposite direction is restricted. The flexible member forms a loop portion, a tension portion, and the sliding knot. The surgical device includes an outer shaft defining a longitudinally slot, and an inner shaft defining a recess. The flexible member passes through the recess and the slot. A method includes placing an anchor having a flexible member coupled thereto in the form of a loop in bone, passing the loop through an opening in tissue, positioning the loop around the anchor, and tensioning the flexible member to decrease the loop size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Bernard Bourque, Michael Ferragamo, Sally Carter, George Sikora
  • Publication number: 20050288690
    Abstract: A surgical device includes a first member, deformable to move a pair of opposing projections toward one another. The projections are received in a pair of opposing openings in a second member, so the first member can pivot relative to the second member about an axis defined by the projections. In another aspect, a surgical instrument includes a first pinless joint pivotably coupling a first jaw to a second jaw, a second pinless joint coupling a distal end of an actuating member to the first jaw, and a third pinless joint coupling a handle to a proximal end of the actuating member. The third pinless joint translates movement of the handle into axial movement of the actuating member, and the second pinless joint translates axial movement of the actuating member into pivotable movement of the first jaw relative to the second jaw about the first pinless joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Bernard Bourque, Michael Ferragamo