Patents by Inventor Charles Moisan-Willis

Charles Moisan-Willis 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).

  • Drilling apparatus
    Patent number: 9446455
    Abstract: A drilling apparatus for drilling from inside a conduit having at least one service entrance is described. The drilling apparatus comprises a robot; an elongated flexible appliance having a first end and a second end, the elongated flexible appliance connected to the robot; a rotatable drill head connected to the second end of the elongated flexible appliance; the elongated flexible appliance driven by the robot to extend the rotatable drill head inside the service entrance by at least 8 cm and to retract the rotatable drill head out of the at least one service entrance. The apparatus further comprises means to bend the elongated flexible appliance to orient the drill head connected thereto perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Sanexen Environmental Services Inc.
    Inventors: Gilles Gagnon, Martin Bureau, David Gilbert, Charles Moisan-Willis, Bruno Pelletier
  • DRILLING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150343538
    Abstract: A drilling apparatus for drilling from inside a conduit having at least one service entrance is described. The drilling apparatus comprises a robot; an elongated flexible appliance having a first end and a second end, the elongated flexible appliance connected to the robot; a rotatable drill head connected to the second end of the elongated flexible appliance; the elongated flexible appliance driven by the robot to extend the rotatable drill head inside the service entrance by at least 8 cm and to retract the rotatable drill head out of the at least one service entrance. The apparatus further comprises means to bend the elongated flexible appliance to orient the drill head connected thereto perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Sanexen Environmental Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Gilles GAGNON, Martin Bureau, David Gilbert, Charles Moisan-Willis, Bruno Pelletier