Patents by Inventor Charles Vaillancourt

Charles Vaillancourt 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: 11623130
    Abstract: Hockey goalkeeper leg pads wearable on legs of a hockey goalkeeper to protect the legs, in which protective parts (e.g., pad members) of the hockey goalkeeper leg pads are adjustable to adjust how the hockey goalkeeper leg pads fit on the legs, and their adjustability is provided in a way that may be relatively light, easy to use, and simple to manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: BAUER HOCKEY LLC
    Inventor: Charles Vaillancourt
  • Patent number: 11471747
    Abstract: A blocker for a hand of a goalie that is designed to be more comfortable and adjustable, including to enhance flexion and extension of fingers of the goalie's hand. The blocker may comprise: a glove configured to receive the goalie's hand and comprising finger portions configured to receive fingers of the goalie's hand; a blocking member disposed over the glove and configured to block a puck or ball; a finger-protecting member disposed between and movable relative to the blocking member and respective ones of the finger portions and configured to protect respective ones of the goalie's fingers that are received in the respective ones of the finger portions; and a connector connecting the finger-protecting member to a given one of the finger portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: BAUER HOCKEY LLC
    Inventor: Charles Vaillancourt
  • Publication number: 20220184482
    Abstract: Hockey-goalkeeper pads wearable on body parts (e.g., legs) of a hockey goalkeeper to protect these body parts against impacts from a projectile (i.e., puck or ball) while playing hockey, in which the hockey-goalkeeper pads may be configured to enhance performance, use, and/or other aspects of goalkeeping by the hockey goalkeeper, such as by being more durable (e.g., reducing crushing of padding material), improving rebounding of the projectile (e.g., increasing a rebound speed of the projectile and/or a coefficient of restitution), and/or facilitating their donning and securing by the hockey goalkeeper (e.g., connecting to skates).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Charles Vaillancourt, Glen Lemoine
  • Patent number: 11083941
    Abstract: A hockey stick or other sports implement for a player. The hockey stick or other sports implement comprises an elongated member to be held by the player and an end cap mounted to the elongated member. The end cap comprises an end portion comprising an end of the end cap that defines a longitudinal end of the elongated member, and a hanging portion comprising a hanger to hang the hockey stick or other sports implement. The hanger is adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: BAUER HOCKEY LLC
    Inventors: Philippe Jean, Charles Vaillancourt, Jean-Frederik Caron Kardos
  • Publication number: 20210106901
    Abstract: A blocker for a hand of a goalie that is designed to be more comfortable and adjustable, including to enhance flexion and extension of fingers of the goalie's hand. The blocker may comprise: a glove configured to receive the goalie's hand and comprising finger portions configured to receive fingers of the goalie's hand; a blocking member disposed over the glove and configured to block a puck or ball; a finger-protecting member disposed between and movable relative to the blocking member and respective ones of the finger portions and configured to protect respective ones of the goalie's fingers that are received in the respective ones of the finger portions; and a connector connecting the finger-protecting member to a given one of the finger portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Charles Vaillancourt
  • Patent number: 10583368
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a toy construction element having an outer shell and moving members that can extend from and retract into openings in a face of the outer shell. The toy construction element may have a plurality of pegs for attaching to other engagement elements (e.g., blocks or figurines) and the openings may each be centered with respect to a 2×2 arrangement of pegs on the face. The moving members may be in contact with an actuating member, e.g., opposing arms of a rocking member. As one moving member is pushed down the rocking member may lift the other moving member. Upon attaching an engagement element to the toy construction element, one moving member can be pushed down to force up the other moving member so that the engagement element is released. Other actuating members may be used, such as push-rods or camshafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: MEGA Brands Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Vaillancourt, Louis-Philippe Mayer, Pierre Dion
  • Publication number: 20200070035
    Abstract: Hockey goalkeeper leg pads wearable on legs of a hockey goalkeeper to protect the legs, in which the hockey goalkeeper leg pads may be configured to enhance performance, comfort and/or other aspects of goalkeeping of the hockey goalkeeper, including when the hockey goalkeeper leg pads drop onto a playing surface (e.g., ice) to lie substantially horizontally on the playing surface with their front facing play (e.g., as in a “butterfly” position or otherwise).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: CHARLES VAILLANCOURT, MATHIEU POITRAS
  • Publication number: 20190351311
    Abstract: Hockey goalkeeper leg pads wearable on legs of a hockey goalkeeper to protect the legs, in which protective parts (e.g., pad members) of the hockey goalkeeper leg pads are adjustable to adjust how the hockey goalkeeper leg pads fit on the legs, and their adjustability is provided in a way that may be relatively light, easy to use, and simple to manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: CHARLES VAILLANCOURT
  • Publication number: 20190217169
    Abstract: A hockey stick or other sports implement for a player. The hockey stick or other sports implement comprises an elongated member to be held by the player and an end cap mounted to the elongated member. The end cap comprises an end portion comprising an end of the end cap that defines a longitudinal end of the elongated member, and a hanging portion comprising a hanger to hang the hockey stick or other sports implement. The hanger is adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Philippe JEAN, Charles VAILLANCOURT, Jean-Frederik CARON KARDOS
  • Patent number: 10279235
    Abstract: A hockey stick or other sports implement for a player. The hockey stick or other sports implement comprises an elongated member to be held by the player and an end cap mounted to the elongated member. The end cap comprises an end portion comprising an end of the end cap that defines a longitudinal end of the elongated member, and a hanging portion comprising a hanger to hang the hockey stick or other sports implement. The hanger is adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: BAUER HOCKEY, LLC
    Inventors: Philippe Jean, Charles Vaillancourt, Jean-Frederik Caron Kardos
  • Publication number: 20190118108
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a toy construction element having an outer shell and moving members that can extend from and retract into openings in a face of the outer shell. The toy construction element may have a plurality of pegs for attaching to other engagement elements (e.g., blocks or figurines) and the openings may each be centered with respect to a 2×2 arrangement of pegs on the face. The moving members may be in contact with an actuating member, e.g., opposing arms of a rocking member. As one moving member is pushed down the rocking member may lift the other moving member. Upon attaching an engagement element to the toy construction element, one moving member can be pushed down to force up the other moving member so that the engagement element is released. Other actuating members may be used, such as push-rods or camshafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Charles Vaillancourt, Louis-Philippe Mayer, Pierre Dion
  • Patent number: 10195539
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a toy construction element having an outer shell and moving members that can extend from and retract into openings in a face of the outer shell. The toy construction element may have a plurality of pegs for attaching to other engagement elements (e.g., blocks or figurines) and the openings may each be centered with respect to a 2×2 arrangement of pegs on the face. The moving members may be in contact with an actuating member, e.g., opposing arms of a rocking member. As one moving member is pushed down the rocking member may lift the other moving member. Upon attaching an engagement element to the toy construction element, one moving member can be pushed down to force up the other moving member so that the engagement element is released. Other actuating members may be used, such as push-rods or camshafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: MEGA Brands Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Vaillancourt, Louis-Philippe Mayer, Pierre Dion
  • Publication number: 20180043275
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a toy construction element having an outer shell and moving members that can extend from and retract into openings in a face of the outer shell. The toy construction element may have a plurality of pegs for attaching to other engagement elements (e.g., blocks or figurines) and the openings may each be centered with respect to a 2×2 arrangement of pegs on the face. The moving members may be in contact with an actuating member, e.g., opposing arms of a rocking member. As one moving member is pushed down the rocking member may lift the other moving member. Upon attaching an engagement element to the toy construction element, one moving member can be pushed down to force up the other moving member so that the engagement element is released. Other actuating members may be used, such as push-rods or camshafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Charles Vaillancourt, Louis-Philippe Mayer, Pierre Dion
  • Patent number: 9814997
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a toy construction element having an outer shell and moving members that can extend from and retract into openings in a face of the outer shell. The toy construction element may have a plurality of pegs for attaching to other engagement elements (e.g., blocks or figurines) and the openings may each be centered with respect to a 2×2 arrangement of pegs on the face. The moving members may be in contact with an actuating member, e.g., opposing arms of a rocking member. As one moving member is pushed down the rocking member may lift the other moving member. Upon attaching an engagement element to the toy construction element, one moving member can be pushed down to force up the other moving member so that the engagement element is released. Other actuating members may be used, such as push-rods or camshafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: MEGA Brands Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Vaillancourt, Louis-Philippe Mayer, Pierre Dion
  • Publication number: 20170319922
    Abstract: A hockey stick or other sports implement for a player. The hockey stick or other sports implement comprises an elongated member to be held by the player and an end cap mounted to the elongated member. The end cap comprises an end portion comprising an end of the end cap that defines a longitudinal end of the elongated member, and a hanging portion comprising a hanger to hang the hockey stick or other sports implement. The hanger is adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Philippe JEAN, Charles VAILLANCOURT, Jean-Frederik CARON KARDOS
  • Patent number: D793488
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: MEGA Brands Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandre Rondeau, Charles Vaillancourt