Patents by Inventor Claude Mauffette
Claude Mauffette 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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Patent number: 10330257Abstract: A liquid containment device and method for containing leakage from a liquid reservoir. The liquid containment device comprises a base and a peripheral wall that comprises flexible resilient folds that allow a portion of the peripheral wall to be flattened against the floor to slide the liquid containment device under the liquid reservoir. The peripheral wall is resilient and returns readily to a position where it extends upwardly from the base when released. The liquid containment device can be installed by lifting slightly a reservoir, flattening a portion of the peripheral wall, sliding it under the reservoir until the flattened portion protrudes past the far edge of the reservoir whereupon it resiliently regains its shape forming a receptacle under the reservoir. Abstract not to be interpreted as limiting.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: SÉCURIBAC INC.Inventors: Jacques Lambert, Claude Mauffette, Pierre Halmai
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Patent number: 9596960Abstract: A toothbrush holder enclosure is provided which includes a three parts: a back plate, a resilient clamp and a front cover. The back plate and front cover form a housing. The clamp part has an inverted “U” shape and is made of a resilient material giving it a springy property. The clamp is shaped to urge two clamp arms towards one another in order for the clamp to grip a toothbrush. Two rollers at the tips of the clamp arms engage a toothbrush head inserted in the clamp as the clamp is spread apart from the clamped position to a deviated state. With the toothbrush inserted, the rollers exert pressure on a neck of the toothbrush to hold the toothbrush fast in place. The rolling engagement action of the rollers permits gripping toothbrushes having heads fitted with rubber sides.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: MAXOR INC.Inventors: Claude Mauffette, Jean-François Jacques, Denis Lamothe, Jean Lamothe, Pierre Halmai
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Publication number: 20170067598Abstract: A liquid containment device and method for containing leakage from a liquid reservoir. The liquid containment device comprises a base and a peripheral wall that comprises flexible resilient folds that allow a portion of the peripheral wall to be flattened against the floor to slide the liquid containment device under the liquid reservoir. The peripheral wall is resilient and returns readily to a position where it extends upwardly from the base when released. The liquid containment device can be installed by lifting slightly a reservoir, flattening a portion of the peripheral wall, sliding it under the reservoir until the flattened portion protrudes past the far edge of the reservoir whereupon it resiliently regains its shape forming a receptacle under the reservoir. Abstract not to be interpreted as limiting.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventors: Jacques LAMBERT, Claude MAUFFETTE, Pierre HALMAI
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Patent number: 9364076Abstract: A toothbrush holder enclosure is provided which includes a three parts: a back plate, a resilient clamp and a front cover. The back plate and front cover form a housing. The clamp part has an inverted “U” shape and is made of a resilient material giving it a springy property. The clamp is shaped to urge two clamp arms towards one another in order for the clamp to grip a toothbrush. Two rollers at the tips of the clamp arms engage a toothbrush head inserted in the clamp as the clamp is spread apart from the clamped position to a deviated state. With the toothbrush inserted, the rollers exert pressure on a neck of the toothbrush to hold the toothbrush fast in place. The rolling engagement action of the rollers permits gripping toothbrushes having heads fitted with rubber sides.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2015Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: MAXOR INC.Inventors: Claude Mauffette, Jean-François Jacques, Denis Lamothe, Jean Lamothe, Pierre Halmai
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Publication number: 20150320264Abstract: A toothbrush holder enclosure is provided which includes a three parts: a back plate, a resilient clamp and a front cover. The back plate and front cover form a housing. The clamp part has an inverted “U” shape and is made of a resilient material giving it a springy property. The clamp is shaped to urge two clamp arms towards one another in order for the clamp to grip a toothbrush. Two rollers at the tips of the clamp arms engage a toothbrush head inserted in the clamp as the clamp is spread apart from the clamped position to a deviated state. With the toothbrush inserted, the rollers exert pressure on a neck of the toothbrush to hold the toothbrush fast in place. The rolling engagement action of the rollers permits gripping toothbrushes having heads fitted with rubber sides.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventors: Claude MAUFFETTE, Jean-François JACQUES, Denis LAMOTHE, Jean LAMOTHE, Pierre HALMAI
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Patent number: 9090440Abstract: A two-part tool for lifting from a ground surface a reservoir located substantially adjacent a wall, the reservoir defining a reservoir bottom end supported on the ground surface and a reservoir top end substantially opposed to the reservoir bottom end. The two part-tool includes: a wedge component defining a wedge component first end and a substantially opposed wedge component second end, the wedge component defining opposed first and second contact surfaces each extending between the wedge component first and second ends, the first and second contact surfaces diverging from each other in a direction leading from the wedge component first end toward the wedge component second end; a jack component, the jack component including a base, a lifting member operatively coupled to the base so as to be movable relatively thereto, and an actuator operatively coupled to the lifting member and to the base for selectively moving the lifting member relatively to the base.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2010Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: 9319-8729 QUÉBEC INC.Inventors: Jacques Lambert, Raymond Lacroix, Claude Mauffette, Pierre Halmaï
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Publication number: 20110024925Abstract: A device for simultaneously pouring a liquid from a bottle (50) into a vessel (52) and mixing air into the liquid comprises bottle engaging means for engaging the neck of a bottle (50), vessel engaging means for engaging the vessel (52), a liquid flow passage (68) for flow of liquid from the bottle (50) to the vessel (52), an air return passage (34, 36) for flow of air from the vessel (52) to the bottle (50), and a liquid distributor (18) for distributing liquid in a path into the vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2008Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: LE CREUSET SASInventor: Claude Mauffette
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Publication number: 20090148077Abstract: There is provided a container including: framing elements connected to the bottom of the container, projecting upwards from the bottom towards the top and being symmetric about a transverse plane that transects the bottom and top defining a front and back section of the container; fabric material connected to the framing elements; a closure mechanism for selectively closing the open top comprising: a primary flap for covering the top hingedly connected at the top to the back section and operable between a closed and open position, the primary flap covering the top and being under elastic tension when in a closed position and exposing the top and being free of the elastic tension when in an open position; and a first handle operatively connected to the primary flap for snappingly engaging an open position thereof; and a second handle disposed in the front section for handling and transporting the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Inventors: Claude Mauffette, Colin Cote
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Publication number: 20080141830Abstract: Apparatus (2, 22) for extracting a cork (14) from a bottle (8) containing gaseous liquid comprising cork-engaging means (12, 28) having a cork engaging passageway extending generally longitudinally therethrough for engaging the cork (14), trap means (6) for trapping the expelled cork and bottle-engaging means (4) connected to the cork-engaging means and the trap means for positioning the cork-engaging means and trap means with respect to the neck of the bottle such that the cork-engaging means engages the cork and the trap means is located for trapping the expelled cork, wherein the cork-engaging means (12, 28) includes cork-gripping means (16, 32) provided on the cork-engaging passageway which is operative to prevent rotation of the cork on rotation of the bottle with respect to the bottle-engaging means (12, 28) and wherein the trap means (6) arrests the flight of the cork after it is expelled from the bottle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2005Publication date: June 19, 2008Inventor: Claude Mauffette
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Patent number: 6817164Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for packaging objects, like soiled diapers, into an elongated flexible plastic tube. The apparatus includes a container with an upper portion with an opening and a lower portion. A cassette is mounted in the upper portion of the container coaxially with the opening to store a tube in a compacted form. A plunging device is provided to compress the object to be disposed of, and to push it into the tube and then to the bottom part of the container. The plunging device includes biased flaps and biased slides orthogonal to the arms which permits to push the object down while allowing a hermetic seal of the flexible tube to prevent escape of bad odours.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2003Date of Patent: November 16, 2004Assignee: Les Developpements Angelcare Inc.Inventors: Claude Mauffette, Louis Lefebvre, Yan Tremblay
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Publication number: 20040093837Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for packaging objects, like soiled diapers, into an elongated flexible plastic tube. The apparatus includes a container with an upper portion with an opening and a lower portion. A cassette is mounted in the upper portion of the container coaxially with the opening to store a tube in a compacted form. A plunging device is provided to compress the object to be disposed of, and to push it into the tube and then to the bottom part of the container. The plunging device includes biased flaps and biased slides orthogonal to the arms which permits to push the object down while allowing a hermetic seal of the flexible tube to prevent escape of bad odours.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2003Publication date: May 20, 2004Inventors: Claude Mauffette, Louis Lefebvre, Yan Tremblay
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Patent number: 6652469Abstract: Resilient attachment members interconnect a pair of flat plates of a movement detector pad and are preferably disposed in the corners of these flat plates. A piezoelectric transducer is disposed centrally between the plates to generate signals when the plates move with respect to one another. In one embodiment the resilient attachment members each have a connector pin which is connected to one of the plates and extends into a pin receiving hollow node formed in the other plates and projecting above an inner surface of the other plate. The end of the connector pin has lateral projections to engage within the node when both plates are spaced apart a predetermined distance by the pressure of helical springs which are disposed about each pin and its associated node. During movement of the pin within the node the pin is in substantially friction free movement whereby not to corrupt the movement signal generated by the piezoelectric crystal.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2001Date of Patent: November 25, 2003Assignee: 34160704 Canada Inc.Inventors: Maurice Pinsonnault, Claude Mauffette, David Dredge
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Publication number: 20030121923Abstract: A cassette for use in dispensing a pleated tubing to collect waste material is formed of an annular body having a U-shaped cross-section in which is packed the pleated tubing in layered form and of an annular flange which extends over the housing. The flange has an inner portion that extends downwardly to engage the upper part of the inner wall of the annular body and an outwardly projecting portion that extends over the housing. The outwardly projecting portion has an annular funnel area to assist in the sliding of the pleated tubing when pulled through the central core of the annular body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2002Publication date: July 3, 2003Inventors: Michel Morand, Claude Mauffette, Maurice Pinsonnault
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Patent number: D474664Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2002Date of Patent: May 20, 2003Assignee: Trudeau Corporation 1889 Inc.Inventor: Claude Mauffette
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Patent number: D635823Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2010Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Le Creuset SASInventor: Claude Mauffette
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Patent number: D660114Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2011Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Inventor: Claude Mauffette
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Patent number: D663179Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2011Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Inventor: Claude Mauffette
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Patent number: D776726Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2014Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: LES ENTREPRISES ZERONEXT INC.Inventor: Claude Mauffette
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Patent number: D794684Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: LES ENTERPRISES ZERONEXT INC.Inventor: Claude Mauffette
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Patent number: D841337Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: MAXOR INC.Inventors: Claude Mauffette, Jean-Francois Jacques, Denis Lamothe, Jean Lamothe, Pierre Halmai