Patents by Inventor Daniel Lévesque
Daniel Lévesque 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: 20240092196Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a vehicle connector assembly mountable to or formed integral with an electric vehicle comprising a vehicle component management system and a battery electrically couplable with the vehicle connector assembly, the vehicle connector assembly being engageable with a docking connector assembly electrically coupled with a power source and comprising a docking communication system. The vehicle connector assembly comprises a battery-charging interface electrically couplable with the power source via the docking connector assembly to charge the battery of the vehicle and a vehicle communication system to receive vehicle information from the vehicle component management system of the electric vehicle and send said vehicle information to the docking communication system. The vehicle connector assembly is configurable into a charging configuration when engaged with the docking connector assembly. The present disclosure also concerns a corresponding method for charging an electric vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2021Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventor: Daniel LÉVESQUE
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Publication number: 20240065990Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compounds, compositions and vehicles for delivering 3-amino-1-propanesulfonic acid (3APS) in a subject, preferably a human subject. The invention encompasses compounds that will yield or generate 3APS, either in vitro or in vivo. Preferred compounds include amino acid prodrugs of 3APS for use, including but not limited to, the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Xianqi KONG, Mohamed ATFANI, Benoit BACHAND, Abderrahim BOUZIDE, Stephanie CIBLAT, Sophie LEVESQUE, David MIGNEAULT, Isabelle VALADE, Xinfu WU, Daniel DELORME
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Publication number: 20230322102Abstract: A securing system for securing an electric bicycle to a bicycle docking frame includes a female connecting assembly mountable on the bicycle docking frame and a male connecting assembly mountable on the electric bicycle and sized to be received within a tapered recess of the female connecting assembly. When so received, first current coupling elements of the female assembly electrically interface with second current coupling elements of the male assembly, which can allow current flow therebetween to charge a battery of the electric bicycle. A bicycle rack system includes electric bicycles, bicycle docks, a charging module operable to receive electrical power from an external power source and a charging controller for adjusting the level of electrical power provided to dock-side charging modules that charge battery modules of electric bicycles docked thereto. A method for managing charging and an electric bike are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: PBSC Urban Solutions Inc.Inventors: David SAINT-GERMAIN, Sébastien BOSSAN, Daniel LÉVESQUE, Mario BÉLANGER, Alain ST-JACQUES
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Patent number: 11712975Abstract: A securing system for securing an electric bicycle to a bicycle docking frame includes a female connecting assembly mountable on the bicycle docking frame and a male connecting assembly mountable on the electric bicycle and sized to be received within a tapered recess of the female connecting assembly. When so received, first current coupling elements of the female assembly electrically interface with second current coupling elements of the male assembly, which can allow current flow therebetween to charge a battery of the electric bicycle. A bicycle rack system includes electric bicycles, bicycle docks, a charging module operable to receive electrical power from an external power source and a charging controller for adjusting the level of electrical power provided to dock-side charging modules that charge battery modules of electric bicycles docked thereto. A method for managing charging is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2018Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Inventors: David Saint-Germain, Sébastien Bossan, Daniel Lévesque, Mario Bélanger, Alain St-Jacques
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Publication number: 20200231053Abstract: A securing system for securing an electric bicycle to a bicycle docking frame includes a female connecting assembly mountable on the bicycle docking frame and a male connecting assembly mountable on the electric bicycle and sized to be received within a tapered recess of the female connecting assembly. When so received, first current coupling elements of the female assembly electrically interface with second current coupling elements of the male assembly, which can allow current flow therebetween to charge a battery of the electric bicycle. A bicycle rack system includes electric bicycles, bicycle docks, a charging module operable to receive electrical power from an external power source and a charging controller for adjusting the level of electrical power provided to dock-side charging modules that charge battery modules of electric bicycles docked thereto. A method for managing charging is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2018Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: PBSC Urban Solutions Inc.Inventors: David SAINT-GERMAIN, Sébastien BOSSAN, Daniel LÉVESQUE, Mario BÉLANGER, Alain ST-JACQUES
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Patent number: 10625819Abstract: A motorization apparatus for a motorized wheel comprises an axle secured to a frame of a vehicle. A rotor unit has poles of magnet material. A stator unit having slots and teeth secured to the axle is inward of said rotor to define a clearance gap therewith such that the rotor unit is rotatable about the stator core. An arrangement of coils is wound around the teeth of the stator unit, the coils adapted to be powered to induce a rotation of the rotor unit relative to the stator unit. A structure comprises hub portions rotatably mounted to the axle, the structure having lateral walls defining an inner volume for the rotor unit and the stator unit, the structure supporting the rotor unit. The structure comprises attachment members connected to spokes of the motorized wheel, located radially inward of the clearance gap between the rotor unit and the stator unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: BIONX CANADA INC.Inventors: Jean-martin Duhamel, Daniel Levesque, Pascal Larose, Jerome Cros
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Patent number: 10382511Abstract: A guest digital device joins a playback session hosted by a host digital device and synchronizes playback of digital media content with playback on the host digital device. This enables multiple users to listen to or view media at the same time on their respective devices. A time-based synchronization process may be used to initially synchronize playback of the guest digital device to the host digital device. If synchronization is lost, the device may record and analyze audio during playback and a fingerprint-based synchronization approach may be applied that detects a time offset between fingerprints in the analyzed audio. If synchronization is still not achieved, a watermark-based synchronization approach may be applied in which watermarks are actively injected into the audio and the time offsets between the watermarks is detected.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: AMP ME INC.Inventors: Martin-Luc Archambault, Andrè-Philippe Paquet, Martin Gagnon, Daniel Levesque, Keith Beaudoin, Luc Bernard, Marc Mercier, Michaël Mimeault, Rami Kuret, Julien Gobeil Simard
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Publication number: 20190100277Abstract: A motorization apparatus for a motorized wheel comprises an axle secured to a frame of a vehicle. A rotor unit has poles of magnet material. A stator unit having slots and teeth secured to the axle is inward of said rotor to define a clearance gap therewith such that the rotor unit is rotatable about the stator core. An arrangement of coils is wound around the teeth of the stator unit, the coils adapted to be powered to induce a rotation of the rotor unit relative to the stator unit. A structure comprises hub portions rotatably mounted to the axle, the structure having lateral walls defining an inner volume for the rotor unit and the stator unit, the structure supporting the rotor unit. The structure comprises attachment members connected to spokes of the motorized wheel, located radially inward of the clearance gap between the rotor unit and the stator unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Jean-martin DUHAMEL, Daniel LEVESQUE, Pascal LAROSE, Jerome CROS
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Patent number: 10218249Abstract: A direct-drive brushless DC motorization apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes an outer rotor having poles constructed with segments of forty or forty-four permanent magnets alternatively magnetized north and south. The outer rotor is adapted to be part of a wheel and is rotatable with respect to an axis of the wheel. The outer rotor is mounted about a stator core of ferromagnetic material and is separated from the stator core by a clearance gap. The stator core has forty-two slots, and adjacent slots are separated by teeth. A three-phase winding with coils of insulated wire is wound around the teeth of the stator core. The three-phase winding is divided in two sets of consecutive teeth for each of the three phases, with each of the two sets of a same phase being diametrically opposed in the stator core.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: BIONIX CANADA INC.Inventors: Daniel Levesque, Jerome Cros
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Patent number: 10155565Abstract: A motorization apparatus for a motorized wheel comprises an axle secured to a frame of a vehicle. A rotor unit has poles of magnet material. A stator unit having slots and teeth secured to the axle is inward of said rotor to define a clearance gap therewith such that the rotor unit is rotatable about the stator core. An arrangement of coils is wound around the teeth of the stator unit, the coils adapted to be powered to induce a rotation of the rotor unit relative to the stator unit. A structure comprises hub portions rotatably mounted to the axle, the structure having lateral walls defining an inner volume for the rotor unit and the stator unit, the structure supporting the rotor unit. The structure comprises attachment members connected to spokes of the motorized wheel, located radially inward of the clearance gap between the rotor unit and the stator unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2017Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: BIONX CANADA INC.Inventors: Jean-martin Duhamel, Daniel Levesque, Pascal Larose, Jerome Cros
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Publication number: 20170251040Abstract: A guest digital device joins a playback session hosted by a host digital device and synchronizes playback of digital media content with playback on the host digital device. This enables multiple users to listen to or view media at the same time on their respective devices. A time-based synchronization process may be used to initially synchronize playback of the guest digital device to the host digital device. If synchronization is lost, the device may record and analyze audio during playback and a fingerprint-based synchronization approach may be applied that detects a time offset between fingerprints in the analyzed audio. If synchronization is still not achieved, a watermark-based synchronization approach may be applied in which watermarks are actively injected into the audio and the time offsets between the watermarks is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2017Publication date: August 31, 2017Inventors: Martin-Luc Archambault, Andrè-Philippe Paquet, Martin Gagnon, Daniel Levesque, Keith Beaudoin, Luc Bernard, Marc Mercier, Michaël Mimeault, Rami Kuret, Julien Gobeil Simard
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Publication number: 20170183058Abstract: A motorization apparatus for a motorized wheel comprises an axle secured to a frame of a vehicle. A rotor unit has poles of magnet material. A stator unit having slots and teeth secured to the axle is inward of said rotor to define a clearance gap therewith such that the rotor unit is rotatable about the stator core. An arrangement of coils is wound around the teeth of the stator unit, the coils adapted to be powered to induce a rotation of the rotor unit relative to the stator unit. A structure comprises hub portions rotatably mounted to the axle, the structure having lateral walls defining an inner volume for the rotor unit and the stator unit, the structure supporting the rotor unit. The structure comprises attachment members connected to spokes of the motorized wheel, located radially inward of the clearance gap between the rotor unit and the stator unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2017Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventors: Jean-martin DUHAMEL, Daniel LEVESQUE, Pascal LAROSE, Jerome CROS
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Patent number: 9595850Abstract: A motorization apparatus for a motorized wheel comprises an axle secured to a frame of a vehicle. A rotor unit has poles of magnet material. A stator unit having slots and teeth secured to the axle is inward of said rotor to define a clearance gap therewith such that the rotor unit is rotatable about the stator core. An arrangement of coils is wound around the teeth of the stator unit, the coils adapted to be powered to induce a rotation of the rotor unit relative to the stator unit. A structure comprises hub portions rotatably mounted to the axle, the structure having lateral walls defining an inner volume for the rotor unit and the stator unit, the structure supporting the rotor unit. The structure comprises attachment members connected to spokes of the motorized wheel, located radially inward of the clearance gap between the rotor unit and the stator unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2014Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: BIONX CANADA INC.Inventors: Jena-martin Duhamel, Daniel Lévesque, Pascal Larose, Jérome Cros
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Publication number: 20170040879Abstract: A direct-drive brushless DC motorization apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes an outer rotor having poles constructed with segments of forty or forty-four permanent magnets alternatively magnetized north and south. The outer rotor is adapted to be part of a wheel and is rotatable with respect to an axis of the wheel. The outer rotor is mounted about a stator core of ferromagnetic material and is separated from the stator core by a clearance gap. The stator core has forty-two slots, and adjacent slots are separated by teeth. A three-phase winding with coils of insulated wire is wound around the teeth of the stator core. The three-phase winding is divided in two sets of consecutive teeth for each of the three phases, with each of the two sets of a same phase being diametrically opposed in the stator core.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Daniel Levesque, Jerome Cros
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Publication number: 20170034263Abstract: Playback of an audio stream is synchronized on multiple connected digital devices by using synchronization fingerprints. Playback actions may furthermore be synchronized on all devices, such as skips and pauses. Furthermore, synchronization may be maintained even in the presence of variations in decoding speed, playback interruptions, and network disconnections. Synchronized playback of streamed audio content on multiple devices is achieved by devices compensating for time drifting induced by network instability and variable playback speed across master and guest devices to reduce the formation of echoes during playback.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Martin-Luc Archambault, André-Philippe Paquet, Nicolas Presseault, Marcos Paulo Damasceno, Julien Gobeil Simard, Luc Bernard, Martin Gagnon, Steve Matte, Daniel Levesque
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Patent number: 9471996Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a renderer-agnostic method for representing materials independently from an underlying rendering engine. Advantageously, materials libraries may be extended with new materials for rendering with an existing rendering engine and implementation. Also, new rendering engines and implementations may be added for existing materials. Thus, at run-time, rather than limiting the rendering to being performed on a pre-determined rendering engine, the rendering application may efficiently and conveniently manage rendering a graphics scene on a plurality of rendering engines or implementations.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2008Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: AUTODESK, Inc.Inventors: Jerome Maillot, Andre Gauthier, Daniel Levesque
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Publication number: 20160087491Abstract: A motorization apparatus for a motorized wheel comprises an axle secured to a frame of a vehicle. A rotor unit has poles of magnet material. A stator unit having slots and teeth secured to the axle is inward of said rotor to define a clearance gap therewith such that the rotor unit is rotatable about the stator core. An arrangement of coils is wound around the teeth of the stator unit, the coils adapted to be powered to induce a rotation of the rotor unit relative to the stator unit. A structure comprises hub portions rotatably mounted to the axle, the structure having lateral walls defining an inner volume for the rotor unit and the stator unit, the structure supporting the rotor unit. The structure comprises attachment members connected to spokes of the motorized wheel, located radially inward of the clearance gap between the rotor unit and the stator unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2014Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Jean-martin DUHAMEL, Daniel LÉVESQUE, Pascal LAROSE, Jérôme CROS
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Patent number: 8970626Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for performing path tracing. In use, one or more matte objects are identified in a scene. Additionally, one or more synthetic objects are identified in the scene. Further, path tracing is performed within the scene, where the path tracing accounts for interactions between one or more of the matte objects and one or more of the synthetic objects.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2012Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: NVIDIA CorporationInventors: Daniel Lévesque, Carsten Alexander Wätcher
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Publication number: 20140292774Abstract: A processing system, a method of carrying out sample-based rendering (such as true or quasi-Monte Carlo rendering) in a multi- or many-core processor processing system and a graphics processing unit (GPU) incorporating the processing system or the method. In one embodiment, the processing system includes: (1) a sample-space distributor operable to distribute a first subset of samples for a pixel of an image to a first compute core for sample-based rendering therewith and a second subset of samples for the pixel to a second compute core for the sample-based rendering therewith, the second subset differing from the first subset and (2) a sample-space combiner associated with the sample-space distributor and operable to combine results of the sample-based rendering.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2013Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: Nvidia CorporationInventors: Stefan Radig, Daniel Levesque, Carsten Wächter, Daniel Seibert
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Publication number: 20130271489Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for performing path tracing. In use, one or more matte objects are identified in a scene. Additionally, one or more synthetic objects are identified in the scene. Further, path tracing is performed within the scene, where the path tracing accounts for interactions between one or more of the matte objects and one or more of the synthetic objects.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2012Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: NVIDIA CORPORATIONInventors: Daniel Lévesque, Carsten Alexander Wächter