Patents by Inventor Daniel Vaillancourt

Daniel 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).

  • Torque measuring assembly suitable for use in a container capping machine
    Patent number: 8615972
    Abstract: The present invention provides a torque measuring station, comprising a cap-engaging assembly for engaging a cap that has been secured onto a container, a torque measuring assembly for obtaining a measurement indicative of the torque exerted on the cap by the cap engaging assembly and a processing entity in communication with the torque measuring assembly. The processing entity is operative for receiving the measurement indicative of the torque, and for causing the container to be handled, once released from said cap-engaging assembly, on the basis of the measurement indicative of the torque applied to the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Capmatic Ltd.
    Inventors: Loris Bassani, Daniel Vaillancourt