Patents by Inventor Denis Proulx
Denis Proulx 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: 10583347Abstract: The present document describes a blade sharpening system comprising a blade sharpening device, a blade holding apparatus and a controller operatively coupled to the blade sharpening device and said blade holding apparatus to control sharpening of said blade, and methods of using the same.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2016Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: AIGUISAGE ELITE INC.Inventor: Denis Proulx
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Publication number: 20180126250Abstract: The present document describes a blade sharpening system comprising a blade sharpening device, a blade holding apparatus and a controller operatively coupled to the blade sharpening device and said blade holding apparatus to control sharpening of said blade, and methods of using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2016Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventor: Denis PROULX
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Patent number: 9825759Abstract: In one embodiment, a tunnel to be affected by configuration of a service in a network is identified and key information for the identified tunnel is obtained from a corresponding router. The tunnel is assigned to a key group based on the key information, and provisioning information associated with the tunnel on the router is updated based on the assigned key group in conjunction with configuration of the service. The updating of the provisioning information may comprise altering the key information on the router to include a key associated with the assigned key group. Also, one or more keys not associated with the assigned key group may be deleted from the router and from a management entity of the network.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2013Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Denis A. Proulx, Carl Rajsic
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Patent number: 9517543Abstract: The present document describes a blade sharpening system comprising a blade sharpening device, a blade holding apparatus and a controller operatively coupled to the blade sharpening device and said blade holding apparatus to control sharpening of said blade, and methods of using the same.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: AIGUISAGE ELITE INC.Inventor: Denis Proulx
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Publication number: 20150010152Abstract: In one embodiment, a tunnel to be affected by configuration of a service in a network is identified and key information for the identified tunnel is obtained from a corresponding router. The tunnel is assigned to a key group based on the key information, and provisioning information associated with the tunnel on the router is updated based on the assigned key group in conjunction with configuration of the service. The updating of the provisioning information may comprise altering the key information on the router to include a key associated with the assigned key group. Also, one or more keys not associated with the assigned key group may be deleted from the router and from a management entity of the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2013Publication date: January 8, 2015Applicant: Alcatel-Lucent Canada Inc.Inventors: Denis A. Proulx, Carl Rajsic
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Publication number: 20140179201Abstract: The present document describes a blade sharpening system comprising a blade sharpening device, a blade holding apparatus and a controller operatively coupled to the blade sharpening device and said blade holding apparatus to control sharpening of said blade, and methods of using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: AIGUISAGE ELITE INC.Inventor: Denis PROULX
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Patent number: 8040869Abstract: The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for automatic discovery of logical links between network devices. In one embodiment, the present invention comprises part of a network management system (“NM”) that manages a discrete set of network devices. The NM sends SNMP queries to individual network devices managed by the NM to obtain interface configuration data for each of the network interfaces of the device. The information requested includes destination information (“next hop” or “neighbor” IP address) for data packets sent from the interface. The NM checks to see whether a logical link corresponding to the received configuration information already exists in a logical link database maintained by the NM. If such a link exists the NM checks to see if the existing information for the link is valid. If the existing link data is valid, no change is made.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2001Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Moise Gaspard, Thomas Flynn, Chuong Ngoc Ngo, Denis Proulx, Attaullah Zabihi
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Publication number: 20110158111Abstract: The invention is directed to a method and system for bulk provisioning of telecommunications services on a live network and is suited to migrating telecommunications services from a legacy network to another network. Customer service data files can be imported, and validated against customer service rules and against live configuration data of the live network. Actions are logged and can be rolled back when errors are encountered.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2009Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: Alcatel-Lucent Canada Inc.Inventors: Denis Proulx, Reda Laichi
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Patent number: 7856599Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for network management that allows the configuration of IP links in one step, via a GUI form, even though the management protocols available at the two end links (routers) may differ. According to one embodiment, the method comprises gathering information from the user, validating this information, and then sending this information to the appropriate router(s). According to one embodiment, the method enables a user to specify various configurations when provisioning an IP link, for example, the type of IP link (Point-to-Point, Point-to-IP, or Point-to-Subnet), the numbering type (Numbered or Unnumbered), the application type (MPLS and/or IP Forwarding), and the sub-layer interfaces to be used (Packet Over Sonet, Asynchronous Transfer Mode, GigEthernet, and others).Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2001Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent Canada Inc.Inventors: Denis Proulx, Chuong Ngoc Ngo, Attaullah Zabihi, David Wing-Chung Chan, Felix Katz
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Patent number: 7515546Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention sends SNMP queries to sets and/or ranges of IP numbers to determine whether a network device exists at each IP number and whether the network device has IP forwarding capabilities. The set of IP numbers searched may be specified by specifying ranges or subnets or by providing a list of discrete IP numbers. When a new network device with IP forwarding capabilities is discovered, that network device is added to a list of discovered network devices. The list is displayed to the network manager. In one embodiment, in addition to discovering newly added devices via IP number polling, the invention also discovers newly added devices from SNMP messages (“traps”) broadcast by a newly added device. In one embodiment, each network device discovered as a result of a SNMP trap is added to the newly discovered device list.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2001Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent Canada Inc.Inventors: Moise Gaspard, Philip Andrew Brown, Andre Neil Dominic Jacob, Chuong Ngoc Ngo, Denis Proulx, Attaullah Zabihi, Afshan Zabihi-Seissan
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Patent number: 7085277Abstract: A method of administratively dividing an emulated local area network (LANE) into multiple independent forwarding realms thereby restricting the connectivity of a particular local area network (LAN) to other LANs. The method also introduces the ability of allocating a number of forwarding realms to a service user (Customer).Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 1998Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: Alcatel Canada Inc.Inventors: Denis Proulx, Angelica Kasvand, Ron Bolder
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Publication number: 20050229113Abstract: For displaying information on all highlighted objects in a hierarchical chain of objects, a graphical user interface (GUI), identifies an original highlighted object displayed on a window at a selected hierarchically level. The highlighted object(s) subtended by the original object at the hierarchically next lower level is/are identified and selected from an object storage means, etc, until all highlighted objects corresponding to the original object are identified and selected. The selected objects are placed in a list, and the GIU displays the list in a highlighted objects window where the objects are arranged in a specified order. The list comprises a row for each highlighted object, and a plurality of columns, each column for providing a specified attribute of the object. The GUI may then selects order of the objects in the window by sorting the list by any of the columns.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2004Publication date: October 13, 2005Applicant: ALCATELInventors: Terrence Martineau, David Kiesekamp, Denis Proulx, Suyan Shao, Satvinder Bawa, Raymond Canton
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Publication number: 20050022189Abstract: A framework for connectivity verification is provided. The framework includes a connectivity verification server performing unattended connectivity verification, and a connectivity verification application, both the connectivity verification server and connectivity verification application operating in a network management context. Connectivity verification jobs are defined via the connectivity verification application and the connectivity verification server is configured accordingly. Connectivity verification jobs can also be scheduled. The connectivity verification application also provides a display of connectivity verification results. The results of each connectivity verification job may be compared against a desired connectivity profile and deviations from the connectivity profile being used to raise alarms.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2004Publication date: January 27, 2005Applicant: ALCATELInventors: Denis Proulx, Craig Timmerman, Felix Katz, Margaret Rachniowski, Afshan Zabihi, Macmohana Virdy
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Publication number: 20030137532Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for network management that allows the configuration of IP links in one step, via a GUI form, even though the management protocols available at the two end links (routers) may differ. According to one embodiment, the method comprises gathering information from the user, validating this information, and then sending this information to the appropriate router(s). According to one embodiment, the method enables a user to specify various configurations when provisioning an IP link, for example, the type of IP link (Point-to-Point, Point-to-IP, or Point-to-Subnet), the numbering type (Numbered or Unnumbered), the application type (MPLS and/or IP Forwarding), and the sub-layer interfaces to be used (Packet Over Sonet, Asynchronous Transfer Mode, GigEthernet, and others).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2001Publication date: July 24, 2003Applicant: Alcatel Canada Inc.Inventors: Denis Proulx, Chuong Ngoc Ngo, Attaullah Zabihi, David Wing-Chung Chan, Felix Katz
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Publication number: 20030112765Abstract: The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for automatic discovery of network devices with data forwarding capabilities. In one embodiment, the present invention sends SNMP queries to sets and/or ranges of IP numbers to determine whether a network device exists at each IP number and whether the network device has IP forwarding capabilities. The set of IP numbers searched may be specified by specifying ranges or subnets or by providing a list of discrete IP numbers. When a new network device with IP forwarding capabilities is discovered, that network device (identified by its IP number and SNMP description field) is added to a list of discovered network devices. The list is displayed to the network manager, who has the option of selecting none, one, or more than one of the network devices on the network device list for management by the network manager's network management system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2001Publication date: June 19, 2003Applicant: Alcatel Canada Inc.Inventors: Moise Gaspard, Philip Andrew Brown, Andre Neil Dominic Jacob, Chuong Ngoc Ngo, Denis Proulx, Attaullah Zabihi, Afshan Zabihi-Seissan
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Publication number: 20030112764Abstract: The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for automatic discovery of logical links between network devices. In one embodiment, the present invention comprises part of a network management system (“NM”) that manages a discrete set of network devices. The NM sends SNMP queries to individual network devices managed by the NM to obtain interface configuration data for each of the network interfaces of the device. The information requested includes destination information (“next hop” or “neighbor” IP address) for data packets sent from the interface. The NM checks to see whether a logical link corresponding to the received configuration information already exists in a logical link database maintained by the NM. If such a link exists the NM checks to see if the existing information for the link is valid. If the existing link data is valid, no change is made.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2001Publication date: June 19, 2003Applicant: Alcatel Canada Inc.Inventors: Moise Gaspard, Thomas Flynn, Chuong Ngoc Ngo, Denis Proulx, Attaullah Zabihi
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Patent number: 4892458Abstract: A board stacking machine comprising a feed conveyor for feeding a plurality of boards, precut to a predetermined size, to an accumulator which is displacebly secured at a discharge end of the feed conveyor for storing and releasing accumulated boards maintained in substantially horizontal alignment by the stacking effect in the accumulator and onto an input end of a control feed conveyor. A discharge conveyor is provided for feeding boards from an end section of the control feed conveyor to a feed supply position of a single board feed conveyor. The board orienting station has a delivery conveyor for supporting and transporting the boards in substantially horizontal alignment and in side-by-side abutting relationship. A discharge conveyor feeds the boards to a board holding station which supports a predetermined number of these boards oriented side by side in a board layer thereon, and positions the board layer on a vertically displaceable support with the boards maintained in alignment.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 1988Date of Patent: January 9, 1990Assignee: Les Emballages P. Proulx Ltee/P. Proulx Packaging Ltd.Inventor: Denis Proulx