Patents by Inventor Etienne CÔTÉ

Etienne CÔTÉ 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).

  • Publication number: 20220412026
    Abstract: An attachment assembly for attaching a snow plow blade to a vehicle includes a pair of interface brackets, a pair of articulated intermediate structures mounted to the interface brackets, a transversal member joining the intermediate structures, and a trigger assembly. The trigger assembly includes a static member with a pivoting attachment point for attachment to the snow plow blade and top and bottom attachment points for releasable attachment to the intermediate structure, a pin assembly, and a biasing means attached to the pin assembly and to the static member. The trigger assembly is biased toward a default position in which the pin member and the static member are at their closest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Alexandre CÔTÉ, Etienne CÔTÉ
  • Patent number: 11459717
    Abstract: A snow plow blade assembly comprises a main blade, an extension blade extending laterally from the main blade; a slide member and a flat bar. An interface is present between the main blade and the extension blade, with the slide member and the flat bar installed at the interface. The slide member slidably cooperates with the flat bar to control or to minimize a gap between the main blade and the extension blade at the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: 9091-4532 QUÉBEC INC.
    Inventors: Etienne Côté, Alexandre Côté
  • Publication number: 20210189672
    Abstract: A snow plow blade assembly comprises a main blade, an extension blade extending laterally from the main blade; a slide member and a flat bar. An interface is present between the main blade and the extension blade, with the slide member and the flat bar installed at the interface. The slide member slidably cooperates with the flat bar to control or to minimize a gap between the main blade and the extension blade at the interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Etienne CÔTÉ, Alexandre CÔTÉ
  • Publication number: 20210188462
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for assisting a flight crew with (e.g., pre-flight) functional testing of aircraft systems are disclosed. An aircraft condition can be used to select one or more functional tests that are applicable based on the aircraft condition. The aircraft condition can be used to initiate the execution of the one or more applicable selected functional tests. The aircraft condition can also be used to identify the one or more functional tests that are applicable on a display device so as to guide the flight crew during the execution of the functional tests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Benoit OUELLETTE, Joseph Patrick Etienne COTE
  • Publication number: 20210100462
    Abstract: A system for assessing a vascular condition includes a pressure sensing catheter and a pressure guidewire. Heartbeats of the patient can be detected while the pressure sensing catheter and the pressure guidewire are positioned at the proximal position and at a distal position respectively. A diastolic pressure ratio zone (dPR zone) is located within a heartbeat from analysis of a signal from at least one of the pressure sensing catheter and the pressure guidewire. The dPR value can be obtained by calculating an average of several ratios of Pa to Pd taken over time within the heartbeat. A multi-beat metric (dPRc) is calculated that includes the dPR value and that also includes a high frequency sample whole heartbeat pressure ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Claude Belleville, André Lachance, Étienne Boutin, Magalie Cantin, Etienne Côté
  • Patent number: 10349840
    Abstract: The present document describes a system for equalizing the pressure of a pressure guidewire against the pressure of an aortic pressure device: the system comprising two methods of equalizing the pressure against each other, one method that involves a gain adjustment and another method that involves the addition of an offset; the method further comprising a method for detecting which method should be applied to the situation, the detecting methods including: the contribution of the operator; an algorithm detecting the first equalization from subsequent post procedure equalizations, the algorithm including various factors such as incrementing the equalization requests, measuring the elapsed time and others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Opsens Inc.
    Inventors: Claude Belleville, André Lachance, Étienne Côté
  • Patent number: 10001349
    Abstract: A target system for receiving a target having a target body and target projection extending therefrom. The target system comprises a main frame and a target attachment system. The main frame comprises an elongated target receiving member defining an elongated target receiving member surface and two vertically distant projections extending from the elongated target receiving member surface. The target attachment system comprises pair of target attachment supports adapted for being distantly and concurrently mounted on the projections, each one of the target attachment supports having an opening therethrough. The target attachment supports are mounted as a pair, and are defining a passage defined by their openings, the passage being adapted for receiving the target projection. As a result, the target, when hit on the target body, rotates freely around a rotation axis defined by the passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Inventors: Etienne Côté, Alexandre Côté
  • Patent number: 9995012
    Abstract: A snowplough system of the type being releasably anchored to a front end of a vehicle comprises a plough blade. A vehicle interface is adapted to be releasably anchored to the vehicle. A snowplough interface is operatively connected to the vehicle interface and comprises a structure supporting the plough blade, the structure being movable to displace the plough blade between a ploughing position and a retracted position. A wheel unit is connected to at least one of the vehicle interface and the snowplough interface, and comprises at least one wheel located in front of a front axle of the vehicle, to support part of the weight of the plough blade when in the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: RIVAL, SOCIÉTÉ EN COMMANDITE
    Inventors: Falah Boumediene, Pierre-Etienne Cote
  • Patent number: 9927214
    Abstract: There is provided a target attachment system for attaching a target having an opening therethrough. The target attachment system comprises a support comprising a holding member and a releasable target attachment element. The releasable target attachment element comprises an elongated engagement member and an abutment surface. The elongated engagement member is adapted to be inserted through the target opening and to be releasably fixed to the holding member. The abutment surface is adapted to abut the target towards the support once the engagement member is releasably fixed to the holding member. The proposed system does not have exposed mounting brackets or exposed bolts that may redirect bullet splatter in all directions which is dangerous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Inventors: Etienne Côté, Alexandre Côté
  • Publication number: 20170071486
    Abstract: The present document describes a system for equalizing the pressure of a pressure guidewire against the pressure of an aortic pressure device: the system comprising two methods of equalizing the pressure against each other, one method that involves a gain adjustment and another method that involves the addition of an offset; the method further comprising a method for detecting which method should be applied to the situation, the detecting methods including: the contribution of the operator; an algorithm detecting the first equalization from subsequent post procedure equalizations, the algorithm including various factors such as incrementing the equalization requests, measuring the elapsed time and others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Claude BELLEVILLE, André LACHANCE, Étienne CÔTÉ
  • Publication number: 20160370153
    Abstract: A target system for receiving a target having a target body and target projection extending therefrom. The target system comprises a main frame and a target attachment system. The main frame comprises an elongated target receiving member defining an elongated target receiving member surface and two vertically distant projections extending from the elongated target receiving member surface. The target attachment system comprises pair of target attachment supports adapted for being distantly and concurrently mounted on the projections, each one of the target attachment supports having an opening therethrough. The target attachment supports are mounted as a pair, and are defining a passage defined by their openings, the passage being adapted for receiving the target projection. As a result, the target, when hit on the target body, rotates freely around a rotation axis defined by the passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Etienne CÔTÉ, Alexandre CÔTÉ
  • Publication number: 20160312422
    Abstract: A snowplough system of the type being releasably anchored to a front end of a vehicle comprises a plough blade. A vehicle interface is adapted to be releasably anchored to the vehicle. A snowplough interface is operatively connected to the vehicle interface and comprises a structure supporting the plough blade, the structure being movable to displace the plough blade between a ploughing position and a retracted position. A wheel unit is connected to at least one of the vehicle interface and the snowplough interface, and comprises at least one wheel located in front of a front axle of the vehicle, to support part of the weight of the plough blade when in the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: FALAH BOUMEDIENE, PIERRE-ETIENNE COTE
  • Publication number: 20160258720
    Abstract: There is provided a target attachment system for attaching a target having an opening therethrough. The target attachment system comprises a support comprising a holding member and a releasable target attachment element. The releasable target attachment element comprises an elongated engagement member and an abutment surface. The elongated engagement member is adapted to be inserted through the target opening and to be releasably fixed to the holding member. The abutment surface is adapted to abut the target towards the support once the engagement member is releasably fixed to the holding member. The proposed system does not have exposed mounting brackets or exposed bolts that may redirect bullet splatter in all directions which is dangerous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Etienne CÔTÉ, Alexandre CÔTÉ