Patents by Inventor Etienne MINVILLE

Etienne MINVILLE 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).

  • Patent number: 10561075
    Abstract: A forestry device, for example, a bunching and felling head configured to group trees, includes a support frame and an accumulation area located proximate to the support frame. The device includes at least a first arm rotatable relative to the support frame, to gather trees, and at least one accumulating arm rotatable relative to the support frame, to secure one or more gathered trees in the accumulation area and to retract from the accumulation area to allow a newly gathered tree to be added in the accumulation area. The one or more accumulating arm(s) include(s) an inner arm pivotable relative to the support frame and an outer arm pivotable relative to the inner arm. The outer arm has at least one articulation dividing the outer arm into at least a proximate member and a distal member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: QUADCO INC.
    Inventors: Yvan Lamontagne, Etienne Minville, Pierre Perron
  • Publication number: 20170055465
    Abstract: A forestry device is provided. The forestry device, for example a bunching and felling head, is configured to group trees. The device comprises a support frame and an accumulation area located proximate to the support frame. The device includes at least a first arm rotatable relative to the support frame, to gather trees, and at least one accumulating arm rotatable relative to the support frame, to secure one or more trees in the accumulation area and to retract from the accumulation area to allow a newly gathered tree to be added in the accumulation area. The one or more accumulating arm(s) include(s) an inner arm pivotable relative to the support frame and an outer arm pivotable relative to the inner arm. The outer arm is provided with at least one articulation dividing the outer arm into at least a proximate member and a distal member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Yvan LAMONTAGNE, Etienne MINVILLE, Pierre PERRON