Patents by Inventor Francois Leblanc

Francois Leblanc 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: 11186330
    Abstract: A track assembly for traction of a tracked vehicle, such as an agricultural vehicle, an industrial vehicle (e.g., a construction vehicle) or a military vehicle, is provided. The track assembly comprises a plurality of wheels which comprises a drive wheel and a plurality of roller wheels, as well as an elastomeric endless track disposed around the plurality of wheels for engaging the ground. A roller wheel may comprise a wheel body and a covering on the wheel body. The covering may comprise a lateral portion dimensioned to contact a drive/guide lug of the track. The roller wheels and the track may implement a self-alignment system of the track assembly. The track assembly may comprise a cooling system for transferring heat away from a roller wheel. The track assembly may comprise a lateral motion mechanism allowing a roller wheel to move widthwise in response to a side load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: CAMSO INC.
    Inventors: Jeremie Zuchoski, Alain Lussier, Patrice Boily, François Leblanc
  • Patent number: 11093652
    Abstract: A web-based method and system for applying a legally enforceable signature of a user on an electronic document. The user accesses a web environment from a secure electronic system having verified his identity. Once in this web environment, the user is presented with a web-based representation of the document, and with legal disclosure and consent information related to the signing process. The user must agree with all of the information presented to him before his signature is applied to the document. A process log of the signing is kept for future reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Silanis Technology, Inc
    Inventors: Tommy Petrogiannis, Michael Laurie, Francois Leblanc, Benoit Goudreault-Emond
  • Publication number: 20210213954
    Abstract: A method for managing a drive mode of a tracked vehicle, comprising the step of reading an output of a sensor and in response to the output of the sensor performing a control action to manage the drive mode of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Alain Lussier, Francois Leblanc, Patrice Boily
  • Patent number: 11027788
    Abstract: An endless track for a track assembly providing traction to a work vehicle (e.g., an agricultural vehicle, a construction vehicle, etc.). The endless track comprises an elastomeric carcass having an inner side for facing wheels of the work vehicle and a ground-engaging outer side for engaging the ground. The endless track has a lug replacement capability to facilitate replacement of one or more drive/guide lugs on the inner side and/or one or more traction lugs on the ground-engaging outer side or portions of these lugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: CAMSO INC.
    Inventors: Marc Delisle, Francois Leblanc, Patrice Boily, Martin Lunkenbein, Greg Thody, Dewaine Kautsch, Jeff Staab, Martin Denis, Jake Dalphond
  • Publication number: 20210147014
    Abstract: An endless track for traction of an off-road vehicle, such as an agricultural vehicle, an industrial vehicle (e.g., a construction vehicle) or a military vehicle, is provided. The endless track a plurality of elastomeric lugs, such as drive/guide lugs projecting from the inner surface and/or traction lugs projecting from the ground-engaging outer surface. An elastomeric lug may have a material composition defining an arrangement of zones of different materials which comprises a plurality of zones of different elastomeric materials, may exhibit a desired variation of a material property (e.g., across the arrangement of zones of different materials. A zone of the elastomeric lug may have a dedicated function, such as a sacrificial zone or a wear indicator zone. An elastomeric drive lug may comprise an uneven drive surface, such as an angled or curved surface, for engaging a drive member of a drive wheel of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Alain Lussier, Francois Leblanc, Patrice Boily
  • Patent number: 10933877
    Abstract: A method for managing a drive mode of a tracked vehicle, comprising the step of reading an output of a sensor and in response to the output of the sensor performing a control action to manage the drive mode of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Camso Inc.
    Inventors: Alain Lussier, Francois Leblanc, Patrice Boily
  • Patent number: 10843750
    Abstract: An endless track for traction of an off-road vehicle, such as an agricultural vehicle, an industrial vehicle (e.g., a construction vehicle) or a military vehicle, is provided. The endless track a plurality of elastomeric lugs, such as drive/guide lugs projecting from the inner surface and/or traction lugs projecting from the ground-engaging outer surface. An elastomeric lug may have a material composition defining an arrangement of zones of different materials which comprises a plurality of zones of different elastomeric materials, may exhibit a desired variation of a material property (e.g., across the arrangement of zones of different materials. A zone of the elastomeric lug may have a dedicated function, such as a sacrificial zone or a wear indicator zone. An elastomeric drive lug may comprise an uneven drive surface, such as an angled or curved surface, for engaging a drive member of a drive wheel of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Camso Inc.
    Inventors: Alain Lussier, Francois Leblanc, Patrice Boily
  • Publication number: 20200361549
    Abstract: An endless track for traction of an off-road vehicle, such as an agricultural vehicle, an industrial vehicle (e.g., a construction vehicle) or a military vehicle, is provided. The endless track comprises an elastomeric belt-shaped body comprising an inner surface for facing wheels of the vehicle and a ground-engaging outer surface for engaging the ground. The endless track also comprises a plurality of elastomeric lugs, such as drive/guide lugs projecting from the inner surface and/or traction lugs projecting from the ground-engaging outer surface. An elastomeric lug may have a material composition defining an arrangement of zones of different materials which comprises a plurality of zones of different elastomeric materials. The elastomeric lug may exhibit a desired variation of a material property (e.g., a modulus of elasticity) across the arrangement of zones of different materials. A zone of the elastomeric lug may have a dedicated function, such as a sacrificial zone or a wear indicator zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Alain Lussier, Francois Leblanc, Patrice Boily
  • Patent number: 10730572
    Abstract: An endless track for traction of an off-road vehicle, such as an agricultural vehicle, an industrial vehicle (e.g., a construction vehicle) or a military vehicle, is provided. The endless track comprises an elastomeric belt-shaped body comprising an inner surface for facing wheels of the vehicle and a ground-engaging outer surface for engaging the ground. The endless track also comprises a plurality of elastomeric lugs, such as drive/guide lugs projecting from the inner surface and/or traction lugs projecting from the ground-engaging outer surface. An elastomeric lug may have a material composition defining an arrangement of zones of different materials which comprises a plurality of zones of different elastomeric materials. The elastomeric lug may exhibit a desired variation of a material property (e.g., a modulus of elasticity) across the arrangement of zones of different materials. A zone of the elastomeric lug may have a dedicated function, such as a sacrificial zone or a wear indicator zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Camso Inc.
    Inventors: Alain Lussier, Francois Leblanc, Patrice Boily
  • Publication number: 20200239008
    Abstract: A vehicular motion monitoring method comprises capturing motion observations on-board a vehicle with one or more sensors; mapping sets of motion observations onto a respective feature vector in an at least two-dimensional feature space, each feature vector having a first vector component representative of a longitudinal motion characteristic and a second vector component representative of a lateral motion characteristic; updating determinative parameters of a multivariate Gaussian probability density function modelling a population of collected feature vectors; assigning a riskiness indicator to each feature vector, the calculation of the riskiness indicator being based upon an event severity indictor indicative of how anomalous each feature vector is in comparison to the modelled population and upon a position of the feature vector relative to one or more previous and/or subsequent feature vectors; and integrating the riskiness indicator over time so as to obtain a risk assessment of driving style of the dri
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Benoist FLEURY, Francois LEBLANC, Sophie PORTE
  • Publication number: 20190359270
    Abstract: A sprocket for a tracked vehicle. The sprocket has a plurality of sockets for engaging drive lugs on an inner surface of a track driven by the sprocket. The sprocket also including a support surface for engaging with an inner surface of the track and which is in rolling contact with the inner surface of the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Alain Lussier, Francois Leblanc, Patrice Boily
  • Publication number: 20190351957
    Abstract: A track assembly for traction of a tracked vehicle, such as an agricultural vehicle, an industrial vehicle (e.g., a construction vehicle) or a military vehicle, is provided. The track assembly comprises a plurality of wheels which comprises a drive wheel and a plurality of roller wheels, as well as an elastomeric endless track disposed around the plurality of wheels for engaging the ground. A roller wheel may comprise a wheel body and a covering on the wheel body. The covering may comprise a lateral portion dimensioned to contact a drive/guide lug of the track. The roller wheels and the track may implement a self-alignment system of the track assembly. The track assembly may comprise a cooling system for transferring heat away from a roller wheel. The track assembly may comprise a lateral motion mechanism allowing a roller wheel to move widthwise in response to a side load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Jeremie Zuchoski, Alain Lussier, Patrice Boily, François Leblanc
  • Patent number: 10328982
    Abstract: A sprocket for a tracked vehicle. The sprocket has a plurality of sockets for engaging drive lugs on an inner surface of a track driven by the sprocket. The sprocket also including a support surface for engaging with an inner surface of the track and which is in rolling contact with the inner surface of the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Camso Inc.
    Inventors: Alain Lussier, Francois Leblanc, Patrice Boily
  • Patent number: 10272959
    Abstract: A track assembly for traction of a tracked vehicle, such as an agricultural vehicle, an industrial vehicle (e.g., a construction vehicle) or a military vehicle, is provided. The track assembly comprises a plurality of wheels which comprises a drive wheel and a plurality of roller wheels, as well as an elastomeric endless track disposed around the plurality of wheels for engaging the ground. A roller wheel may comprise a wheel body and a covering on the wheel body. The covering may comprise a lateral portion dimensioned to contact a drive/guide lug of the track. The roller wheels and the track may implement a self-alignment system of the track assembly. The track assembly may comprise a cooling system for transferring heat away from a roller wheel. The track assembly may comprise a lateral motion mechanism allowing a roller wheel to move widthwise in response to a side load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Camso Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremie Zuchoski, Alain Lussier, Patrice Boily, Francois Leblanc
  • Publication number: 20190061845
    Abstract: An endless track for a track assembly providing traction to a work vehicle (e.g., an agricultural vehicle, a construction vehicle, etc.). The endless track comprises an elastomeric carcass having an inner side for facing wheels of the work vehicle and a ground-engaging outer side for engaging the ground. The endless track has a lug replacement capability to facilitate replacement of one or more drive/guide lugs on the inner side and/or one or more traction lugs on the ground-engaging outer side or portions of these lugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: MARC DELISLE, FRANCOIS LEBLANC, PATRICE BOILY, MARTIN LUNKENBEIN, GREG THODY, DEWAINE KAUTSCH, JEFF STAAB, MARTIN DENIS, JAKE DALPHOND
  • Patent number: 10077089
    Abstract: An endless track for traction of an off-road vehicle, such as an agricultural vehicle, an industrial vehicle (e.g., a construction vehicle) or a military vehicle, is provided. The endless track comprises an elastomeric belt-shaped body comprising an inner surface for facing wheels of the vehicle and a ground-engaging outer surface for engaging the ground. The endless track also comprises a plurality of elastomeric lugs, such as drive/guide lugs projecting from the inner surface and/or traction lugs projecting from the ground-engaging outer surface. An elastomeric lug may have a material composition defining an arrangement of zones of different materials which comprises a plurality of zones of different elastomeric materials. The elastomeric lug may exhibit a desired variation of a material property (e.g., a modulus of elasticity) across the arrangement of zones of different materials. A zone of the elastomeric lug may have a dedicated function, such as a sacrificial zone or a wear indicator zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Camso Inc.
    Inventors: Alain Lussier, Francois Leblanc, Patrice Boily
  • Publication number: 20180237020
    Abstract: A method for managing a drive mode of a tracked vehicle, comprising the step of reading an output of a sensor and in response to the output of the sensor performing a control action to manage the drive mode of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Alain Lussier, Francois Leblanc, Patrice Boily
  • Publication number: 20180162468
    Abstract: An endless track for traction of an off-road vehicle, such as an agricultural vehicle, an industrial vehicle (e.g., a construction vehicle) or a military vehicle, is provided. The endless track a plurality of elastomeric lugs, such as drive/guide lugs projecting from the inner surface and/or traction lugs projecting from the ground-engaging outer surface. An elastomeric lug may have a material composition defining an arrangement of zones of different materials which comprises a plurality of zones of different elastomeric materials, may exhibit a desired variation of a material property (e.g., across the arrangement of zones of different materials. A zone of the elastomeric lug may have a dedicated function, such as a sacrificial zone or a wear indicator zone. An elastomeric drive lug may comprise an uneven drive surface, such as an angled or curved surface, for engaging a drive member of a drive wheel of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Alain Lussier, Francois Leblanc, Patrice Boily
  • Patent number: 9975554
    Abstract: A method for managing a drive mode of a tracked vehicle, comprising the step of reading an output of a sensor and in response to the output of the sensor performing a control action to manage the drive mode of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Camso Inc.
    Inventors: Alain Lussier, Francois Leblanc, Patrice Boily
  • Patent number: 9878750
    Abstract: An endless track for traction of an off-road vehicle, such as an agricultural vehicle, an industrial vehicle (e.g., a construction vehicle) or a military vehicle, is provided. The endless track a plurality of elastomeric lugs, such as drive/guide lugs projecting from the inner surface and/or traction lugs projecting from the ground-engaging outer surface. An elastomeric lug may have a material composition defining an arrangement of zones of different materials which comprises a plurality of zones of different elastomeric materials, may exhibit a desired variation of a material property (e.g., across the arrangement of zones of different materials. A zone of the elastomeric lug may have a dedicated function, such as a sacrificial zone or a wear indicator zone. An elastomeric drive lug may comprise an uneven drive surface, such as an angled or curved surface, for engaging a drive member of a drive wheel of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Camso Inc.
    Inventors: Francois Leblanc, Alain Lussier, Patrice Boily