Patents by Inventor Frederic Blais

Frederic Blais 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: 8884949
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for real time realistic rendering of objects and more specifically humans in a gaming environment from a single low resolution depth camera. The method is based on utilizing a personal computer or video game console such as Xbox 360 and a dept camera such as the Microsoft Kinect. The depth camera captures a depth signal that may be processed and used to generate a three dimensional mesh that is time coherent. The result may be used in any game engine due to the very low computation time achievement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Inventors: Thibault Lambert, Felix Roy, Frederic Blais, Olivier Henley
  • Patent number: 8590660
    Abstract: The pedal is provided with a safety device, which works so as to release this pedal in the event of the vehicle suffering a frontal impact. The pedal body (2) is mounted on a bracket (4) having two parallel vertical plates (4a, 4b), in which there are arranged parallel holding slots (8a, 8b) through which the pivoting shaft (3) of the pedal passes, the holding slots (8a, 8b) opening onto the rear edge of the plates (4a, 4b) and/or being flared to the rear. A lever (9) is provided which, in the event of an impact, pivots in engagement with the pivoting shaft (3) in order to release it until it emerges completely from the two holding slots (8a, 8b) or is no longer retained by the edges of these slots. The pedal is thus entirely released, that is to say disconnected from its bracket (4), and can then “fall”. This pedal may be a brake pedal or a clutch pedal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: MGI Coutier
    Inventors: Frédéric Blais, Eric Ferrette, Jacques Guevelbadou
  • Publication number: 20120096982
    Abstract: The pedal is provided with a safety device, which works so as to release this pedal in the event of the vehicle suffering a frontal impact. The pedal body (2) is mounted on a bracket (4) having two parallel vertical plates (4a, 4b), in which there are arranged parallel holding slots (8a, 8b) through which the pivoting shaft (3) of the pedal passes, the holding slots (8a, 8b) opening onto the rear edge of the plates (4a, 4b) and/or being flared to the rear. A lever (9) is provided which, in the event of an impact, pivots in engagement with the pivoting shaft (3) in order to release it until it emerges completely from the two holding slots (8a, 8b) or is no longer retained by the edges of these slots. The pedal is thus entirely released, that is to say disconnected from its bracket (4), and can then “fall”. This pedal may be a brake pedal or a clutch pedal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: MGI COUTIER
    Inventors: Frédéric Blais, Eric Ferrette, Jacques Guevelbadou
  • Patent number: D561513
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Campbell Soup Company
    Inventors: Jennifer Giordano, Russell Heim, Pedro Loran, Caroline Roy, Frederic Blais, Rene Dube