Patents by Inventor Frederic LAURIN-LALONDE

Frederic LAURIN-LALONDE 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).

  • Lift-assisted rack for a vehicle
    Patent number: 11858468
    Abstract: A lift-assisted rack mountable to a roof of a vehicle and pivotable between a transport configuration and a loading configuration. The lift-assisted rack comprises: a fixed base mounted to the roof of the vehicle, a set of pivoting links, an article support, a pivoting arm and a lift-assisting strut. The set of pivoting links are pivotally connected to the fixed base at a link proximal end thereof. The article support is pivotally connected to the set of pivoting links, at a link distal end thereof. The pivoting arm is pivotally connected to the fixed base at an arm proximal end and is pivotable of a predetermined angular. The lift-assisting strut is pivotally connected to one link of the set of pivoting links at a strut distal end and is pivotally connected to the arm distal end of the pivoting arm, at a strut proximal end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: 9358-3433 QUEBEC INC.
    Inventors: Mathieu Bouchard, Frederic Laurin-Lalonde, Damir Gacanovic, Joey Hebert
  • LIFT-ASSISTED RACK FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210300255
    Abstract: A lift-assisted rack mountable to a roof of a vehicle and pivotable between a transport configuration and a loading configuration. The lift-assisted rack comprises: a fixed base mounted to the roof of the vehicle, a set of pivoting links, an article support, a pivoting arm and a lift-assisting strut. The set of pivoting links are pivotally connected to the fixed base at a link proximal end thereof. The article support is pivotally connected to the set of pivoting links, at a link distal end thereof. The pivoting arm is pivotally connected to the fixed base at an arm proximal end and is pivotable of a predetermined angular. The lift-assisting strut is pivotally connected to one link of the set of pivoting links at a strut distal end and is pivotally connected to the arm distal end of the pivoting arm, at a strut proximal end thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Mathieu BOUCHARD, Frederic LAURIN-LALONDE, Damir GACANOVIC, Joey HEBERT