Patents by Inventor Gary Proulx

Gary Proulx 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: 11085879
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to fog test eyewear includes an environmentally controlled chamber, a head form disposed within the chamber, a radiator disposed within the chamber, the radiator connected to a liquid cooling system, and a humidifier device configured to deliver a flow of warm moist air towards the frontal portion of the head form and a surface of the eyewear. A camera is disposed within the head form, the camera aligned with a first opening in a frontal portion of the head form and configured to detect a target image within the chamber while the flow of warm moist air is delivered. A processor is configured to calculate a contrast difference between a background of the target image detected by the camera and resolution bars of the target image detected by the camera, plot a contrast ratio from the calculated contrast difference against a known calibration standard and calculate a performance measure of an anti-fog device of the eyewear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: U.S. Government as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: David Ziegler, Gary Proulx, Stephen Giardini
  • Patent number: 10058448
    Abstract: A two person portable apparatus (10) for reducing the core temperature of one or more human beings includes a trough (14) made of a waterproof, flexible fabric (56) and a generally rectangular frame (12). Portions (68, 70, 72, 74) of the fabric (56) are looped over sides (24, 26, 28, 30) of the frame (12) so that the trough is supported by and suspended from the frame. The apparatus includes four legs (16, 18, 20, 22) hinged to corners of the frame and pivotable inwardly under the trough. Cooling water is placed in the trough and the hands and forearms of human beings are immersed in the cooling water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: U.S. ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND MATERIEL COMMAND
    Inventors: David Degroot, Richard Gallimore, Gary Proulx, Karen Buehler
  • Publication number: 20140005761
    Abstract: A two person portable apparatus (10) for reducing the core temperature of one or more human beings includes a trough (14) made of a waterproof, flexible fabric (56) and a generally rectangular frame (12). Portions (68, 70, 72, 74) of the fabric (56) are looped over sides (24, 26, 28, 30) of the frame (12) so that the trough is supported by and suspended from the frame. The apparatus includes four legs (16, 18, 20, 22) hinged to corners of the frame and pivotable inwardly under the trough. Cooling water is placed in the trough and the hands and forearms of human beings are immersed in the cooling water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: David Degroot, Richard Gallimore, Gary Proulx, Karen Buehler
  • Patent number: 6415446
    Abstract: A protective glove comprising a first portion for covering the palm-side of a wearer's hand and a second portion that is attached to the first portion and which covers the back side of the wearer's hand. The first portion is comprised of a single, seamless piece of pliable plastic molded in a three-dimensional shape that conforms to the shape of a hand in a relaxed position. The second portion is comprised of a cut resistant material. The protective glove includes thumb and finger stalls. Each stall has a first side corresponding to the palm side of the wearer's hand and a second side that corresponds to the back side of the wearer's hand. Each stall is comprised of the molded, pliable plastic except for a portion of the second side of each stall which is comprised of the cut resistant material. In one embodiment, the cut resistant material is also liquid resistant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Debra Anne McLean, Steve Szczesuil, Gary Proulx