Patents by Inventor Gregory Girard

Gregory Girard 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).

  • Publication number: 20230301409
    Abstract: A jewelry storage and display device for storing and securing jewelry in an organized manner. The device resembles a binder with rings and a vertical spine for receiving any number of internal pages. The internal pages expand outwardly in panels and contain a variety of transparent pockets for the storage of various pieces of jewelry. The panels are separated by a foldable spine providing separation between each panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventor: Gregory Girard
  • Patent number: 8217848
    Abstract: RET antenna with motor and clutch assembly that is operative to mechanically disengage the DC motor and drive unit (also called the gear-motor unit) from the phase shifter adjustment shaft during a manual tilt operation. Disengaging the gear-motor unit removes the drag of the motor and the high gear ratio gear box from the phase shifter control rod making it easier to manually turn the phase shifter control knob. In addition, the clutch disengages the gear-motor without disengaging the position detector from the phase shifter control rod so that position calibration is not lost during manual tilt adjustment. When the manual tilt operation is completed, the mechanical tilt clutch enables the gear-motor unit to be reliably re-engaged with the phase shifter control rod for motorized electrical tilt operation without having to re-calibrate the position detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Girard, Frank Soulie, Eric Proteau, Anthony Pallone
  • Patent number: 8195257
    Abstract: The invention relates to a case assembly for antenna amplifying system, an antenna amplifying system and a mast antenna incorporating such a system. According to the invention, the case assembly for antenna amplifying system having a general shape elongated along a longitudinal axis (34) comprises a control module (16) and two amplifying modules (9a, 9b) aligned therewith along the longitudinal axis (34), the control module (16) and both amplifying modules (9a, 9b) each comprising two longitudinal lateral walls (11a, 11b, 11c, 12a, 12b, 12c), an upper surface (36a, 36b, 36c) and a lower surface (37a, 37b, 37c) and having a small thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Jaybeam Wireless SAS
    Inventors: Anthony Pallone, Thierry Gartner, Gregory Girard, Eric Proteau, John Howard, Andrew Bennett, Keith Smith, James E. Thompson
  • Patent number: 8027703
    Abstract: RET antenna with a modular switching unit and a multi-device control unit con figured to be inserted into and removed from a receptacle in the antenna. The multi-device control unit works together with motors and position sensors located inside the antenna to allow a single controller located in the multi-device control unit to control multiple embedded electro-mechanical actuators, such as phase shifter control motors. The multi-device control unit includes lightning protection circuits, communications circuits, a motor controller, power control circuits and a motor position sensing circuit inside a small housing. These components are shared between all motors inside the antenna through the modular switching unit, which allows a single set of components within the multi-device control unit to replace redundant components deployed in prior RET antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Girard, Frank Soulie, Eric Proteau, Anthony Pallone
  • Publication number: 20100201591
    Abstract: RET antenna with a modular switching unit and a multi-device control unit con figured to be inserted into and removed from a receptacle in the antenna. The multi-device control unit works together with motors and position sensors located inside the antenna to allow a single controller located in the multi-device control unit to control multiple embedded electro-mechanical actuators, such as phase shifter control motors. The multi-device control unit includes lightning protection circuits, communications circuits, a motor controller, power control circuits and a motor position sensing circuit inside a small housing. These components are shared between all motors inside the antenna through the modular switching unit, which allows a single set of components within the multi-device control unit to replace redundant components deployed in prior RET antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Gregory Girard, Frank Soulie, Eric Proteau, Anthony Pallone
  • Publication number: 20100201590
    Abstract: RET antenna with motor and clutch assembly that is operative to mechanically disengage the DC motor and drive unit (also called the gear-motor unit) from the phase shifter adjustment shaft during a manual tilt operation. Disengaging the gear-motor unit removes the drag of the motor and the high gear ratio gear box from the phase shifter control rod making it easier to manually turn the phase shifter control knob. In addition, the clutch disengages the gear-motor without disengaging the position detector from the phase shifter control rod so that position calibration is not lost during manual tilt adjustment. When the manual tilt operation is completed, the mechanical tilt clutch enables the gear-motor unit to be reliably re-engaged with the phase shifter control rod for motorized electrical tilt operation without having to re-calibrate the position detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Gregory Girard, Frank Soulie, Eric Proteau, Anthony Pallone
  • Publication number: 20100087236
    Abstract: The invention relates to a case assembly for antenna amplifying system, an antenna amplifying system and a mast antenna incorporating such a system. According to the invention, the case assembly for antenna amplifying system having a general shape elongated along a longitudinal axis (34) comprises a control module (16) and two amplifying modules (9a, 9b) aligned therewith along the longitudinal axis (34), the control module (16) and both amplifying modules (9a, 9b) each comprising two longitudinal lateral walls (11a, 11b, 11c, 12a, 12b, 12c), an upper surface (36a, 36b, 36c) and a lower surface (37a, 37b, 37c) and having a small thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Anthony Pallone, Thierry Gartner, Gregory Girard, Eric Proteau, John Howard, Andrew Bennett, Keith Smith, James E. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20070202969
    Abstract: A device that is designed to assist a basketball player with shooting practice by controllably dispensing multiple basketballs, one at a time, to the player. A vertical housing with an open top is used to store the basketballs one on top of the other and dispense the balls to the player. The housing has wheels attached to its bottom so the player can roil the device to any desired location on the basketball court. Underneath the stack of basketballs in the housing is a lifting mechanism that controllably raises the balls towards the top of the housing, for removal by the player. The player takes the top basketball from the housing, takes a shot, steps on a foot pedal and the player is presented with another basketball for shooting practice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventor: Gregory Girard
  • Publication number: 20070110043
    Abstract: A network device including a plurality of communication interfaces, including a telephone line interface, a computer data interface, and a broadband network interface; a processor; a machine-readable storage medium which during use stores a call processing application and service profiles, and which stores executable instructions to mediate communications between the plurality of communication interfaces, the instructions causing the network device to detect network signaling events or trigger points in a telephone call and invoke the call processing application in response to the detected network signaling events or trigger points, the call processing application operating according to parameters defined in the service profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventor: Gregory Girard
  • Publication number: 20060178455
    Abstract: A slip-resistant coating composition comprising (i) a binder comprising a polyepoxide and a polyamine; (ii) a micaceous pigment selected from the group consisting of mica and micaceous iron oxide and blends thereof; (iii) at least one other pigment; wherein the micaceous pigment is present at a level of at least 4% PVC based on total volume solids and wherein the total PVC of the coating is at least 35%. The slip-resistant coating would have a slip coefficient of at least 0.50 after cure and is especially useful in the manufacture of structural joints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Gregory Girard, Sandra Boehm, Anthony Lambrosa, Eddie Johnson