Patents by Inventor Hubert BILODEAU

Hubert BILODEAU 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: 11932313
    Abstract: A cargo box extension assembly for a cargo box of a vehicle and method of operating the extension assembly. The assembly includes a center panel configured and arranged for pivotally connecting to a front surface of a tailgate of the cargo box; a left panel; and a right panel, each of the left and right panels being rotatable between an open position and a closed position where the left and right panels are aligned with each other, when the cargo box extension assembly is installed on the tailgate of the vehicle and the center panel is pivotally connected to the front surface of the tailgate: the cargo box extension assembly being selectively movable between a collapsed position and an extended position; in the collapsed position, the cargo box extension assembly being at least partially received in a recess of the tailgate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Laurent Savard, Patrick Mathieu, Hugo Martin, Hubert Bilodeau, Mathieu Caille
  • Publication number: 20240001739
    Abstract: A connector for connecting a windshield and an intrusion bar to a roll cage of an off-road vehicle. The connector includes: a clamp configured to be clamped to a front leg of the roll cage, the clamp being configured to clamp part of a windshield to the front leg of the roll cage, the clamp defining at least one aperture; and at least one fastener inserted through the at least one aperture, the at least one fastener being configured to engage the intrusion bar to connect the intrusion bar to the clamp. A windshield assembly for an off-road vehicle having a roll cage is also disclosed. The windshield assembly includes a windshield, an intrusion bar and a clamp for connecting the windshield and the intrusion bar to a front leg of the roll cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Raphael COUTURE, Hubert BILODEAU, Yanick PROULX
  • Publication number: 20220258810
    Abstract: A cargo box extension assembly for a cargo box of a vehicle and method of operating the extension assembly. The assembly includes a center panel configured and arranged for pivotally connecting to a front surface of a tailgate of the cargo box; a left panel; and a right panel, each of the left and right panels being rotatable between an open position and a closed position where the left and right panels are aligned with each other, when the cargo box extension assembly is installed on the tailgate of the vehicle and the center panel is pivotally connected to the front surface of the tailgate: the cargo box extension assembly being selectively movable between a collapsed position and an extended position; in the collapsed position, the cargo box extension assembly being at least partially received in a recess of the tailgate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Laurent SAVARD, Patrick MATHIEU, Hugo MARTIN, Hubert BILODEAU, Mathieu CAILLE