Patents by Inventor Jacob Vaillancourt

Jacob Vaillancourt 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: 12208538
    Abstract: A shotcrete nozzle assembly comprising: a tubular body including a body sidewall defining a central passageway extending along a central longitudinal passageway axis, and water dispensing bores extending through the body sidewall and including: first and second sets of water dispensing bores positioned such that outlet openings thereof defined in an inner face of the body sidewall are disposed in a respective one of longitudinally spaced-apart first and second transversal planes extending perpendicularly to the passageway axis, at least some of the water dispensing bores being oriented such that the central bore axes thereof extend in a non-radial direction relative to the passageway axis, and such that an orthogonal projection of the central bore axes of the first and second sets of water dispensing bores onto one of the transversal planes forms first and second projected central bore axes which intersect each other at a first non-zero angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Université Laval
    Inventors: Pierre Siccardi, Marc Jolin, Thomas Jacob-Vaillancourt, Antoine Gagnon
  • Publication number: 20230001992
    Abstract: A hitch mounting system integrated into to a vehicle, where the vehicle includes a frame and a body, including a load bed having an integrated mounting apparatus. The hitch mount system includes a receiving member, which may be a receiving member that is integrated with the frame of a vehicle capable of attaching to a fifth wheel or a gooseneck trailer attachment through the body or bed of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Henry J. Guthard, Matthew Dunlavey, Mark Scruggs, Kevin Garner, Jacob Vaillancourt
  • Publication number: 20210379795
    Abstract: A shotcrete nozzle assembly comprising: a tubular body including a body sidewall defining a central passageway extending along a central longitudinal passageway axis, and water dispensing bores extending through the body sidewall and including: first and second sets of water dispensing bores positioned such that outlet openings thereof defined in an inner face of the body sidewall are disposed in a respective one of longitudinally spaced-apart first and second transversal planes extending perpendicularly to the passageway axis, at least some of the water dispensing bores being oriented such that the central bore axes thereof extend in a non-radial direction relative to the passageway axis, and such that an orthogonal projection of the central bore axes of the first and second sets of water dispensing bores onto one of the transversal planes forms first and second projected central bore axes which intersect each other at a first non-zero angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: Universite Laval
    Inventors: Pierre Siccardi, Marc Jolin, Thomas Jacob-Vaillancourt, Antoine Gagnon
  • Publication number: 20210379796
    Abstract: A shotcrete nozzle assembly comprising: a tubular body operatively connectable to a concrete source, the tubular body including a stream controlling section for controlling a stream of fresh concrete projected from an outlet body end, the stream controlling section including at least one helicoidal conduit defined within the body sidewall, each helicoidal conduit extending helicoidally around a central conduit between an air inlet end operatively connectable to a pressurized air source and an air outlet end located towards the outlet body end, each helicoidal conduit being twisted around the central passageway to guide pressurized air exiting through the air outlet end along an helicoidal path extending away from the outlet body end and around the stream of fresh concrete exiting the outlet body end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: Université Laval
    Inventors: Pierre SICCARDI, Marc JOLIN, Thomas JACOB-VAILLANCOURT, Antoine GAGNON