Patents by Inventor Jacques Beaudoin

Jacques Beaudoin 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).

  • Watercraft ventilation system
    Patent number: 6435119
    Abstract: A watercraft is provided that includes a rearwardly facing ventilation opening, which allows ambient air to flow into a hull assembly of the watercraft. A seat is provided that has a seating surface configured to accommodate at least one rider seated thereon. The seat is mounted on the hull assembly such that the seat covers the ventilation opening of the hull assembly to obstruct water from flowing therein and forms one or more air pathways between the seat and hull assembly. Each of the one or more air pathways has one end open to the atmosphere and an opposite end open to the ventilation opening to enable air to flow between the atmosphere and the ventilation opening between the seat and the hull assembly via the one or more air pathways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Bombardier Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Pelletier, Jacques Beaudoin, François Giroux
  • Watercraft ventilation system
    Publication number: 20020025743
    Abstract: A watercraft is provided that includes a rearwardly facing ventilation opening, which allows ambient air to flow into a hull assembly of the watercraft. A seat is provided that has a seating surface configured to accommodate at least one rider seated thereon. The seat is mounted on the hull assembly such that the seat covers the ventilation opening of the hull assembly to obstruct water from flowing therein and forms one or more air pathways between the seat and hull assembly. Each of the one or more air pathways has one end open to the atmosphere and an opposite end open to the ventilation opening to enable air to flow between the atmosphere and the ventilation opening between the seat and the hull assembly via the one or more air pathways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Martin Pelletier, Jacques Beaudoin, Francois Giroux