Patents by Inventor Jacques Lamond

Jacques Lamond 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).

  • Portable Optical Measurement Assembly
    Publication number: 20080246974
    Abstract: A portable optical measurement assembly for measuring the dimensions of an upper peripheral region of a wall structure of a swimming pool is provided. The assembly comprises an optical unit subassembly including an optical unit casing. The optical unit casing encloses a light source structured and arranged to direct a light beam onto an upper peripheral region of the wall structure of a swimming pool and a sensor structured and arranged to provide data indicative of the distance from the light source to the particular point on the upper peripheral region of a wall structure of a swimming pool surface. The portable optical measurement assembly also includes a mounting assembly for rotationally supporting the optical unit subassembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Jean Laurent Wilson, Thomas Edward Lucas, Jacques Lamond
  • Trackside friction management digital control system
    Patent number: 7096997
    Abstract: An apparatus for applying friction modifying materials to a railroad track includes an input for receiving a signal representative of the passage of railroad vehicle wheels, and means for applying friction modifying material to the railroad track for a user defined, field programmable time duration when the number of wheels reaches the user defined, field programmable, activation level. A method of applying friction modifying materials to a railroad track performed by the apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Portec, Rail Products Ltd.
    Inventors: Glen Appleby, Jacques Lamond, Kostas Papazoglou
  • Trackside friction management digital control system
    Publication number: 20040011593
    Abstract: An apparatus for applying friction modifying materials to a railroad track includes an input for receiving a signal representative of the passage of railroad vehicle wheels, and means for applying friction modifying material to the railroad track for a user defined, field programmable time duration when the number of wheels reaches the user defined, field programmable, activation level. A method of applying friction modifying materials to a railroad track performed by the apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Glen Appleby, Jacques Lamond, Kostas Papazoglou