Patents by Inventor Jean-Francois Doinne

Jean-Francois Doinne 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).

  • MECHANICAL CVT DRIVE TRAIN AND CONTROL METHOD FOR EARTH WORKING VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20100174456
    Abstract: An earth working vehicle which has an internal combustion engine and a driveline for establishing a driving relationship between the internal combustion engine and wheels of the earth working vehicle. The driveline includes a mechanical CVT. The earth working vehicle also has a control for manual operation by a driver of the earth working vehicle, the control operable by the driver to select among at least two modes of operation, namely a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation, the selection of the first mode of operation corresponding to a command to cause the vehicle to move forward, the selection of the second mode of operation corresponding to a command to cause the vehicle to move backwards. The earth moving vehicle also has an electronic controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: S.O.E. TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Samuel Beaudoin, Jean-Francois Doinne, Jean-Robert Desmeaules