Patents by Inventor Jonathan Brochu

Jonathan Brochu 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).

  • SHOVEL LIFTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LIFTING A SUPERSTRUCTURE OF A SHOVEL
    Publication number: 20250263903
    Abstract: There is provided a method of lifting a shovel comprising an undercarriage and a superstructure with a counterweight. The method comprises configuring the shovel and a front lifting assembly and a rear lifting assembly on a lifting site in a lifting configuration wherein the front lifting assembly matches corresponding force applying points on a front portion of an undersurface of the superstructure and the rear lifting assembly matches corresponding force applying points on an undersurface of the counterweight, wherein at least one of the front and the rear lifting assemblies includes a lifting beam including a set of spaced-apart lifting units and an elongated beam extending inbetween; contacting the front lifting assembly and the rear lifting assembly with the corresponding force applying points on the undersurface of the front portion of the superstructure and the undersurface of the counterweight respectively; and starting a lifting operation to raise the superstructure to a desired height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2024
    Publication date: August 21, 2025
    Applicant: 8082464 CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Brochu, Stephane Cote, Camilo Gabriel Sanchez Munoz, Even Cloutier
  • Shovel lifting apparatus and method for lifting a superstructure of a shovel
    Patent number: 12392108
    Abstract: There is provided a method of lifting a shovel comprising an undercarriage and a superstructure with a counterweight. The method comprises configuring the shovel and a front lifting assembly and a rear lifting assembly on a lifting site in a lifting configuration wherein the front lifting assembly matches corresponding force applying points on a front portion of an undersurface of the superstructure and the rear lifting assembly matches corresponding force applying points on an undersurface of the counterweight, wherein at least one of the front and the rear lifting assemblies includes a lifting beam including a set of spaced-apart lifting units and an elongated beam extending inbetween; contacting the front lifting assembly and the rear lifting assembly with the corresponding force applying points on the undersurface of the front portion of the superstructure and the undersurface of the counterweight respectively; and starting a lifting operation to raise the superstructure to a desired height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: 8082464 CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Brochu, Stephane Cote, Camilo Gabriel Sanchez Munoz, Even Cloutier