Patents by Inventor Joseph Charles PROULX

Joseph Charles PROULX 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).

  • Publication number: 20240100609
    Abstract: A holesaw system comprises a holesaw including a base and a generally cylindrical wall with a proximal end coupled to the base and a distal end with a cutting edge; a pilot drill bit including a front cutting tip, a rear shank portion, and an intermediate portion between the front cutting tip and the rear shank portion; and an arbor coupleable to the holesaw and to the pilot drill bit. The arbor is configured to be operable in a first mode in which the holesaw and the pilot drill bit are rotatable in unison to form a hole in a workpiece and in a second mode in which the pilot drill bit is rotatable independently of the holesaw to remove a plug of material from the holesaw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Poinon Z. SANOGO, Marco LOURENCO, Jackson Mead BRANDIN, Andrew C. REIST, Joseph T. NOVAK, Kenneth HALL, Matthew Christopher GREEN, Jeffrey Charles PROULX, Leonardo Altermann SERPA, Matthew SAVARINO, Joseph HUNTER
  • Patent number: 10896279
    Abstract: A thermal transient response simulation is performed to determine a total thermal resistance value for a structure having a plurality of thermal model elements. A plurality of thermal transient response simulations are also performed for the structure to determine changed total thermal resistance values by varying one of thermal resistance values of the thermal model elements. Thermal resistance values for the thermal model elements are then determined based on the total thermal resistance value and the changed total thermal resistance values. The structure function is divided into portions associated with the thermal model elements based on the thermal resistance values for the thermal model elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Mentor Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Charles Proulx, Byron Blackmore, Robin Bornoff, Andras Vass-Varnai
  • Patent number: 10571514
    Abstract: A thermal transient response simulation is performed for a structure having a plurality of thermal model elements. The thermal transient response simulation determines a relation between transient thermal impedance of the structure and time and a relation between maximum temperature change of each of the thermal model elements and time. An onset time at which energy reaches each of the thermal model elements is determined based on the relation between maximum temperature change of each of the thermal model elements and time and a predetermined maximum temperature change threshold. An influence onset resistance value for each of the thermal model elements is determined by looking up a thermal resistance value corresponding to the onset time based on the relation between transient thermal impedance of the structure and time. A structural function is mapped based on the influence onset resistance value for each of the thermal model elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Mentor Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Byron Blackmore, Joseph Charles Proulx, Robin Bornoff, Andras Vass-Varnai
  • Publication number: 20190072606
    Abstract: A thermal transient response simulation is performed for a structure having a plurality of thermal model elements. The thermal transient response simulation determines a relation between transient thermal impedance of the structure and time and a relation between maximum temperature change of each of the thermal model elements and time. An onset time at which energy reaches each of the thermal model elements is determined based on the relation between maximum temperature change of each of the thermal model elements and time and a predetermined maximum temperature change threshold. An influence onset resistance value for each of the thermal model elements is determined by looking up a thermal resistance value corresponding to the onset time based on the relation between transient thermal impedance of the structure and time. A structural function is mapped based on the influence onset resistance value for each of the thermal model elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Byron Blackmore, Joseph Charles Proulx, Robin Bornoff, Andras Vass-Varnai
  • Patent number: 10133320
    Abstract: An air directing device for thermal management in side breathing equipment includes at least three vertical panels disposed in generally parallel relationship and horizontally spaced a fixed distance from one another. Each panel defines a fin arranged orthogonally relative to an airflow path for deflection of cooling air into side breathing equipment. At least one of the panels is an inner panel that is wider than two outer panels. The air directing device further includes at least one connection member connecting the outer panels to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Evans Lewis, II, Joseph Charles Proulx
  • Publication number: 20180314782
    Abstract: A thermal transient response simulation is performed to determine a total thermal resistance value for a structure having a plurality of thermal model elements. A plurality of thermal transient response simulations are also performed for the structure to determine changed total thermal resistance values by varying one of thermal resistance values of the thermal model elements. Thermal resistance values for the thermal model elements are then determined based on the total thermal resistance value and the changed total thermal resistance values. The structure function is divided into portions associated with the thermal model elements based on the thermal resistance values for the thermal model elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph Charles Proulx, Byron Blackmore, Robin Bornoff, Andras Vass-Varnai
  • Publication number: 20090227197
    Abstract: An air directing device for thermal management in side breathing equipment includes at least three vertical panels disposed in generally parallel relationship and horizontally spaced a fixed distance from one another. Each panel defines a fin arranged orthogonally relative to an airflow path for deflection of cooling air into side breathing equipment. At least one of the panels is an inner panel that is wider than two outer panels. The air directing device further includes at least one connection member connecting the outer panels to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Evans LEWIS, II, Joseph Charles PROULX