Patents by Inventor Jules Tremblay
Jules Tremblay 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).
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Publication number: 20100086375Abstract: The inventions described and claimed herein are systems or components for an automated rear-facing wheelchair passenger station and include a forward excursion barrier for preventing forward movement of a wheelchair, lateral excursion barriers for preventing undesired movement of a wheelchair, and an electro-pneumatic control system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2009Publication date: April 8, 2010Inventors: Jules TREMBLAY, Erick Rudaitis, Paul Slevinsky, Dale Drew
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Publication number: 20080021584Abstract: The present invention provides an improved system for measuring the appearance of an object, that improves upon the prior art systems by employing a digital CMOS camera and a variety of features attendant thereto, provides an improved calibration system, an improved quality control system, an improved tooth whitening system, and an improved crown design system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2007Publication date: January 24, 2008Inventors: Peter Whaite, Pierre-Jules Tremblay
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Patent number: 7292907Abstract: The present invention provides an improved system for measuring the appearance of an object, that improves upon the prior art systems by employing a digital CMOS camera and a variety of features attendant thereto, provides an improved calibration system, an improved quality control system, an improved tooth whitening system, and an improved crown design system.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2003Date of Patent: November 6, 2007Inventors: Peter Whaite, Pierre-Jules Tremblay
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Patent number: 7035702Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing dental restorations, the method comprising the steps of (a) compiling a database of materials for use in preparing a dental restoration; (b) compiling a database of procedures for preparing the dental restoration; (c) determining the geometrical constraints of the dental restoration; (d) determining the aesthetic constraints of the dental restoration; and (e) inputting the geometrical constraints and the aesthetic constraints to a computer to mathematically select from the material database and the procedure database a recipe for producing the dental restoration.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2003Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: Cynovad Inc.Inventors: Thomas Jelonek, Pierre Breton, Pierre-Jules Tremblay, Peter Whaite
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Publication number: 20040167646Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing dental restorations, the method comprising the steps of (a) compiling a database of materials for use in preparing a dental restoration; (b) compiling a database of procedures for preparing the dental restoration; (c) determining the geometrical constraints of the dental restoration; (d) determining the aesthetic constraints of the dental restoration; and (e) inputting the geometrical constraints and the aesthetic constraints to a computer to mathematically select from the material database and the procedure database a recipe for producing the dental restoration.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2003Publication date: August 26, 2004Inventors: Thomas Jelonek, Pierre Breton, Pierre-Jules Tremblay, Peter Whaite
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Publication number: 20040136002Abstract: The present invention provides an improved system for measuring the appearance of an object, that improves upon the prior art systems by employing a digital CMOS camera and a variety of features attendant thereto, provides an improved calibration system, an improved quality control system, an improved tooth whitening system, and an improved crown design system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2003Publication date: July 15, 2004Inventors: Peter Whaite, Pierre-Jules Tremblay
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Patent number: 6149218Abstract: An improved, raised roof for mounting to a vehicle and includes two integrated rain gutters for diverting water away from the sides of the vehicle. The-improved, raised roof further includes an integrated door frame with a side recess for receiving extended upper door portions of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1998Date of Patent: November 21, 2000Assignee: Ricon CorporationInventors: Jules Tremblay, Dale Wayne Carpenter, William J. Dingman
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Patent number: 6062805Abstract: A vehicular wheelchair step lift for persons who are physically challenged or otherwise have limited mobility. The lift includes a platform structure which is mounted to an elevator frame which is then mounted to an elevator housing for vertical movements of the platform structure. The platform structure includes a plurality of individual plates which are rotatably connected at their transverse adjacent edges for manually folding and unfolding the platform, wherein the individual plates are manually folded from an outermost individual plate against an adjacent individual plate to an innermost individual plate for stowing the platform structure into a step position of the vehicle and manually unfolded inversely such that the individual plates are substantially horizontal and in fully coplanar alignment to each other for use in an entry level position.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 1998Date of Patent: May 16, 2000Assignee: Ricon CorporationInventors: Jules Tremblay, Raymond Arnold Reynolds
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Patent number: 6022066Abstract: An upper door extension for vehicle doors, where the door extension conforms with a door frame recess of a raised roof. The door extension includes a support member and a contoured cover member. The support member includes a rigid frame and a pair of attachment rails which are attached to side edges of the rigid frame, such that a portion of each attachment rail extends downwardly therefrom. The contoured cover member is made of composite material and integrally molded to the support member and covers the entire rigid frame to form the upper door extension. The door extension is mounted to the vehicle door by inserting the attachment rails into a top end opening of the vehicle door and attaching the attachment rails to the interior sidewalls of the vehicle door.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1998Date of Patent: February 8, 2000Assignee: Ricon CorporationInventors: Jules Tremblay, Dale Wayne Carpenter
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Patent number: 6008905Abstract: A method for determining the appearance of an object to be replicated and an apparatus therefor are described herein. The method consists in providing a controlled illumination to illuminate a surface of the object, measuring the object with a CCD camera to collect an image map of a plurality of points on the surface and processing that information to produce an appearance mapping of the object. Calibration of the apparatus is done by measuring calibration patches illuminated with the same illumination. When the apparatus is made in view of replicating the appearance of an object, a comparison can be done by similarly producing an appearance mapping of the replicate and by comparing it to the appearance mapping of the object.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1998Date of Patent: December 28, 1999Assignee: Deus Ex Machina Inc.Inventors: Pierre Breton, Louis Drolet, Thomas Jelonek, Donald Griffin Koch, Pierre-Jules Tremblay, Peter Whaite
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Patent number: 5944473Abstract: A wheelchair lift, as for use with a vehicle, includes a platform for receiving a wheelchair carried as a pivot mechanism including two pairs of cooperating parallelogram structures adopted to be affixed to a vehicle for moving the platform between loading, entry and stowed positions by hydraulic actuation. A bridge plate structure is actuated by the pivot mechanism to be positioned as a bridge into the vehicle in the entry position, as a roll stop when a wheelchair is being carried and as a latch unit in the stowed position. A cam-cable mechanism actuates the bridge plate and the parallelogram structures of each pair are interlocked in moving between the stowed and entry positions.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 1996Date of Patent: August 31, 1999Assignee: Ricon CorporationInventors: Stanton D. Saucier, Pierre Savaria, Jules Tremblay, Nelson Tremblay
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Patent number: 5605431Abstract: A wheelchair lift, as for use with a vehicle, includes a platform for receiving a wheelchair carried as a pivot mechanism including two pairs of cooperating parallelogram structures adopted to be affixed to a vehicle for moving the platform between loading, entry and stowed positions by hydraulic actuation. A bridge plate structure is actuated by the pivot mechanism to be positioned as a bridge into the vehicle in the entry position, as a roll stop when a wheelchair is being carried and as a latch unit in the stowed position. A cam-cable mechanism actuates the bridge plate and the parallelogram structures of each pair are interlocked in moving between the stowed and entry positions.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 1996Date of Patent: February 25, 1997Assignee: Ricon CorporationInventors: Stanton D. Saucier, Pierre Savaria, Jules Tremblay, Nelson Tremblay
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Patent number: 5445488Abstract: A wheelchair lift, as for use with a vehicle, includes a platform for receiving a wheelchair carried as a pivot mechanism including two pairs of cooperating parallelogram structures adopted to be affixed to a vehicle for moving the platform between loading, entry and stowed positions by hydraulic actuation. A bridge plate structure is actuated by the pivot mechanism to be positioned as a bridge into the vehicle in the entry position, as a roll stop when a wheelchair is being carried and as a latch unit in the stowed position. A cam-cable mechanism actuates the bridge plate and the parallelogram structures of each pair are interlocked in moving between the stowed and entry positions.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 1993Date of Patent: August 29, 1995Assignee: Ricon CorporationInventors: Stanton D. Saucier, Pierre Savaria, Jules Tremblay, Nelson Tremblay