Patents by Inventor Laurent SAVARD

Laurent SAVARD 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).

  • Patent number: 11932313
    Abstract: A cargo box extension assembly for a cargo box of a vehicle and method of operating the extension assembly. The assembly includes a center panel configured and arranged for pivotally connecting to a front surface of a tailgate of the cargo box; a left panel; and a right panel, each of the left and right panels being rotatable between an open position and a closed position where the left and right panels are aligned with each other, when the cargo box extension assembly is installed on the tailgate of the vehicle and the center panel is pivotally connected to the front surface of the tailgate: the cargo box extension assembly being selectively movable between a collapsed position and an extended position; in the collapsed position, the cargo box extension assembly being at least partially received in a recess of the tailgate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Laurent Savard, Patrick Mathieu, Hugo Martin, Hubert Bilodeau, Mathieu Caille
  • Publication number: 20220258810
    Abstract: A cargo box extension assembly for a cargo box of a vehicle and method of operating the extension assembly. The assembly includes a center panel configured and arranged for pivotally connecting to a front surface of a tailgate of the cargo box; a left panel; and a right panel, each of the left and right panels being rotatable between an open position and a closed position where the left and right panels are aligned with each other, when the cargo box extension assembly is installed on the tailgate of the vehicle and the center panel is pivotally connected to the front surface of the tailgate: the cargo box extension assembly being selectively movable between a collapsed position and an extended position; in the collapsed position, the cargo box extension assembly being at least partially received in a recess of the tailgate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Laurent SAVARD, Patrick MATHIEU, Hugo MARTIN, Hubert BILODEAU, Mathieu CAILLE
  • Publication number: 20220242326
    Abstract: An off-road vehicle and vehicle roof accessory assembly are disclosed. The vehicle includes a frame; a motor connected to the frame; a plurality of ground engaging members operatively connected to the frame, at least one ground engaging member of the plurality of ground engaging members being operatively connected to the motor; a roll cage connected to the frame, the roll cage defining at least in part a cockpit area; two seats connected to the frame, the two seats being disposed side by side in the cockpit area; a cargo box connected to the frame rearward of the two seats; and the vehicle roof accessory structure, including an accessory support structure selectively connected to the cargo box, the accessory support structure being adapted for selectively receiving at least one rooftop accessory for extending over and selectively connecting to the roll cage and the support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Laurent SAVARD, Abdelghafour ELBAROUDI, Hugo MARTIN, Patrick MATHIEU
  • Publication number: 20200406714
    Abstract: A ram air vent for a vehicle has a base defining a base aperture therein; a hood connected to the base over the base aperture, the hood and base defining a forwardly facing air inlet therebetween, the hood and the base defining an air passage extending from the air inlet to the base aperture; a baffle disposed in the air passage for deflecting air flowing in the air passage from the air inlet for separating water from air flowing in the air passage, the baffle facing the air inlet; and at least one water passage defined in at least one of the base or the hood. The at least one water passage exits a rear side of the ram air vent. The at least one water passage drains water separated from air flowing in the air passage from the ram air vent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Laurent SAVARD, Mathieu HAMEL-GAGNON, Patrick MATHIEU, Jerome LEFRANCOIS, Louis-Charles GINGRAS
  • Patent number: 10434952
    Abstract: An anchor for removably attaching an accessory to a frame member having an outer surface and a slot defined in the outer surface. The anchor comprises a body that has a surface that is generally complementary in shape to a portion of the outer surface of the frame member that surrounds the slot, a shank that from the surface, the shank being sized to be received in the slot and defining an aperture extending from a free end of the shank toward the surface. The aperture is adapted to receive a fastener. The anchor also includes at least one projection extending from a side of the shank. A vehicle having the frame member and the anchor is provided. A method of attaching a component to a frame member using the anchor is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Laurent Savard, Patrick Mathieu
  • Patent number: 10343720
    Abstract: A sleeve for a vehicle accessory connector for mounting a vehicle accessory to a tubular frame of a vehicle which comprises a tubular body having a first open end, a second open end and a body thickness, the body thickness being circumferentially eccentric, the tubular body comprising two connectable portions; and an open ended slot defined in the tubular body, the open ended slot extending from the first open end towards the second open end and being spaced from the second open end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Laurent Savard, Patrick Mathieu
  • Publication number: 20190009732
    Abstract: An anchor for removably attaching an accessory to a frame member having an outer surface and a slot defined in the outer surface. The anchor comprises a body that has a surface that is generally complementary in shape to a portion of the outer surface of the frame member that surrounds the slot, a shank that from the surface, the shank being sized to be received in the slot and defining an aperture extending from a free end of the shank toward the surface. The aperture is adapted to receive a fastener. The anchor also includes at least one projection extending from a side of the shank. A vehicle having the frame member and the anchor is provided. A method of attaching a component to a frame member using the anchor is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Laurent SAVARD, Patrick MATHIEU
  • Publication number: 20190009823
    Abstract: A sleeve for a vehicle accessory connector for mounting a vehicle accessory to a tubular frame of a vehicle which comprises a tubular body having a first open end, a second open end and a body thickness, the body thickness being circumferentially eccentric, the tubular body comprising two connectable portions; and an open ended slot defined in the tubular body, the open ended slot extending from the first open end towards the second open end and being spaced from the second open end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Laurent SAVARD, Patrick MATHIEU