Patents by Inventor Luc LaGarde

Luc LaGarde 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: 11406206
    Abstract: A pump operated lid that pushes liquid through the lid. The pump operated lid includes an enclosure having an interior volume and an outer perimeter, wherein the outer perimeter is designed to removably secure to a cup. An air pump is within the interior volume along with a power source and a control circuit, each operably connected to the air pump. A switch is on the enclosure and operably connected to the air pump, such that the switch is designed to activate the air pump. One or more valves are on the upper surface and designed to allow air into the interior volume, and close when the air pump is activated. An aperture is on the upper surface and extends through the enclosure and is designed to receive a straw therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Inventor: Luc LaGarde
  • Publication number: 20200345162
    Abstract: A pump operated lid that pushes liquid through the lid. The pump operated lid includes an enclosure having an interior volume and an outer perimeter, wherein the outer perimeter is designed to removably secure to a cup. An air pump is within the interior volume along with a power source and a control circuit, each operably connected to the air pump. A switch is on the enclosure and operably connected to the air pump, such that the switch is designed to activate the air pump. One or more valves are on the upper surface and designed to allow air into the interior volume, and close when the air pump is activated. An aperture is on the upper surface and extends through the enclosure and is designed to receive a straw therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Luc LaGarde
  • Patent number: 10750891
    Abstract: A pump operated lid that pushes liquid through the lid. The pump operated lid includes an enclosure having an interior volume and an outer perimeter, wherein the outer perimeter is designed to removably secure to a cup. An air pump is within the interior volume along with a power source and a control circuit, each operably connected to the air pump. A switch is on the enclosure and operably connected to the air pump, such that the switch is designed to activate the air pump. One or more valves are on the upper surface and designed to allow air into the interior volume when the air pump is activated. An aperture is on the upper surface and extends through the enclosure and is designed to receive a straw therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Inventor: Luc LaGarde
  • Publication number: 20190029448
    Abstract: A pump operated lid that pushes liquid through the lid. The pump operated lid includes an enclosure having an interior volume and an outer perimeter, wherein the outer perimeter is designed to removably secure to a cup. An air pump is within the interior volume along with a power source and a control circuit, each operably connected to the air pump. A switch is on the enclosure and operably connected to the air pump, such that the switch is designed to activate the air pump. One or more valves are on the upper surface and designed to allow air into the interior volume when the air pump is activated. An aperture is on the upper surface and extends through the enclosure and is designed to receive a straw therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventor: Luc LaGarde
  • Patent number: 8678852
    Abstract: A connector configured to adopt a position for the installation of cables between jaws (2a, 2b), to adopt an in-service position in which the cables are sandwiched between the jaws (2a, 2b) and to pass from the cable installation position to the in-service position by bringing the jaws (2a, 2b) closer together, with a tightening element that is a blind rivet (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Societe Industrielle de Construction d'Appareils et de Materiel Electriques
    Inventors: Vivien Rineau, Jean-Luc Lagarde