Patents by Inventor Marc-Andre Houde

Marc-Andre Houde 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: 5211280
    Abstract: Adjustable guide rail apparatus for independently adjusting positions of guide rails disposed respectively on opposite sides of a path of a conveyor, for guiding articles. The apparatus comprises first and second elongated members to be disposed respectively in parallel and along outward surfaces of the guide rails, each member being provided with threaded sections along its length; first and second supports for supporting respectively the members in parallel to and along the outward surfaces, each support including several bodies, each body having a first channel providing a passage to and supporting the corresponding elongated member, each support having certain of their bodies provided with a second channel that is transversal and adjacent to the corresponding first channel; and rods respectively associated with certain bodies, each rod having an end that can be fixed onto the corresponding guide rail, and a threaded portion along its length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Assignee: Storcan Limitee
    Inventor: Marc-Andre Houde