Patents by Inventor Marc Nadeau
Marc Nadeau 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: 20240092437Abstract: A resilient component for a wheel of a track system is disclosed. The resilient component includes a resilient body and a wear element. The resilient body defines a hub aperture for at least partially receiving a hub component. The resilient body extends radially outwardly from the hub aperture, and defines a first lateral sidewall and a second lateral sidewall, the first and second lateral sidewalls being spaced apart. The wear element is connectable to one of the first and second lateral sidewalls, and at least partially surrounds the hub aperture. A wheel having the resilient component and the hub component is also disclosed. A track assembly having the wheel is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Jeremie AUBIN-MARCHAND, Marc NADEAU
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Publication number: 20240067282Abstract: A track system includes an attachment assembly including at least one of a first pivot defining a roll pivot axis, a second pivot defining a pitch pivot axis, and a third pivot defining a yaw pivot axis of the track system. A frame assembly is disposed laterally outwardly from the attachment assembly and connected to the attachment assembly. The track system further includes at least one actuator for pivoting the frame assembly about at least one of the roll and yaw pivot axes, and at least one monitoring for determining, at least indirectly, at least one of a state of the track system and a ground surface condition. The at least one monitoring sensor is communicating with a track system controller to control the operation of the at least one actuator based on the at least one of the state of the track system and the ground surface condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Yves SAUVAGEAU, Pierre-Yves PEPIN, Marc NADEAU, Branislav NANAC, Genevieve THERRIEN, Andre TODD, Cedric ALLIGUIE, Jonathan LAPALME, Nicolas DUBUC, Philippe JAILLET-GOSSELIN
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Publication number: 20240043078Abstract: A track for a track system has a ground-facing side and a wheel-facing side including lugs having a base and defining a wheel path on which wheels of a track engaging assembly rolls on, the wheel path having first and second track side portions, and an intermediate track portion. When the wheel supports a load smaller than a nominal load, a distance between the base and the ground-facing side is smaller than a distance between the intermediate track portion and the ground-facing side. When the wheel supports a load equal or greater than the nominal load, a distance between the base and the ground-facing side is substantially equal to or smaller than a distance between the intermediate track portion and the ground-facing side. A wheel for a track system is also described. A track system comprising a wheel and a track is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Marc NADEAU, Olivier LACHARITE, Jordan BOISVERT, Eric HALSTESD, Leila BRION, Magella BEDARD, Francois LAFLAMME, Marc-Antonie LEBLANC
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Patent number: 11866107Abstract: A track for a track system has a ground-facing side and a wheel-facing side including lugs having a base and defining a wheel path on which wheels of a track engaging assembly rolls on, the wheel path having first and second track side portions, and an intermediate track portion. When the wheel supports a load smaller than a nominal load, a distance between the base and the ground-facing side is smaller than a distance between the intermediate track portion and the ground-facing side. When the wheel supports a load equal or greater than the nominal load, a distance between the base and the ground-facing side is substantially equal to or smaller than a distance between the intermediate track portion and the ground-facing side. A wheel for a track system is also described. A track system comprising a wheel and a track is also described.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: SOUCY INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Marc Nadeau, Olivier Lacharite, Jordan Boisvert, Eric Halstead, Leïla Brion, Magella Bedard, Francois Laflamme, Marc-Antoine Leblanc
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Patent number: 11851119Abstract: A track system includes an attachment assembly including at least one of a first pivot defining a roll pivot axis, a second pivot defining a pitch pivot axis, and a third pivot defining a yaw pivot axis of the track system. A frame assembly is disposed laterally outwardly from the attachment assembly and connected to the attachment assembly. The track system further includes at least one actuator for pivoting the frame assembly about at least one of the roll and yaw pivot axes, and at least one monitoring for determining, at least indirectly, at least one of a state of the track system and a ground surface condition. The at least one monitoring sensor is communicating with a track system controller to control the operation of the at least one actuator based on the at least one of the state of the track system and the ground surface condition.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: SOUCY INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Yves Sauvageau, Pierre-Yves Pepin, Marc Nadeau, Branislav Nanac, Genevieve Therrien, Andre Todd, Cedric Alliguie, Jonathan Lapalme, Nicolas Dubuc, Philippe Jaillet-Gosselin
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Publication number: 20230103055Abstract: A track for a track system has a ground-facing side and a wheel-facing side including lugs having a base and defining a wheel path on which wheels of a track engaging assembly rolls on, the wheel path having first and second track side portions, and an intermediate track portion. When the wheel supports a load smaller than a nominal load, a distance between the base and the ground-facing side is smaller than a distance between the intermediate track portion and the ground-facing side. When the wheel supports a load equal or greater than the nominal load, a distance between the base and the ground-facing side is substantially equal to or smaller than a distance between the intermediate track portion and the ground-facing side. A wheel for a track system is also described. A track system comprising a wheel and a track is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Marc NADEAU, Olivier LACHARITE, Jordan BOISVERT, Eric HALSTEAD, Leïla BRION, Magella BEDARD, Francois LAFLAMME, Marc-Antoine LEBLANC
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Publication number: 20230089165Abstract: A suspended undercarriage assembly connectable to a track system including a frame member has a resilient assembly. The resilient assembly includes a first arm connected to the frame member, a second arm pivotally connected to the first arm, a spacing defined between the first and second arms, and a resilient member disposed in the spacing and connected to the first and second arms. The resilient member is resiliently deformable to permit movement of the second arm relative to the first arm, and to resiliently bias the second arm towards a rest position with respect to the first arm. The suspended undercarriage assembly provides suspension to a support wheel assembly relative to the frame member when connected to the second arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Yves SAUVAGEAU, Branislav NANAC, David BARRY, Marc NADEAU, Maxime RIVARD
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Patent number: 11580112Abstract: Systems and methods for processing natural language inputs to determine user intents using an insights repository are provided. An insights repository system is configured to build an insights repository as a data structure representing a plurality of entities and relationships among those various entities. The insights repository system may receive information from various sources via an event stream, and may process the information using event rules. Based on the application of the event rules, the system may configure an insights repository data structure representing various entities, relationships between various entities, and the strengths of relationships between various entities. After the insights repository is created, consumers may execute queries against the insights repository.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPInventors: Suneet Dua, Luis Beaumier, Marc Nadeau, Ryan Edley, Robert Coen, Jason Victor Randall, Shannon M. Robinson
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Patent number: 11485433Abstract: A vehicle includes a plurality of track systems, a fluid pump, a plurality of fluid lines fluidly connecting the fluid pump to at least some of the tires of the wheels of each of the track systems, a plurality of pneumatic inflation actuators, a plurality of pneumatic deflation actuators, and a system controller. The system controller is in electronic communication with the fluid pump, the plurality of pneumatic inflation actuators, and the plurality of pneumatic deflation actuators. The system controller is operable to selectively adjust fluid pressure in select ones of the wheels of any one of the track systems of the vehicle by actuating corresponding ones of the plurality of pneumatic inflation actuators and the plurality of pneumatic deflation actuators. A track system has at least one of the leading idler wheels, trailing idler wheels, and mid-roller wheels including a tire containing a fluid.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: SOUCY INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Yves Sauvageau, Pierre-Yves Pepin, Marc Nadeau, Branislav Nanac, Genevieve Therrien, Andre Todd, Cedric Alliguie, Jonathan Lapalme, Nicolas Dubuc, Philippe Jaillet-Gosselin
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Patent number: 11482223Abstract: A language understanding system is configured to process utterances to predict intents of users, including by suggesting utterances and intents based on searches performed by one or more microservices. A central service is configured to receive inputs/queries from a user, to communicate with a plurality of language processing microservices, and to return a response to the user. The microservices may be configured to apply respective search algorithms comparing the input to respective data sources such as databases, indexes, or knowledge graphs. The microservices may rate utterances and/or entities in the respective data sources with respect to the input. The one or more microservices may generate a ranked list and return the ranked list to the central service. The central service may then apply a secondary rating/ranking algorithm in order to select one or more predicted utterances and/or entities to return to the user based on the initial user input.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPInventors: Suneet Dua, Luis Beaumier, Marc Nadeau, Ryan Edley, Robert Coen, Jason Victor Randall, Shannon M. Robinson
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Patent number: 11376523Abstract: An instantaneous separation system for capturing and recovering oil from an outdoor electrical equipment. The system includes a capture system for capturing a mixture of oil and water and transporting the mixture to an instantaneous separation reservoir. The separation reservoir maintains the separated oil and water separate via a separation plate. A water outlet pipe transports the separated water back to the surroundings, an oil outlet pipe transports the separated oil to an oil reservoir; a nominal water level threshold maintains the separated water at a given water height by directing any water surpassing the water height to the surroundings via the water outlet pipe. The nominal water level threshold and the separation plate ensure that substantially only the separated water enters the water outlet pipe. An oil outlet threshold is positioned at a height that is greater than the height of the nominal water level threshold.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Inventors: Christian Martel, Marc Nadeau
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Patent number: 11299220Abstract: A track system for use with a towed vehicle has an attachment assembly and a multi-member frame assembly. The multi-member frame assembly includes a primary frame member connected to the attachment assembly, at least one wheel-bearing frame member pivotably connected to the primary frame member about a pivot located within a recess, and at least one resilient bushing assembly located within the recess and engaging the pivot. The at least one bushing assembly is resiliently deformable in a circumferential direction to permit pivoting of the pivot with respect to the recess, and is fixedly connected within the recess to resiliently bias the pivot towards a rest position with respect to the recess. The track system further includes leading and trailing idler wheel assemblies rotatably connected to the at least one wheel-bearing frame member, and an endless track.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2018Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: SOUCY INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Yves Sauvageau, Francois Laflamme, Branislav Nanac, Patrick Gauthier, Eric Halstead, Marc Nadeau, Philippe Martineau-Rousseau, David Barry
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Publication number: 20210362076Abstract: An instantaneous separation system for capturing and recovering oil from an outdoor electrical equipment. The system includes a capture system for capturing a mixture of oil and water and transporting the mixture to an instantaneous separation reservoir. The separation reservoir maintains the separated oil and water separate via a separation plate. A water outlet pipe transports the separated water back to the surroundings, an oil outlet pipe transports the separated oil to an oil reservoir; a nominal water level threshold maintains the separated water at a given water height by directing any water surpassing the water height to the surroundings via the water outlet pipe. The nominal water level threshold and the separation plate ensure that substantially only the separated water enters the water outlet pipe. An oil outlet threshold is positioned at a height that is greater than the height of the nominal water level threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2019Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: CHRISTIAN MARTEL, MARC NADEAU
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Publication number: 20210347422Abstract: A track system for use with a vehicle includes an attachment assembly connectable to the chassis of the vehicle having a multi-pivot assembly having a first pivot extending longitudinally and defining a roll pivot axis, and a second pivot extending laterally and defining a pitch pivot axis. A frame assembly is disposed laterally outwardly from the attachment assembly and connected thereto. The frame assembly includes at least one wheel-bearing frame member. The track system further includes at least one actuator connected between the attachment assembly and the frame assembly for pivoting the frame assembly about the roll pivot axis, a leading idler wheel assembly, a trailing idler wheel assembly, at least one support wheel assembly, and an endless track.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2019Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Yves SAUVAGEAU, Pierre-Yves PEPIN, Marc NADEAU, Branislav NANAC, Genevieve THERRIEN, Andre TODD, Cedric ALLIGUIE, Jonathan LAPALME, Nicolas DUBUC, Philippe JAILLET-GOSSELIN
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Publication number: 20210309308Abstract: A track system includes an attachment assembly, a frame assembly connected to the attachment assembly including at least one wheel-bearing frame member. The track system further has leading and trailing idler wheel assemblies at least indirectly connected to the at least one wheel-bearing frame member, at least one support wheel assembly at least indirectly connected to the at least one wheel-bearing frame member, an endless track extending around the leading idler wheel assembly, the trailing idler wheel assembly, and the at least one support wheel assembly. At least one monitoring sensor connected to the endless track and including an array of sensing devices communicates with a track system controller for determining, at least indirectly, at least one of a state of the track system and a ground surface condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2019Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Yves SAUVAGEAU, Pierre-Yves PEPIN, Marc NADEAU, Branislav NANAC, Genevieve THERRIEN, Andre TODD, Cedric ALLIGUIE, Jonathan LAPALME, Nicolas DUBUC, Philippe JAILLET-GOSSELIN
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Publication number: 20210309293Abstract: A track system includes an attachment assembly including at least one of a first pivot defining a roll pivot axis, a second pivot defining a pitch pivot axis, and a third pivot defining a yaw pivot axis of the track system. A frame assembly is disposed laterally outwardly from the attachment assembly and connected to the attachment assembly. The track system further includes at least one actuator for pivoting the frame assembly about at least one of the roll and yaw pivot axes, and at least one monitoring for determining, at least indirectly, at least one of a state of the track system and a ground surface condition. The at least one monitoring sensor is communicating with a track system controller to control the operation of the at least one actuator based on the at least one of the state of the track system and the ground surface condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2019Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Yves SAUVAGEAU, Pierre-Yves PEPIN, Marc NADEAU, Branislav NANAC, Genevieve THERRIEN, Andre TODD, Cedric ALLIGUIE, Jonathan LAPALME, Nicolas DUBUC, Philippe JAILLET-GOSSELIN
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Publication number: 20210303636Abstract: A language understanding system is configured to process utterances to predict intents of users, including by suggesting utterances and intents based on searches performed by one or more microservices. A central service is configured to receive inputs/queries from a user, to communicate with a plurality of language processing microservices, and to return a response to the user. The microservices may be configured to apply respective search algorithms comparing the input to respective data sources such as databases, indexes, or knowledge graphs. The microservices may rate utterances and/or entities in the respective data sources with respect to the input. The one or more microservices may generate a ranked list and return the ranked list to the central service. The central service may then apply a secondary rating/ranking algorithm in order to select one or more predicted utterances and/or entities to return to the user based on the initial user input.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPInventors: Suneet DUA, Luis BEAUMIER, Marc NADEAU, Ryan EDLEY, Robert COEN, Jason Victor RANDALL, Shannon M. ROBINSON
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Publication number: 20210303801Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, and graphical user interfaces for creating conversation models that may be executed by natural language understanding systems and/or intelligent assistant systems, particularly in enterprise and corporate environments. A conversation modeling interface may allow a modeler to position a plurality of graphical conversation-element objects on a canvas region of the interface, to specify associations and relationships between the various represented conversation-elements to define a conversation flow, and to provide input data to define various parameters and characteristics of the conversation-elements of the conversation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPInventors: Suneet DUA, Luis BEAUMIER, Marc NADEAU, Ryan EDLEY, Robert COEN, Jason Victor RANDALL, Shannon M. ROBINSON
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Publication number: 20210303578Abstract: Systems and methods for processing natural language inputs to determine user intents using an insights repository are provided. An insights repository system is configured to build an insights repository as a data structure representing a plurality of entities and relationships among those various entities. The insights repository system may receive information from various sources via an event stream, and may process the information using event rules. Based on the application of the event rules, the system may configure an insights repository data structure representing various entities, relationships between various entities, and the strengths of relationships between various entities. After the insights repository is created, consumers may execute queries against the insights repository.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPInventors: Suneet DUA, Luis BEAUMIER, Marc NADEAU, Ryan EDLEY, Robert COEN, Jason Victor RANDALL, Shannon M. ROBINSON
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Publication number: 20210253185Abstract: A track system for use with a vehicle includes an attachment assembly connectable to the chassis of the vehicle having a first pivot extending vertically and defining a yaw pivot axis of the track system, and a second pivot extending laterally and defining a pitch pivot axis of the track system. A frame assembly is disposed laterally outwardly from the attachment assembly and connected thereto. The frame assembly includes at least one wheel-bearing frame member. The track system further includes at least one actuator connected between the attachment assembly and the frame assembly for pivoting the frame assembly about the yaw pivot axis, a leading idler wheel assembly at least indirectly connected to the at least one wheel-bearing frame member, a trailing idler wheel assembly at least indirectly connected to the at least one wheel-bearing frame member, at least one support wheel assembly, and an endless track.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2019Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Yves SAUVAGEAU, Pierre-Yves PEPIN, Marc NADEAU, Branislav NANAC, Genevieve THERRIEN, Andre TODD, Cedric ALLIGUIE, Jonathan LAPALME, Nicolas DUBUC, Philippe JAILLET-GOSSELIN