Patents by Inventor Marcel Houle

Marcel Houle 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: 9668105
    Abstract: A system for identifying respective locations of mobile elements in a number of regions. The system includes a number of board RFID tags, each of which is associated with a selected one of the mobile elements respectively, and a board subassembly including a body element with a front surface divided into a number of portions of the front surface that correspond to the regions respectively, and one or more board RFID reader subassemblies including a number of antennas, the antennas being associated with respective portions, and one or more board RFID readers that are operatively connected with the antennas. The board RFID tags located in the respective portions are readable by the board RFID readers connected with the antennas associated with the respective portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: K4 Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Gilles Arsenault, Marcel Houle
  • Publication number: 20160300089
    Abstract: A system for identifying respective locations of mobile elements in a number of regions. The system includes a number of board RFID tags, each of which is associated with a selected one of the mobile elements respectively, and a board subassembly including a body element with a front surface divided into a number of portions of the front surface that correspond to the regions respectively, and one or more board RFID reader subassemblies including a number of antennas, the antennas being associated with respective portions, and one or more board RFID readers that are operatively connected with the antennas. The board RFID tags located in the respective portions are readable by the board RFID readers connected with the antennas associated with the respective portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: K4 INTEGRATION INC.
    Inventors: Gilles Arsenault, Marcel Houle, Tim Doherty
  • Patent number: 6455812
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a portable flooring removal apparatus for the removal of flooring material such as tile, linoleum or the like that is secured to the under flooring by adhesive. The apparatus includes a heating element to melt the bonds and adapted to be connected to a power source, and a cutting element to permit the cutting of uniform sheets of adhered flooring material for easy removal. The apparatus further contains a cooling element to rapidly lower the temperature of the heating element after normal use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Inventor: Marcel Houle