Patents by Inventor Marie-Ève Bernard

Marie-Ève Bernard 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).

  • Meter socket with current bypass
    Patent number: 9099845
    Abstract: A meter socket for a meter box includes a set of meter jaws to receive a watt-hour meter, a bypass conductor member to selectively connect the meter jaws and provide a bypass for the watt-hour meter, and an activator for the bypass conductor member. The activator is configured to be activated by a user through a closed meter box to move the bypass conductor member from a metered position to a bypass position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Lalancette, Yves Boucher, Marie-Eve Bernard, Michele Di Lillo
  • Utility meter socket and conduit and method of installation
    Patent number: 9054510
    Abstract: A system may include a load-side conduit including a plurality of punch-outs for passing utility wires to a building. The system may also include a utility box having an opening to receive the load-side conduit. The utility box receives utility wires from a utility-side conduit. In one embodiment, the load-side conduit may include a plurality of mounting flanges for suspending the load-side conduit from the utility box. In one embodiment, the load-side conduit includes a mounting strap, attached to the load-side conduit, for mounting the load-side conduit onto a building. In one embodiment, the load-side conduit includes a body and a cover. The body may include locking flanges and the cover may include hooks to engage the locking flanges to secure the cover to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Cardin, Marie-Ève Bernard, Benoît Orban, Patrick Mainville, Daniel Lalancette
  • METER SOCKET WITH CURRENT BYPASS
    Publication number: 20130279086
    Abstract: A meter socket for a meter box includes a set of meter jaws to receive a watt-hour meter, a bypass conductor member to selectively connect the meter jaws and provide a bypass for the watt-hour meter, and an activator for the bypass conductor member. The activator is configured to be activated by a user through a closed meter box to move the bypass conductor member from a metered position to a bypass position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Lalancette, Yves Boucher, Marie-Eve Bernard, Michele Di Lillo
  • UTILITY METER SOCKET AND CONDUIT AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION
    Publication number: 20130256025
    Abstract: A system may include a load-side conduit including a plurality of punch-outs for passing utility wires to a building. The system may also include a utility box having an opening to receive the load-side conduit. The utility box receives utility wires from a utility-side conduit. In one embodiment, the load-side conduit may include a plurality of mounting flanges for suspending the load-side conduit from the utility box. In one embodiment, the load-side conduit includes a mounting strap, attached to the load-side conduit, for mounting the load-side conduit onto a building. In one embodiment, the load-side conduit includes a body and a cover. The body may include locking flanges and the cover may include hooks to engage the locking flanges to secure the cover to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Cardin, Marie-Ève Bernard, Benoît Orban, Patrick Mainville, Daniel Lalancette
  • Meter socket
    Patent number: D736663
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Cardin, Marie-Ève Bernard, Benoît Orban, Patrick Mainville, Daniel Lalancette
  • Meter socket
    Patent number: D761678
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel D. Cardin, Marie-Ève Bernard, Benoît Orban, Patrick Mainville, Daniel Lalancette
  • Entrance cap
    Patent number: D776063
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts International LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Cardin, Marie-Ève Bernard, Benoît Orban, Patrick Mainville, Daniel Lalancette