Patents by Inventor Michael ARCHAMBAULT BERUBE

Michael ARCHAMBAULT BERUBE 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).

  • Wheelchair caster assembly with anti-flutter feature
    Patent number: 11141331
    Abstract: A housing unit for a caster assembly comprising a hollow housing body forming an inner cavity. A first bearing is connected to the hollow housing body, the first bearing defining a rotational axis through its center, and configured to rotatably support a first portion of a stem supporting a caster for rotation about the rotational axis. A support assembly is connected to the hollow housing body, the support assembly being spaced from the first bearing, the support assembly having bearing segments concurrently defining a plain bearing around the rotational axis, the plain bearing configured to rotatably support a second portion of the stem during rotation about the rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: MOTION COMPOSITES INC.
    Inventors: David Gingras, Pierre-Andre Couture, Michael Archambault Berube
  • WHEELCHAIR CASTER ASSEMBLY WITH ANTI-FLUTTER FEATURE
    Publication number: 20190374414
    Abstract: A housing unit for a caster assembly comprising a hollow housing body forming an inner cavity. A first bearing is connected to the hollow housing body, the first bearing defining a rotational axis through its center, and configured to rotatably support a first portion of a stem supporting a caster for rotation about the rotational axis. A support assembly is connected to the hollow housing body, the support assembly being spaced from the first bearing, the support assembly having bearing segments concurrently defining a plain bearing around the rotational axis, the plain bearing configured to rotatably support a second portion of the stem during rotation about the rotational axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: David GINGRAS, Pierre-Andre COUTURE, Michael ARCHAMBAULT BERUBE