Patents by Inventor Michel Gaudreau
Michel Gaudreau 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: 20230392405Abstract: A vertically-extending support pole, such as for supporting a luminaire in an outdoor lighting assembly, has three or more vertically-extending sidewall panels arranged adjacent to each other to define external lateral surfaces of the support pole, and a plurality of rigid, vertically-extending structural supports. Each sidewall panel has a width and opposite lateral edges extending between vertically spaced-apart upper and lower ends of said sidewall panels. Each of the structural supports has a width that is less than the width of each of the three or more sidewall panels, and each of the structural supports has opposite lateral edges extending between vertically spaced-apart upper and lower ends of the structural supports. Each of the structural supports is disposed between, and interconnects, two of the three or more sidewall panels, and the sidewall panels overlap the structural supports proximate at least the respective lateral edges thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2022Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventor: Michel Gaudreau
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Patent number: 9388565Abstract: A wall or roof covering for mounting to a support surface, comprising: a plurality of panels securable to the support surface, each of the panels having a front surface comprising a covering section with simulated building elements, an opposed rear surface facing the support surface when secured thereto, a first marginal edge region and an opposed second marginal edge region, the first marginal edge region having an elongated receiving groove with an elongated aperture oriented one of substantially upwardly and substantially downwardly, the second marginal edge region being at least partially insertable in the first elongated receiving groove of a vertically-adjacent panel and being at least partially covered by a first section of the covering section of the vertically-adjacent panel when inserted therein.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: NOVIK INC.Inventors: Michel Gaudreau, Mathieu Piche, Martin Forget, Francois Bouchard
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Patent number: 8950135Abstract: A corner assembly for siding and roofing coverings includes two complementary corner molding members, each one of the two corner molding members having a front wall including a covering section with simulated building elements on an outer face thereof. Each one of the two corner molding members further has at least one protruding finger and at least one recess. The at least one protruding finger and at least one recess are configured in an alternate configuration in order to interlock in a male-female configuration when the two complementary corner molding members are engaged with one another to define a corner. A method covers a length of a corner defined at a junction of a first support surface and a second support surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Novik Inc.Inventors: Michel Gaudreau, Louis-Andre Gaudreau, Mathieu Piche, Martin Forget, Francois Bouchard, Jon Paterson
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Publication number: 20140174015Abstract: A wall or roof covering for mounting to a support surface, comprising: a plurality of panels securable to the support surface, each of the panels having a front surface comprising a covering section with simulated building elements, an opposed rear surface facing the support surface when secured thereto, a first marginal edge region and an opposed second marginal edge region, the first marginal edge region having an elongated receiving groove with an elongated aperture oriented one of substantially upwardly and substantially downwardly, the second marginal edge region being at least partially insertable in the first elongated receiving groove of a vertically-adjacent panel and being at least partially covered by a first section of the covering section of the vertically-adjacent panel when inserted therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: NOVIK INC.Inventors: Michel Gaudreau, Mathieu Piche, Martin Forget, Francois Bouchard
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Publication number: 20140165485Abstract: A corner assembly for siding and roofing coverings includes two complementary corner molding members, each one of the two corner molding members having a front wall including a covering section with simulated building elements on an outer face thereof. Each one of the two corner molding members further has at least one protruding finger and at least one recess. The at least one protruding finger and at least one recess are configured in an alternate configuration in order to interlock in a male-female configuration when the two complementary corner molding members are engaged with one another to define a corner. A method covers a length of a corner defined at a junction of a first support surface and a second support surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Inventors: Michel GAUDREAU, Louis-Andre GAUDREAU, Mathieu PICHE, Martin FORGET, Francois BOUCHARD, Jon PATERSON
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Patent number: 8209938Abstract: A wall or roof covering for mounting on a support surface includes a plurality of panels securable to the support surface. Each panel has a front surface including a covering section with simulated building elements, an opposed rear surface facing the support surface when secured thereto, an upper marginal edge region and an opposed lower marginal edge region overlying the upper marginal edge region of a vertically-adjacent panel. One of the upper marginal edge region and the lower marginal edge region has an inclined receiving slot defined therein, the other one of the upper marginal edge region and the lower marginal edge region has an inclined insertable flange engageable in the inclined receiving slot of the vertically-adjacent panel.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2010Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Novik, Inc.Inventors: Michel Gaudreau, Louis-André Gaudreau, François Bouchard, Mathieu Piché, Martin Forget
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Patent number: 8020353Abstract: In polymer building products, such as polymer siding, polymer roofing, j-blocks, gable vents, etc., characterized by fastener apertures each comprising an elongate slot bounded by a peripheral wall defining the slot, the peripheral wall having a height, a fastener centering-guide comprising a layer of material extending into the elongate slot from the peripheral wall thereof, the layer of material having defined therein (a) an elongate opening that is generally parallel to, but of smaller transverse dimensions than, the elongate slot, and (b) a predetermined location, defined intermediate the length of the elongate opening, for receiving a fastener therethrough, and wherein further the layer of material is characterized by a thickness that is less than the height of the peripheral wall and sufficiently thin so as to permit relative movement between a fastener extending through the centering guide and the polymer building product.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2009Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Novik, Inc.Inventor: Michel Gaudreau
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Publication number: 20110214375Abstract: A wall or roof covering for mounting on a support surface includes a plurality of panels securable to the support surface. Each panel has a front surface including a covering section with simulated building elements, an opposed rear surface facing the support surface when secured thereto, an upper marginal edge region and an opposed lower marginal edge region overlying the upper marginal edge region of a vertically-adjacent panel. One of the upper marginal edge region and the lower marginal edge region has an inclined receiving slot defined therein, the other one of the upper marginal edge region and the lower marginal edge region has an inclined insertable flange engageable in the inclined receiving slot of the vertically-adjacent panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2010Publication date: September 8, 2011Inventor: Michel GAUDREAU
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Patent number: 7735287Abstract: A roofing system comprising a plurality of roofing panels each having a bottom surface and a top surface, opposite upper and lower edges and opposite lateral edges. The top surface of each roofing panel has the appearance of a plurality of individual shingles. The roofing panels are adapted for sliding engagement with each other along their opposite upper and lower edges and opposite lateral edges when positioned vertically and horizontally adjacent.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2007Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Novik, Inc.Inventor: Michel Gaudreau
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Publication number: 20100088988Abstract: In polymer building products, such as polymer siding, polymer roofing, j-blocks, gable vents, etc., characterized by fastener apertures each comprising an elongate slot bounded by a peripheral wall defining the slot, the peripheral wall having a height, a fastener centering-guide comprising a layer of material extending into the elongate slot from the peripheral wall thereof, the layer of material having defined therein (a) an elongate opening that is generally parallel to, but of smaller transverse dimensions than, the elongate slot, and (b) a predetermined location, defined intermediate the length of the elongate opening, for receiving a fastener therethrough, and wherein further the layer of material is characterized by a thickness that is less than the height of the peripheral wall and sufficiently thin so as to permit relative movement between a fastener extending through the centering guide and the polymer building product.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: Novik, Inc.Inventor: Michel Gaudreau
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Publication number: 20080083186Abstract: A roofing system comprising a plurality of roofing panels each having a bottom surface and a top surface, opposite upper and lower edges and opposite lateral edges. The top surface of each roofing panel has the appearance of a plurality of individual shingles. The roofing panels are adapted for sliding engagement with each other along their opposite upper and lower edges and opposite lateral edges when positioned vertically and horizontally adjacent.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2007Publication date: April 10, 2008Inventor: Michel Gaudreau
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Patent number: D648038Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2010Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Novik, Inc.Inventor: Michel Gaudreau