Patents by Inventor Pascal Toupin
Pascal Toupin 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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Patent number: 7377223Abstract: A personal watercraft has a hull, a deck disposed on the hull, a bin, and hood. The hood is operatively connected to the deck and is movable between an open position providing access to the storage bin and a closed position preventing access to the storage bin. An opening having a contour is provided in the deck forwardly of the watercraft's steering handles. The storage bin is disposed in the opening. The storage bin has a container disposed in the opening and a lid operatively connected to the container. The lid is movable between an open position providing access to an interior of the container and a closed position preventing access to the interior of the container. A storage bin to be used in combination with a personal watercraft is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2006Date of Patent: May 27, 2008Assignee: Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.Inventors: Pascal Toupin, Martin Bernier
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Publication number: 20080041287Abstract: A personal watercraft has a hull, a deck disposed on the hull, a bin, and hood. The hood is operatively connected to the deck and is movable between an open position providing access to the storage bin and a closed position preventing access to the storage bin. An opening having a contour is provided in the deck forwardly of the watercraft's steering handles. The storage bin is disposed in the opening. The storage bin has a container disposed in the opening and a lid operatively connected to the container. The lid is movable between an open position providing access to an interior of the container and a closed position preventing access to the interior of the container. A storage bin to be used in combination with a personal watercraft is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2006Publication date: February 21, 2008Applicant: Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.Inventors: Pascal Toupin, Martin Bernier
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Publication number: 20060146546Abstract: A linear fixture for suspension from an overhead structure has a light weight and has electrical connectors capable of making easy plug electrical connections for power and network connection communications. The linear fixture is an elongated housing having a bottom wall, an elongated housing top wall and an elongated slot extending longitudinally along the elongated housing top wall. The housing is manufactured from an extrusion of aluminum thereby reducing the weight of the housing. The housing includes two or more housing supports having bottom and top surface portions respectively, conforming in shape to the housing bottom top walls. The bottom of top portions of the supports are adapted to engage or slide fit into the bottom and top walls so as to mate with the walls and provide support to the elongated housing bottom and top walls. The housing supports act to provide additional structural support for the top and bottom walls of the linear housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2006Publication date: July 6, 2006Applicant: Canlyte, Inc.Inventors: Howard Yaphe, Pascal Toupin, Robert Katz, Sylvain Duchesne
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Patent number: 7055982Abstract: A linear fixture for suspension from an overhead structure has a light weight and has electrical connectors capable of making easy plug electrical connections for power and network connection communications. The linear fixture is an elongated housing having a bottom wall, an elongated housing top wall and an elongated slot extending longitudinally along the elongated housing top wall. The housing is manufactured from an extrusion of aluminum thereby reducing the weight of the housing. The housing includes two or more housing supports having bottom and top surface portions respectively, conforming in shape to the housing bottom top walls. The bottom of top portions of the supports are adapted to engage or slide fit into the bottom and top walls so as to mate with the walls and provide support to the elongated housing bottom and top walls. The housing supports act to provide additional structural support for the top and bottom walls of the linear housing.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2004Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignee: Canlyte Inc.Inventors: Howard Yaphe, Pascal Toupin, Robert Katz, Sylvain Duchesne
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Publication number: 20050002185Abstract: A linear fixture for suspension from an overhead structure has a light weight and has electrical connectors capable of making easy plug electrical connections for power and network connection communications. The linear fixture is an elongated housing having a bottom wall, an elongated housing top wall and an elongated slot extending longitudinally along the elongated housing top wall. The housing is manufactured from an extrusion of aluminum thereby reducing the weight of the housing. The housing includes two or more housing supports having bottom and top surface portions respectively, conforming in shape to the housing bottom top walls. The bottom of top portions of the supports are adapted to engage or slide fit into the bottom and top walls so as to mate with the walls and provide support to the elongated housing bottom and top walls. The housing supports act to provide additional structural support for the top and bottom walls of the linear housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2004Publication date: January 6, 2005Inventors: Howard Yaphe, Pascal Toupin, Robert Katz, Sylvain Duchesne
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Patent number: 6769784Abstract: A linear fixture for suspension from an overhead structure has a light weight and has electrical connectors capable of making easy plug electrical connections for power and network connection communications. The linear fixture is an elongated housing having a bottom wall, an elongated housing top wall and an elongated slot extending longitudinally along the elongated housing top wall. The housing is manufactured from an extrusion of aluminum thereby reducing the weight of the housing. The housing includes two or more housing supports having bottom and top surface portions respectively, conforming in shape to the housing bottom top walls. The bottom of top portions of the supports are adapted to engage or slide fit into the bottom and top walls so as to mate with the walls and provide support to the elongated housing bottom and top walls. The housing supports act to provide additional structural support for the top and bottom walls of the linear housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2001Date of Patent: August 3, 2004Assignee: Canlyte Inc.Inventors: Howard Yaphe, Pascal Toupin, Robert Katz, Sylvain Duchesne
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Publication number: 20040080953Abstract: Disclosed is a suspension system for suspending linear fixtures from an overhead structure which permits temporary suspension of adjacent fixtures prior to final locking connection of the fixtures. The system has a hanger member comprising a bridge member, an elongated alignment member, and at least one clamping member supported from the bridge member for relative vertical movement therewith. Additionally, the clamping member has two spaced apart wings each adapted to be inserted loosely adjacent a corresponding one of a pair of adjacent clamping surfaces when tongue insert positions are inserted into alignment receiving slots. The clamping member may be moved vertically to bring the wing members into clamping engagement with the clamping surfaces and move end portions of the linear fixtures toward each other into locking engagement.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2003Publication date: April 29, 2004Applicant: Canlyte Inc.Inventors: Howard Yaphe, Pascal Toupin, Robert Katz, Sylvain Duchesne
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Patent number: 6637710Abstract: A fixture bracket suspension assembly is mounted directly to a drop ceiling runner. The runner has a stem and a base wall with a pair of flanges extending out from the stem in a generally inverted T shape. The flanges are adapted to support ceiling tiles and the stem has cross member positioning slots located along its length. The bracket assembly comprises a screw and a bracket. The screw has a head portion and a stem portion for supporting a suspension wire adapted to be mounted to a fixture. The bracket has a base plate with an opening through which the screw stem portion passes. The base plate has a top surface for supporting the screw head adjacent the base wall of the runner. The bracket has two pair of spaced apart opposing legs.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2001Date of Patent: October 28, 2003Assignee: Canlyte Inc.Inventors: Howard Yaphe, Pascal Toupin
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Patent number: 6634772Abstract: Disclosed is a suspension system for suspending linear fixtures from an overhead structure which permits temporary suspension of adjacent fixtures prior to final locking connection of the fixtures. The system has a hanger member comprising a bridge member, an elongated alignment member, and at least one clamping member supported from the bridge member for relative vertical movement therewith. Additionally, the clamping member has two spaced apart wings each adapted to be inserted loosely adjacent a corresponding one of a pair of adjacent clamping surfaces when tongue insert positions are inserted into alignment receiving slots. The clamping member may be moved vertically to bring the wing members into clamping engagement with the clamping surfaces and move end portions of the linear fixtures toward each other into locking engagement.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2001Date of Patent: October 21, 2003Assignee: Canlyte Inc.Inventors: Howard Yaphe, Pascal Toupin, Robert Katz, Sylvain Duchesne
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Patent number: 6568830Abstract: There is disclosed a linear fixture layout where one or more linear fixtures extending along different longitudinal axes are offset from each other by a predetermined angle. The fixtures each have end portions, which are positioned adjacent to and spaced from each other. The fixtures each have end caps mounted to the end portions of the linear fixtures and connected to each other by an interconnecting member so as to present a continuous fixture layout. The end caps have a slot in a side portion thereof and the interconnecting member has two legs spread apart from each other at the predetermined angle. Each of the legs is adapted to be mounted in sliding relation into a corresponding end cap slot to fixedly locate the end caps together and present continuous fixture layout appearance.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2001Date of Patent: May 27, 2003Assignee: Canlyte Inc.Inventors: Howard Yaphe, Pascal Toupin, Robert Katz, Sylvain Duchesne
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Publication number: 20020080606Abstract: There is disclosed a linear fixture layout where one or more linear fixtures extending along different longitudinal axes are offset from each other by a predetermined angle. The fixtures each have end portions, which are positioned adjacent to and spaced from each other. The fixtures each have end caps mounted to the end portions of the linear fixtures and connected to each other by an interconnecting member so as to present a continuous fixture layout. The end caps have a slot in a side portion thereof and the interconnecting member has two legs spread apart from each other at the predetermined angle. Each of the legs is adapted to be mounted in sliding relation into a corresponding end cap slot to fixedly locate the end caps together and present continuous fixture layout appearance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2001Publication date: June 27, 2002Inventors: Howard Yaphe, Pascal Toupin, Robert Katz, Sylvain Duchesne
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Publication number: 20020075675Abstract: A linear fixture for suspension from an overhead structure has a light weight and has electrical connectors capable of making easy plug electrical connections for power and network connection communications. The linear fixture is an elongated housing having a bottom wall, an elongated housing top wall and an elongated slot extending longitudinally along the elongated housing top wall. The housing is manufactured from an extrusion of aluminum thereby reducing the weight of the housing. The housing includes two or more housing supports having bottom and top surface portions respectively, conforming in shape to the housing bottom top walls. The bottom of top portions of the supports are adapted to engage or slide fit into the bottom and top walls so as to mate with the walls and provide support to the elongated housing bottom and top walls. The housing supports act to provide additional structural support for the top and bottom walls of the linear housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2001Publication date: June 20, 2002Inventors: Howard Yaphe, Pascal Toupin, Robert Katz, Sylvain Duchesne
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Publication number: 20020064050Abstract: A suspension system for suspending linear fixtures from an overhead structure has joiner supports mounted to adjacent end portions of the linear fixtures. The joiner supports have adjacent first alignment receiving slots extending inwardly from the end portions and at least one adjacent clamping surface accessible from each of the end portions. The system has a hanger member suspended by a wire from the overhead structure for supporting the linear fixtures from the overhead structure. The hanger member has a bridge member connected to the wire and a pair of opposing tongue insert portions. Each of the tongue insert portions extends along a corresponding one of the alignment receiving slots of the joiner supports to loosely juxtaposition the end portions of the linear fixtures to the hanger member permitting a first stage adjustable mechanical connection. The hanger member further comprises at least one clamping member supported from the bridge member for relative vertical movement therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2001Publication date: May 30, 2002Inventors: Howard Yaphe, Pascal Toupin, Robert Katz, Sylvain Duchesne
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Publication number: 20020060280Abstract: A fixture bracket suspension assembly is mounted directly to a drop ceiling runner. The runner has a stem and a base wall with a pair of flanges extending out from the stem in a generally inverted T shape. The flanges are adapted to support ceiling tiles and the stem has cross member positioning slots located along its length. The bracket assembly comprises a screw and a bracket. The screw has a head portion and a stem portion for supporting a suspension wire adapted to be mounted to a fixture. The bracket has a base plate with an opening through which the screw stem portion passes. The base plate has a top surface for supporting the screw head adjacent the base wall of the runner. The bracket has two pair of spaced apart opposing legs.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2001Publication date: May 23, 2002Inventors: Howard Yaphe, Pascal Toupin