Patents by Inventor Patrick Beaudoin

Patrick Beaudoin 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).

  • Self-drying litter box
    Patent number: 10477831
    Abstract: Embodiments of a self-drying litter box are described herein that includes a tray-superposition arrangement having a lower tray and an upper tray. The upper tray is mounted onto the lower tray in spaced relationship so as to define an empty volume therebetween. The upper tray includes a bottom defining a surface capable of receiving litter material and waste material thereon and is provided with apertures for allowing air circulating through the bottom of the upper tray. The lower tray receives second litter material and any portion of the first litter and waste materials that falls from the upper tray through the apertures. The tray-superposition arrangement defines one or more ventilation openings for allowing air circulation between the empty volume and outside of the tray-superposition arrangement that dries litter and waste materials in the upper and lower trays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick Beaudoin, Mario Royer
  • Package sorting, packing and re-weighing system
    Patent number: 10118722
    Abstract: A package sorting system is described that can be used to efficiently sort and pack Ropak containers for transporting packages from a sorting facility to a destination facility. The package sorting system can determine a particular Ropak container to place the package in as well as determine if the package was placed in the current Ropak container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Dicom Transportation Group
    Inventors: Kirk Serjeantson, Mathew Dunlop, Patrick Beaudoin, Jean-Francois Busque, Pierre David Labre, Jean-Luc Pampin, Olga Aouslender
  • PACKAGE SORTING, PACKING AND RE-WEIGHING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160368643
    Abstract: A package sorting system is described that can be used to efficiently sort and pack Ropak containers for transporting packages from a sorting facility to a destination facility. The package sorting system can determine a particular Ropak container to place the package in as well as determine if the package was placed in the current Ropak container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: Dicom Transportation Group
    Inventors: KIRK SERJEANTSON, Jean-Fracois GRAVEL, Patrick BEAUDOIN, Jean-Fracois BUSQUE, David POWELL, Jean-Luc PAMPIN, Olga AOUSLENDER
  • SELF-DRYING LITTER BOX
    Publication number: 20120204800
    Abstract: Embodiments of a self-drying litter box are described herein that includes a tray-superposition arrangement having a lower tray and an upper tray. The upper tray is mounted onto the lower tray in spaced relationship so as to define an empty volume therebetween. The upper tray includes a bottom defining a surface capable of receiving litter material and waste material thereon and is provided with apertures for allowing air circulating through the bottom of the upper tray. The lower tray receives second litter material and any portion of the first litter and waste materials that falls from the upper tray through the apertures. The tray-superposition arrangement defines one or more ventilation openings for allowing air circulation between the empty volume and outside of the tray-superposition arrangement that dries litter and waste materials in the upper and lower trays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Patrick Beaudoin, Mario Royer