Patents by Inventor Paul Thibault
Paul Thibault 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: 9352340Abstract: A device for ejecting an at least diphasic mixture includes an injection inlet for a liquid and a gas, a distribution chamber for producing a first liquid-gas mixture, an ejection nozzle of the first liquid-gas mixture in a main direction defined by an axis-vector. The ejection nozzle has a geometry comprising, on its length at least, a minimal section or neck at a location of the axis-vector. Among others things, due to the nozzle geometry, the expansion obtained inside the ejection nozzle allows the first liquid-gas mixture from the distribution chamber to be converted into a second mixture, according to the flow configuration, consisting for instance of a diphasic mist jet having an ejection range and liquid particle size that can be controlled according to the liquid and gas mass flow and to the absolute pressure at the injection inlet.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2007Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignees: SIEMENS S.A.S., UNIVERSITE GRENOBLE ALPES, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE(CNRS)Inventors: Thibaut Bourrilhon, Bernard Dusser, Patrick Fernandes, Jean-Paul Thibault
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Patent number: 9132781Abstract: The present document describes a ladder rack system for displacing a ladder between a loading/unloading position on one of a side, a front and a rear of a vehicle and a stored position on a roof top of a vehicle, the ladder having a first ladder end and a second ladder end, the ladder rack system comprising: a first assembly to be mounted on a first end of the roof top for receiving the first ladder end; and a second assembly to be mounted on a second end of the roof top at a distance from the first end for receiving the second ladder end, the second assembly comprising: a pivoting rail to be pivoted between the loading/unloading position in which the pivoting rail extends substantially vertically or at an angle on the one of a side, a front and a rear of the vehicle and the stored position in which the pivoting rail extends longitudinally along the roof top; and a carriage slidably mounted on the pivoting rail for receiving the second ladder end and for sliding along the pivoting rail when the pivoting railType: GrantFiled: August 29, 2013Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: TECHNO-FAB 9000 INC.Inventor: Paul Thibault
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Publication number: 20140064893Abstract: The present document describes a ladder rack system for displacing a ladder between a loading/unloading position on one of a side, a front and a rear of a vehicle and a stored position on a roof top of a vehicle, the ladder having a first ladder end and a second ladder end, the ladder rack system comprising: a first assembly to be mounted on a first end of the roof top for receiving the first ladder end; and a second assembly to be mounted on a second end of the roof top at a distance from the first end for receiving the second ladder end, the second assembly comprising: a pivoting rail to be pivoted between the loading/unloading position in which the pivoting rail extends substantially vertically or at an angle on the one of a side, a front and a rear of the vehicle and the stored position in which the pivoting rail extends longitudinally along the roof top; and a carriage slidably mounted on the pivoting rail for receiving the second ladder end and for sliding along the pivoting rail when the pivoting railType: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: TECHNO-FAB 9000 INC.Inventor: Paul THIBAULT
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Publication number: 20100006670Abstract: A device for ejecting an at least diphasic mixture includes an injection inlet for a liquid and a gas, a distribution chamber for producing a first liquid-gas mixture, an ejection nozzle of the first liquid-gas mixture in a main direction defined by an axis-vector. The ejection nozzle has a geometry comprising, on its length at least, a minimal section or neck at a location of the axis-vector. Among others things, due to the nozzle geometry, the expansion obtained inside the ejection nozzle allows the first liquid-gas mixture from the distribution chamber to be converted into a second mixture, according to the flow configuration, consisting for instance of a diphasic mist jet having an ejection range and liquid particle size that can be controlled according to the liquid and gas mass flow and to the absolute pressure at the injection inlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2007Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicants: SIEMENS S.A.S., L'UNIVERSITE JOSEPH FOURNIER, LE CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHE SCIENTIFIQUE-LEGIInventors: Thibaut Bourrilhon, Bernard Dusser, Patrick Fernandes, Jean-Paul Thibault
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Publication number: 20070183875Abstract: A ladder rack device which comprises a frame mounted to a vehicle roof, the frame having at least first and second ladder retaining members and a moveable arm having a proximal and a distal end, the first ladder retaining member being mounted on the proximal end of the moveable arm, a lifting member being provided and having a first end connected at a distal end of the arm and a second end connected to the frame, the lifting member being arranged to lift the distal end of the arm and move the proximal end in an outboard direction with respect to the vehicle, the arrangement being such that the distal end of the arm can pivotably rotate and permit the arm to extend downwardly adjacent the vehicle side while a ladder retaining member thereon will be retained in a secure position. The device is relatively simple and has few moving parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2006Publication date: August 9, 2007Inventor: Paul Thibault
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Patent number: 5059864Abstract: A negative glow discharge lamp, which includes a light transmitting envelope containing a noble gas film material and a pair of electrodes disposed in the envelope. Ballast capacitors are placed within the base of the lamp and preferably within a cavity formed within the wall of the base surrounding a necked-down portion of the envelope.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1989Date of Patent: October 22, 1991Assignee: GTE Products CorporationInventors: Andre C. Bouchard, Paul Thibault, Tom Haraden
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Patent number: 4939417Abstract: A high pressure sodium arc tube assembly includes a light-transmitting arc tube containing a fill material including sodium and mercury, a pair of electrodes sealed in opposite ends of the arc tube, and a filament or other resisitive member located within the arc tube and extending between opposite ends thereof. The filament is electrically connected to the electrodes. The filament provides a sufficient electric field and an abundance of electrons dispersed throughout the discharge region to initiate an arc discharge when the electrodes are energized. The filament is selected to produce an electric field in the discharge region prior to initiation of arc discharge of at least 20 volts per centimeter. After an arc discharge is initiated, the voltage between the electrodes drops, and the filament is partially short-circuited by the arc discharge. The filament provides fast initial starting and fast hot restarting, while eliminating the requirement for high voltage starting pulses.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 1988Date of Patent: July 3, 1990Assignee: GTE Products CorporationInventors: Oscar Biblarz, Joseph D. Michael, Paul Thibault