Patents by Inventor Paul W. Fournier

Paul W. Fournier 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).

  • Publication number: 20170129355
    Abstract: A cable management system for an electric vehicle (EV) charging station comprises an upstanding enclosure having a cable opening though which an EV charging cable can be pulled for extension. The EV charging cable is provided at a free end thereof with an EV charging connector for connection with an EV charging socket of an EV. The EV charging cable is provided at an opposed fixed end thereof with an electric connector for connection with a mating connector mounted inside the enclosure. A fixed pulley is mounted within the upstanding enclosure for rotation about a first axis normal to an upstanding axis of the enclosure. The system further comprises a mobile pulley rotatable about a second axis parallel to the first axis. The mobile pulley is vertically translatable within a guiding structure mounted inside the upstanding enclosure for movement towards and away from the fixed pulley. The fixed pulley is mounted at a higher elevation than the mobile pulley.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventor: PAUL W. FOURNIER
  • Publication number: 20140055914
    Abstract: A service cabinet (14) adapted to house power distribution equipment and the like is disposed inside the internal volume of the external envelope (42, 44) of a street furniture, namely an advertising pillar (10). The external envelope (42, 44) may be used to display advertisements while at the same time concealing the service cabinet (14) and the distribution equipment housed therein. At least one door (22, 44) is provided for allowing authorized personnel to access the service equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventor: Paul W. Fournier
  • Patent number: 7874126
    Abstract: A service line distribution base (10) comprises a ground anchor (18) having an upstanding cruciform portion adapted to extend into the ground. A cabinet (20) suited to support a utility pole (14) extends upwardly from the ground anchor (18). The cabinet (20) defines and internal space for receiving buried wire conduits (28) incorporated to the cruciform ground anchor (18). The cruciform shape of the ground anchor (18) advantageously permits to incorporate a greater number of wire conduits (28) into the base of a utility pole as compared to conventional concrete bases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Inventor: Paul W. Fournier
  • Patent number: 7851702
    Abstract: The service cabinet is for use around a utility pole for receiving electrical or communication equipment. The service cabinet comprises a frame having at least two complementary parts connectable together and to the bottom section of the utility pole. The frame generally defines a vertically-extending internal passage for enclosing the bottom section of the utility pole. A side wall is connected to the frame, providing at least one internal chamber. The service cabinet can be used around an existing utility pole as a retrofit cabinet, or be used around a newly installed utility pole. It does not create a new obstacle when used in an urban area and can have a low manufacturing cost since it uses the utility pole as a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Inventors: Paul W. Fournier, Guy Geoffroy, Jean-Jacques Legault
  • Publication number: 20100252321
    Abstract: A service line distribution base (10) comprises a ground anchor (18) having an upstanding cruciform portion adapted to extend into the ground. A cabinet (20) suited to support a utility pole (14) extends upwardly from the ground anchor (18). The cabinet (20) defines and internal space for receiving buried wire conduits (28) incorporated to the cruciform ground anchor (18). The cruciform shape of the ground anchor (18) advantageously permits to incorporate a greater number of wire conduits (28) into the base of a utility pole as compared to conventional concrete bases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventor: Paul W. FOURNIER
  • Patent number: 7765770
    Abstract: A service line distribution base (10) comprises a ground anchor (18) having an upstanding cruciform portion adapted to extend into the ground. A cabinet (20) suited to support a utility pole (14) extends upwardly from the ground anchor (18). The cabinet (20) defines and internal space for receiving buried wire conduits (28) incorporated to the cruciform ground anchor (18). The cruciform shape of the ground anchor (18) advantageously permits to incorporate a greater number of wire conduits (28) into the base of a utility pole as compared to conventional concrete bases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Inventor: Paul W. Fournier
  • Publication number: 20090273261
    Abstract: The service cabinet is for use around a utility pole for receiving electrical or communication equipment. The service cabinet comprises a frame having at least two complementary parts connectable together and to the bottom section of the utility pole. The frame generally defines a vertically-extending internal passage for enclosing the bottom section of the utility pole. A side wall is connected to the frame, providing at least one internal chamber. The service cabinet can be used around an existing utility pole as a retrofit cabinet, or be used around a newly installed utility pole. It does not create a new obstacle when used in an urban area and can have a low manufacturing cost since it uses the utility pole as a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Paul W. FOURNIER, Guy Geoffroy, Jean-Jacques Legault
  • Patent number: 6167673
    Abstract: A utility pole comprises an inner structure disposed within an envelop formed of a different material than that of the inner structure, thereby enabling the combination of the qualities inherent to both materials in a single utility pole. The utility pole may be of a modular construction for allowing equipment and accessories to be integrated to the utility pole. For instance, a transformer may be added between two adjacent sections of the inner structure of the utility pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Inventor: Paul W. Fournier
  • Patent number: D818975
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Inventor: Paul W. Fournier
  • Patent number: D827595
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Inventor: Paul W. Fournier