Patents by Inventor Pierre Montreuil

Pierre Montreuil 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).

  • Method, system and related devices for operating multiple cranes in unison
    Patent number: 11314218
    Abstract: A crane control system for controlling a plurality of cranes is provided. The crane control system in some embodiments includes a master controller unit, at least one computer readable memory for storing a plurality of tokens, each token from the plurality of tokens associated with a respective crane from the plurality of cranes, and a processing unit responsive to commands inputtable by an operator of the master controller unit to send the commands to individual cranes from the plurality of cranes, wherein the processing unit associates the commands with respective tokens to control the cranes associated with those tokens. The crane control system in some embodiments also includes a processing unit that is responsive to a signal indicative of a synchronization loss to issue a command to bring the plurality of cranes into a safe condition, such as an emergency stop, or a corrective action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: CATTRON NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: David Stagg, Paul-André Corbeil, Pierre Montreuil, Luc Ethier
  • Method, System And Related Devices For Operating Multiple Cranes In Unison
    Publication number: 20200125057
    Abstract: A crane control system for controlling a plurality of cranes is provided. The crane control system in some embodiments includes a master controller unit, at least one computer readable memory for storing a plurality of tokens, each token from the plurality of tokens associated with a respective crane from the plurality of cranes, and a processing unit responsive to commands inputtable by an operator of the master controller unit to send the commands to individual cranes from the plurality of cranes, wherein the processing unit associates the commands with respective tokens to control the cranes associated with those tokens. The crane control system in some embodiments also includes a processing unit that is responsive to a signal indicative of a synchronization loss to issue a command to bring the plurality of cranes into a safe condition, such as an emergency stop, or a corrective action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: David STAGG, Paul-André CORBEIL, Pierre MONTREUIL, Luc ETHIER
  • Method, system and related devices for operating multiple cranes in unison
    Patent number: 10520909
    Abstract: A crane control system for controlling a plurality of cranes is provided. The crane control system in some embodiments includes a master controller unit, at least one computer readable memory for storing a plurality of tokens, each token from the plurality of tokens associated with a respective crane from the plurality of cranes, and a processing unit responsive to commands inputtable by an operator of the master controller unit to send the commands to individual cranes from the plurality of cranes, wherein the processing unit associates the commands with respective tokens to control the cranes associated with those tokens. The crane control system in some embodiments also includes a processing unit that is responsive to a signal indicative of a synchronization loss to issue a command to bring the plurality of cranes into a safe condition, such as an emergency stop, or a corrective action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Inventors: David Stagg, Paul-André Corbeil, Pierre Montreuil, Luc Ethier
  • Method, System And Related Devices For Operating Multiple Cranes In Unison
    Publication number: 20190041821
    Abstract: A crane control system for controlling a plurality of cranes is provided. The crane control system in some embodiments includes a master controller unit, at least one computer readable memory for storing a plurality of tokens, each token from the plurality of tokens associated with a respective crane from the plurality of cranes, and a processing unit responsive to commands inputtable by an operator of the master controller unit to send the commands to individual cranes from the plurality of cranes, wherein the processing unit associates the commands with respective tokens to control the cranes associated with those tokens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: David STAGG, Paul-André CORBEIL, Pierre MONTREUIL, Luc ETHIER
  • Method, system and related devices for operating multiple cranes in unison
    Patent number: 10108164
    Abstract: A crane control system for controlling a plurality of cranes is provided. The crane control system in some embodiments includes a master controller unit, at least one computer readable memory for storing a plurality of tokens, each token from the plurality of tokens associated with a respective crane from the plurality of cranes, and a processing unit responsive to commands inputable by an operator of the master controller unit to send the commands to individual cranes from the plurality of cranes, wherein the processing unit associates the commands with respective tokens to control the cranes associated with those tokens. The crane control system in some embodiments also includes a processing unit that is responsive to a signal indicative of a synchronization loss to issue a command to bring the plurality of cranes into a safe condition, such as an emergency stop, or a corrective action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: LAIRD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: David Stagg, Paul-André Corbeil, Pierre Montreuil, Luc Ethier
  • METHOD, SYSTEM AND RELATED DEVICES FOR OPERATING MULTIPLE CRANES IN UNISON
    Publication number: 20170031339
    Abstract: A crane control system for controlling a plurality of cranes is provided. The crane control system in some embodiments includes a master controller unit, at least one computer readable memory for storing a plurality of tokens, each token from the plurality of tokens associated with a respective crane from the plurality of cranes, and a processing unit responsive to commands inputable by an operator of the master controller unit to send the commands to individual cranes from the plurality of cranes, wherein the processing unit associates the commands with respective tokens to control the cranes associated with those tokens. The crane control system in some embodiments also includes a processing unit that is responsive to a signal indicative of a synchronization loss to issue a command to bring the plurality of cranes into a safe condition, such as an emergency stop, or a corrective action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Paul-André Corbeil, David Stagg, Pierre Montreuil, Luc Ethier