Patents by Inventor Éric LAPOINTE

Éric LAPOINTE 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).

  • Portable device with virtual tactile keyboard and refreshable Braille display
    Patent number: 9965974
    Abstract: A single-unit portable Braille device is provided that can include a housing and a touch-sensitive surface provided on the housing and configured to implement a virtual Braille keyboard including a plurality of virtual keys each associated with a key location on the touch-sensitive surface. The virtual Braille keyboard is configured for entry of input Braille data from a user contacting the touch-sensitive surface at one or more of the key locations. The portable Braille device also includes a refreshable Braille display provided on the housing and configured for outputting output Braille data for tactile reading by the user, and a processing unit in the housing and configured to receive the input Braille data from the touch-sensitive surface and to transmit the output Braille data to the refreshable Braille display. In some implementations, the portable Braille device includes a visual display located under the touch-sensitive surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Technologies Humanware Inc.
    Inventors: Dominic R. Labbé, Guy Santerre, Sébastien McKenzie-Faucher, Georges Bourque, Gregory Stilson, Luc Blanchette, Éric Lapointe
  • PORTABLE DEVICE WITH VIRTUAL TACTILE KEYBOARD AND REFRESHABLE BRAILLE DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20150262509
    Abstract: A single-unit portable Braille device is provided that can include a housing and a touch-sensitive surface provided on the housing and configured to implement a virtual Braille keyboard including a plurality of virtual keys each associated with a key location on the touch-sensitive surface. The virtual Braille keyboard is configured for entry of input Braille data from a user contacting the touch-sensitive surface at one or more of the key locations. The portable Braille device also includes a refreshable Braille display provided on the housing and configured for outputting output Braille data for tactile reading by the user, and a processing unit in the housing and configured to receive the input Braille data from the touch-sensitive surface and to transmit the output Braille data to the refreshable Braille display. In some implementations, the portable Braille device includes a visual display located under the touch-sensitive surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Dominic R. LABBÉ, Guy SANTERRE, Sébastien MCKENZIE-FAUCHER, Georges BOURQUE, Gregory STILSON, Luc BLANCHETTE, Éric LAPOINTE
  • Electronic magnifier for low vision users
    Patent number: D756442
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Technologies Humanware Inc.
    Inventors: Georges Bourque, Luc Blanchette, Éric Lapointe, Steve Jolin, David Gagné, Stéphane Béliveau
  • Handheld electronic magnifier for low vision users
    Patent number: D763940
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: TECHNOLOGIES HUMANWARE INC.
    Inventors: Georges Bourque, Luc Blanchette, Éric Lapointe, David Gagné
  • Tactile braille tablet
    Patent number: D807884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Technologies Humanware Inc.
    Inventors: Luc Blanchette, Éric Lapointe, Georges Bourque, Guy Santerre, Sébastien McKenzie-Faucher, Dominic R. Labbé
  • Floor squeegee
    Patent number: D1022368
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: GARANT GP
    Inventors: Mathieu Berrouard, Éric Lapointe, Samuel Barker
  • Snow blower
    Patent number: D1084044
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: GARANT GP
    Inventors: Mathieu Berrouard, Félixe Marin Dempsey, Louis-Philippe Brunelle, Éric Lapointe, Mathieu Lavoie