Patents by Inventor Robert Lefebvre

Robert Lefebvre 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).

  • Patent number: 11635230
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation and air conditioning curb assembly includes a curb that has a planar profile for positioning on a flat roof of a building. A heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit is included that has dimensions which are unequal to dimensions of the curb. An adapter is positionable into the curb and the adapter has dimensions sufficient to accommodate dimensions of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit. Thus, the heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit can be installed onto the curb. A power unit is integrated into the curb to supply electrical power to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit in the event of a power outage thereby ensuring the heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit continues to operate. A leveling unit is coupled to the adapter for leveling the heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Inventor: Robert LeFebvre
  • Publication number: 20210310694
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation and air conditioning curb assembly includes a curb that has a planar profile for positioning on a flat roof of a building. A heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit is included that has dimensions which are unequal to dimensions of the curb. An adapter is positionable into the curb and the adapter has dimensions sufficient to accommodate dimensions of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit. Thus, the heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit can be installed onto the curb. A power unit is integrated into the curb to supply electrical power to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit in the event of a power outage thereby ensuring the heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit continues to operate. A leveling unit is coupled to the adapter for leveling the heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventor: Robert LeFebvre
  • Patent number: 8584077
    Abstract: A method for operating a computer system to generate a layout of a device and a computer-readable medium containing instructions that cause a computer system to carry out that method are disclosed. The computer system has a display that includes a display area. The computer system provides a list of objects and creates user selected objects from the list for inclusion in the display area. The computer assigns one of a plurality of operating modes for each connectivity object in the layout. The computer generates a Net assignment for each connectivity object that is not forced to have a specific Net assignment and for which automatic assignment of a Net is allowed. The computer generated assignment depends on the operating mode associated with that connectivity object. The operating mode of at least one of the connectivity objects can be altered by input from a user of said computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Arbind Kumar, John Robert Lefebvre, II, Krishna Kumar Banka, Peter Niday
  • Publication number: 20110232173
    Abstract: A multipurpose pellet is provided comprising: from about 0.1% to about 100% by weight of a vegetable fiber chosen from cotton, bamboo fiber, rice fiber, esparto, papaya, coir, sisal, kapok, jute, ramie, flax, roselle hemp, hemp, kenaf, abaca, soybean fiber, okra fiber, vine fiber, banana fiber, rattan and nettlesjute; and from about 99.9% to about 0% by weight of cellulosic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventor: Robert LEFEBVRE
  • Patent number: 4852348
    Abstract: This invention relates to a fuel injection system for a ramjet engine of the type comprising a swirling combustion chamber, wherein said system comprises:at least one first injector arranged in the inner part of the corresponding air duct to send, in common with said first injectors of the other individual injection devices, fuel into a common zone of said combustion chamber adjacent said closed end and peripherally defined by said air ducts; as well asat least one second injector arranged in the outer part of the corresponding air duct, to send fuel into a specific zone of said combustion chamber located near the wall thereof, downstream of the opening of the corresponding air duct. The invention is more particularly applicable to the propulsion of missiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1989
    Assignee: Aerospatiale Societe Nationale Industrielle
    Inventors: Pierre Allard, Robert Lefebvre, Daniel Vallee, Pierre Berton