Patents by Inventor Serge Bouchard

Serge Bouchard 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: 8500970
    Abstract: An electrolytic cell is suitable for production of aluminium, and includes at least one collector bar made of first metal and at least one complementary bar made of a second metal having an electrical conductivity greater than the first metal and arranged adjacent to one of the side faces of the collector bar so that the external end of the complementary bar is at a specified distance from a specified end face of the block. The second end terminates so as to limit heat losses from said cell. The cell makes it possible to obtain significantly lower voltage drops while avoiding excessive heat losses through the collector bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Rio Tinto Alcan International Limited
    Inventors: Bertrand Allano, Delphine Bonnafous, Jean Camire, Martin Desilets, Laurent Fiot, Pierre Fournier, Yvon Gauthier, Denis Laroche, Oliver Martin, Pascal Thibeault, Serge Bouchard
  • Publication number: 20080135417
    Abstract: An electrolytic cell is suitable for production of aluminium, and includes at least one collector bar made of first metal and at least one complementary bar made of a second metal having an electrical conductivity greater than the first metal and arranged adjacent to one of the side faces of the collector bar so that the external end of the complementary bar is at a specified distance from a specified end face of the block. The second end terminates so as to limit heat losses from said cell. The cell makes it possible to obtain significantly lower voltage drops while avoiding excessive heat losses through the collector bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Bertrand Allano, Delphine Bonnafous, Jean Camire, Martin Desilets, Laurent Fiot, Pierre Fournier, Yvon Gauthier, Denis Laroche, Olivier Martin, Pascal Thibeault, Serge Bouchard
  • Patent number: 6105352
    Abstract: The harvester for picking up berries comprises a frame adapted to be driven in a field of berries, a comb mounted between opposite sides of the frame and comprising a plurality of teeth extending substantially in a horizontal position to seize branches of berries as the frame is driven in the field. The harvester is provided with a sweeping system mounted on the frame above the comb for sweeping the berries of the branches seized by the comb. The sweeping system preferably comprises a brush parallel to the comb and comprising a rotatable shaft operatively mounted between the opposite sides of the frame and a plurality of bristles circumferencially distributed around the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Benoit Tremblay Soudure Inc.
    Inventors: Benoit Tremblay, Serge Bouchard