Patents by Inventor Shawn Marchand

Shawn Marchand 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).

  • Reciprocating skate blade sharpener
    Patent number: 9895786
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is directed to a sharpener for sharpening a snow/ice travel member such as a skate blade, a ski or a snowboard, which includes a sharpening surface that is movable lengthwise along an edge face of the item to be sharpened. The sharpening surface may be movable lengthwise by means of a motor and a reciprocating mechanism, or may be manually moved by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: MAGNA CLOSURES INC.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Frommer, Christopher Theodore Kontos, Shawn Marchand, Marc R. Plourde, Austin O'Neill, Kurt Schatz
  • RECIPROCATING SKATE BLADE SHARPENER
    Publication number: 20150099436
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is directed to a sharpener for sharpening a snow/ice travel member such as a skate blade, a ski or a snowboard, which includes a sharpening surface that is movable lengthwise along an edge face of the item to be sharpened. The sharpening surface may be movable lengthwise by means of a motor and a reciprocating mechanism, or may be manually moved by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: MAGNA CLOSURES INC.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Frommer, Christopher Theodore Kontos, Shawn Marchand, Marc R. Plourde, Austin O'Neill, Kurt Schatz
  • Reciprocating skate blade sharpener
    Patent number: 8944889
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is directed to a sharpener for sharpening a snowice travel member such as a skate blade, a ski or a snowboard, which includes a sharpening surface that is movable lengthwise along an edge face of the item to be sharpened. The sharpening surface may be movable lengthwise by means of a motor and a reciprocating mechanism, or may be manually moved by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Magna Closures Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Frommer, Christopher Theodore Kontos, Shawn Marchand, Marc Plourde, Austin O'Neill, Kurt Schatz
  • Sharpener for a snow travel member such as a ski or a snowboard
    Patent number: 8851961
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is directed to a sharpener for sharpening a corner edge of a snow travel member, which may be, for example, a ski or a snowboard. The corner edge is between a bottom face and a side face of the snow travel member. The sharpener includes an angle adjustment mechanism to adjust the angle between surfaces on the sharpener that support the bottom face and side face of the snow travel member, in order to accommodate different snow travel members, that may have different angles between their bottom face and their side face. For example, the angle adjustment member may be capable of adjusting the angle between a bottom face orienting surface on the sharpener and a side face orienting surface on the sharpener between a range of angles. The range of angles may be, for example, a range from 85 degrees and 90 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Magna Closures Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas P Frommer, Christopher Theodore Kontos, Shawn Marchand, Marc R Plourde, Austin O'Neill, Kurt Schatz
  • SHARPENER FOR A SNOW TRAVEL MEMBER SUCH AS A SKI OR A SNOWBOARD
    Publication number: 20120156973
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is directed to a sharpener for sharpening a corner edge of a snow travel member, which may be, for example, a ski or a snowboard. The corner edge is between a bottom face and a side face of the snow travel member. The sharpener includes an angle adjustment mechanism to adjust the angle between surfaces on the sharpener that support the bottom face and side face of the snow travel member, in order to accommodate different snow travel members, that may have different angles between their bottom face and their side face. For example, the angle adjustment member may be capable of adjusting the angle between a bottom face orienting surface on the sharpener and a side face orienting surface on the sharpener between a range of angles. The range of angles may be, for example, a range from 85 degrees and 90 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas P. Frommer, Christopher Theodore Kontos, Shawn Marchand, Marc R. Plourde, Austin O'Neill, Kurt Schatz
  • RECIPROCATING SKATE BLADE SHARPENER
    Publication number: 20110247460
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is directed to a sharpener for sharpening a snowice travel member such as a skate blade, a ski or a snowboard, which includes a sharpening surface that is movable lengthwise along an edge face of the item to be sharpened. The sharpening surface may be movable lengthwise by means of a motor and a reciprocating mechanism, or may be manually moved by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Thomas P. Frommer, Christopher Theodore Kontos, Shawn Marchand, Marc Plourde, Austin O'neill, Kurt Schatz