Patents by Inventor Steve Lavoie

Steve Lavoie 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).

  • Tamper evident system and method
    Patent number: 8925755
    Abstract: A container comprising a lid comprising a central portion and a circumferential rim, the rim comprising an aperture at least at one location around a perimeter of the rim; and a body comprising a base and lateral walls extending up from the base and ending up in a rim, the rim comprising a knob at least at one location thereof; wherein, in a closed position of the lid over the body, the knob is received in the aperture and is seen emerging from the aperture, and, upon lifting the lid up from the closed position for the first time, the knob disengages from the aperture, thus deforming at least one of the aperture and the rim of the lid, the deformed part testifying of a first opening of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: IPL, Inc.
    Inventors: Dominique Lesquir, Stephane Mercier, Steve Lavoie
  • TAMPER EVIDENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130020323
    Abstract: A container comprising a lid comprising a central portion and a circumferential rim, the rim comprising an aperture at least at one location around a perimeter of the rim; and a body comprising a base and lateral walls extending up from the base and ending up in a rim, the rim comprising a knob at least at one location thereof; wherein, in a closed position of the lid over the body, the knob is received in the aperture and is seen emerging from the aperture, and, upon lifting the lid up from the closed position for the first time, the knob disengages from the aperture, thus deforming at least one of the aperture and the rim of the lid, the deformed part testifying of a first opening of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: IPL, Inc.
    Inventors: Dominique Lesquir, Stephane Mercier, Steve Lavoie