Patents by Inventor Sylvain Couillard

Sylvain Couillard 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).

  • Filter cassette for allowing a leak therein to be detected and method thereof
    Patent number: 8308857
    Abstract: A filter cassette and a method for allowing a leak to be detected are disclosed, in which the filter cassette comprises a main body defining a first chamber. The main body includes an inlet and an outlet, a filter separating the first chamber into first and second sub-chambers, the inlet being in fluid communication with the first sub-chamber and the second sub-chamber being in fluid communication with the outlet. The main body also includes a second chamber is defined by the main body and the filter, wherein in absence of a leak the second chamber is substantially not in fluid communication with the first chamber. The main body further includes a port in fluid communication with the second chamber, whereby measuring a fluid characteristic in the second chamber by means of the port allows a detection of a leak, i.e. an external leak or a bypass leakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: SCL Medtech Inc.
    Inventors: Sylvain Couillard, Simon Caron
  • FILTER CASSETTE FOR ALLOWING A LEAK THEREIN TO BE DETECTED AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20090223372
    Abstract: A filter cassette and a method for allowing a leak to be detected are disclosed, in which the filter cassette comprises a main body defining a first chamber. The main body includes an inlet and an outlet, a filter separating the first chamber into first and second sub-chambers, the inlet being in fluid communication with the first sub-chamber and the second sub-chamber being in fluid communication with the outlet. The main body also includes a second chamber is defined by the main body and the filter, wherein in absence of a leak the second chamber is substantially not in fluid communication with the first chamber. The main body further includes a port in fluid communication with the second chamber, whereby measuring a fluid characteristic in the second chamber by means of the port allows a detection of a leak, i.e. an external leak or a bypass leakage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: SCL MEDTECH INC.
    Inventors: SYLVAIN COUILLARD, SIMON CARON