Patents by Inventor Sylvain Proulx

Sylvain Proulx 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: 9068576
    Abstract: There is disclosed a device for orienting an object according to a given spatial orientation. The device comprises a frame and a supporting member connected to the frame and adapted for supporting at least a portion of the object. The device for orienting an object comprises a plurality of fluid actuated devices for displacing the supporting member with respect to the frame. Each of the fluid actuated devices is actuatable between a first position wherein the device has a first length and a second position wherein the device has a second length. The device for orienting comprises an actuation mechanism comprising a plurality of actuating valves for actuating the corresponding fluid actuated device; wherein an actuation of at least one of the fluid actuated devices enables to displace the supporting member with respect to the frame, thereby orienting the object according to the given spatial orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: SOCPRA SCIENCES ET GINIE S.E.C.
    Inventors: Jean-Sébastien Plante, Geneviève Miron, Sylvain Proulx, Patrick Chouinard, Alexandre Girard, Jean-Philippe Lucking Bigué
  • Publication number: 20130205761
    Abstract: There is disclosed an integrated device for orienting an object according to a given spatial orientation comprising a frame and a supporting member connected thereto and adapted for supporting a portion of the object. The integrated device comprises a plurality of fluid actuated devices integrally molded and joined together through a joining portion to form an integral unit for displacing the supporting member with respect to the frame. Each fluid actuated device is actuatable between a first position wherein the device has a first length and a second position wherein the device has a second length. The integrated device comprises an actuation mechanism for actuating each fluid actuated device between the first position and the second position to enable displacing the supporting member with respect to the frame, thereby orienting the object according to the given spatial orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: Jean-Sébastien Plante, Geneviève Miron, Sylvain Proulx, Patrick Chouinard, Alexandre Girard, Jean-Philippe Lucking-Bigué
  • Publication number: 20120041252
    Abstract: There is disclosed a device for orienting an object according to a given spatial orientation. The device comprises a frame and a supporting member connected to the frame and adapted for supporting at least a portion of the object. The device for orienting an object comprises a plurality of fluid actuated devices for displacing the supporting member with respect to the frame. Each of the fluid actuated devices is actuatable between a first position wherein the device has a first length and a second position wherein the device has a second length. The device for orienting comprises an actuation mechanism comprising a plurality of actuating valves for actuating the corresponding fluid actuated device; wherein an actuation of at least one of the fluid actuated devices enables to displace the supporting member with respect to the frame, thereby orienting the object according to the given spatial orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: SOCPRA - SCIENCES ET GENIE S.E.C.
    Inventors: Jean-Sébastien Plante, Geneviève Miron, Sylvain Proulx, Patrick Chouinard, Alexandre Girard, Jean-Philippe Lucking-Bigué