Patents by Inventor Sylvain Sauvageau

Sylvain Sauvageau 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).

  • Ultrasonic scanner with interchangeable wedge and flexible probe
    Patent number: 11549918
    Abstract: An ultrasound probe assembly comprises a housing and a wedge, wherein wedges configured for pipes of different diameter may be easily interchanged in the assembly. Four wheels are attached to the housing, there being a front wheel pair and a rear wheel pair. Wheels of each pair are positioned on either side of a linear probe array, wherein the distance between wheels in each pair in a direction perpendicular to the array length is as small as possible. A position encoder monitors the position of the assembly during scanning, and a push lock switch is used to disable the encoder and the data acquisition while indexing to a new scan position on the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Olympus America Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Spay, Simon Alain, Martin Dupuis, Sylvain Sauvageau, Francois Houde
  • Scanner magnetic wheel system for close traction on pipes and pipe elbows
    Patent number: 10883970
    Abstract: An ultrasound scanner assembly for inspection of pipes and pipe elbows comprises a frame and a wedge. Four wheels are attached to the frame, there being a front wheel pair and a rear wheel pair. In order to maintain stable positioning of the probe assembly while scanning, the wheels are magnetic, thereby establishing a magnetic stabilizing force between the wheels and the pipe or pipe elbow. The magnetic stabilizing force is larger for pipes of small diameter than for pipes of large diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Olympus America Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Spay, Sylvain Sauvageau
  • ULTRASONIC SCANNER WITH INTERCHANGEABLE WEDGE AND FLEXIBLE PROBE
    Publication number: 20190128856
    Abstract: An ultrasound probe assembly comprises a housing and a wedge, wherein wedges configured for pipes of different diameter may be easily interchanged in the assembly. Four wheels are attached to the housing, there being a front wheel pair and a rear wheel pair. Wheels of each pair are positioned on either side of a linear probe array, wherein the distance between wheels in each pair in a direction perpendicular to the array length is as small as possible. A position encoder monitors the position of the assembly during scanning, and a push lock switch is used to disable the encoder and the data acquisition while indexing to a new scan position on the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Olympus Scientific Solutions Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Spay, Simon Alain, Martin Dupuis, Sylvain Sauvageau, Francois Houde
  • SCANNER MAGNETIC WHEEL SYSTEM FOR CLOSE TRACTION ON PIPES AND PIPE ELBOWS
    Publication number: 20190128854
    Abstract: An ultrasound scanner assembly for inspection of pipes and pipe elbows comprises a frame and a wedge. Four wheels are attached to the frame, there being a front wheel pair and a rear wheel pair. In order to maintain stable positioning of the probe assembly while scanning, the wheels are magnetic, thereby establishing a magnetic stabilizing force between the wheels and the pipe or pipe elbow. The magnetic stabilizing force is larger for pipes of small diameter than for pipes of large diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Olympus Scientific Solutions Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Spay, Sylvain Sauvageau
  • Ultrasonic scanner for inspecting pipes and pipe elbows
    Patent number: D863012
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: OLYMPUS SCIENTIFIC SOLUTIONS AMERICAS INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin Spay, Veronique Simard, Martin Dupuis, Sylvain Sauvageau