Patents by Inventor Thomas Trudel

Thomas Trudel 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).

  • Publication number: 20200189158
    Abstract: A reel based tensioning device includes a housing, a spool that is rotatably positioned within the housing, and a knob member that is operably coupled with the spool to cause the spool to rotate in a first direction within the housing and thereby wind a tension member about the spool. The reel based tensioning device also includes a load holding mechanism that is coupled with the spool and that is configured to rotate the spool in the first direction within the housing and to prevent rotation of the spool in a second direction to prevent unwinding of the tension member from about the spool. The reel based tensioning device further includes an audible component that is configured to produce an audible noise responsive to operation of the knob member to signal an adjustment of the tension member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Boa Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Hipwood, Eric Irwin, Thomas Trudel, Mark Soderberg, Michael Nickel, Oronde Armstrong, Cody Henderson, Greg Langley, William Roushey, Thomas Pollack, Ashley Pickens, Ilya Minkin, Eric Whewell
  • Publication number: 20200084115
    Abstract: Example embodiments for identifying and displaying configuration item information are presented herein. A system may involve a proxy server application disposed within a managed network that includes configuration items and a server disposed within a remote network management platform managing the managed network. The server may receive a request to view information representative of a particular configuration item from a client device. Based on the request, the server may obtain the information and transmit a representation of a graphical user interface to the client device. The representation may include a health graphic, a relationship graphic, a timeline graphic, and an activity stream, each of which represent pertinent information about the particular configuration item. The representation may also include a tabbed interface that facilitates navigation between attributes corresponding to the particular configuration item and attributes corresponding to other configuration items in the managed network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Noam Biran, Madhavi Puvvada, Serina Chang, Sreenevas Subramaniam, Jesus Antonio Castro Cisneros, Brandon Thomas Trudel, Kavitha Kotti
  • Publication number: 20200068997
    Abstract: A tension member guide that is configured to direct or route a tension member about a path of an article includes a cover member and a guide member that is partially covered by the cover member. The cover member is attachable to the article and includes a pair of slits or incisions. The guide member is folded along a longitudinal length to form a loop or channel within which the tension member may be inserted. The guide member is positioned in relation to the cover member so that opposing end portions of the loop or channel are inserted through the slits or incisions such that the opposing end portions are positioned on an opposite side of the cover member from a remainder of the guide member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Boa Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Pollack, Kristopher Lovett, Thomas Trudel, Cody Henderson, Clark Morgan, Mark Soderberg, Anna Hetman
  • Patent number: 10543630
    Abstract: A reel based tensioning device includes a housing, a spool that is rotatably positioned within the housing, and a knob member that is operably coupled with the spool to cause the spool to rotate in a first direction within the housing and thereby wind a tension member about the spool. The reel based tensioning device also includes a load holding mechanism that is coupled with the spool and that is configured to rotate the spool in the first direction within the housing and to prevent rotation of the spool in a second direction to prevent unwinding of the tension member from about the spool. The reel based tensioning device further includes an audible component that is configured to produce an audible noise responsive to operation of the knob member to signal an adjustment of the tension member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: BOA Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Hipwood, Eric Irwin, Thomas Trudel, Mark Soderberg, Michael Nickel, Oronde Armstrong, Cody Henderson, Greg Langley, William Roushey, Thomas Pollack, Ashley Pickens, Ilya Minkin, Eric Whewell
  • Patent number: 10499709
    Abstract: A tension member guide that is configured to direct or route a tension member about a path of an article includes a cover member and a guide member that is partially covered by the cover member. The cover member is attachable to the article and includes a pair of slits or incisions. The guide member is folded along a longitudinal length to form a loop or channel within which the tension member may be inserted. The guide member is positioned in relation to the cover member so that opposing end portions of the loop or channel are inserted through the slits or incisions such that the opposing end portions are positioned on an opposite side of the cover member from a remainder of the guide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: BOA Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Pollack, Kristopher Lovett, Thomas Trudel, Cody Henderson, Clark Morgan, Mark Soderberg, Anna Hetman
  • Publication number: 20190266268
    Abstract: A system may include a database containing representations of configuration items associated with a managed network that is managed by a remote network management platform. The system may also contain a server device that may be configured to determine a set of duplicate representations of a particular configuration item of the configuration items. The configuration items may relate to computing devices and software applications disposed within the managed network. The server device may be further configured to generate a master representation from the set of duplicate configuration items. The server device may replace, in the database, the set of duplicate representations with the master representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Chinna Babu Polinati, Madhavi Puvvada, Romit Banerjee, Nikhil Lakshman, Brandon Thomas Trudel, Vivian Tero
  • Publication number: 20180257276
    Abstract: A reel based tensioning device includes a housing, a spool that is rotatably positioned within the housing, and a knob member that is operably coupled with the spool to cause the spool to rotate in a first direction within the housing and thereby wind a tension member about the spool. The reel based tensioning device also includes a load holding mechanism that is coupled with the spool and that is configured the spool to rotate in the first direction within the housing and to prevent rotation of the spool in a second direction to prevent unwinding of the tension member from about the spool. The reel based tensioning device further includes an audible component that is configured to produce an audible noise responsive to operation of the knob member to signal an adjustment of the tension member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Boa Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Hipwood, Eric Irwin, Thomas Trudel, Mark Soderberg, Michael Nickel, Oronde Armstrong, Cody Henderson, Greg Langley, William Roushey, Thomas Pollack, Ashley Pickens, Ilya Minkin, Eric Whewell
  • Publication number: 20180035759
    Abstract: A tension member guide that is configured to direct or route a tension member about a path of an article includes a cover member and a guide member that is partially covered by the cover member. The cover member is attachable to the article and includes a pair of slits or incisions. The guide member is folded along a longitudinal length to form a loop or channel within which the tension member may be inserted. The guide member is positioned in relation to the cover member so that opposing end portions of the loop or channel are inserted through the slits or incisions such that the opposing end portions are positioned on an opposite side of the cover member from a remainder of the guide member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Boa Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Pollack, Kristopher Lovett, Thomas Trudel, Cody Henderson, Clark Morgan, Mark Soderberg, Anna Hetman
  • Publication number: 20170311682
    Abstract: A reel for tightening an article includes a housing and a spool positioned within the housing. A knob is coupled with the spool to cause the spool to rotate within the housing and thereby wind a tension member about a central post of the spool. A load holding mechanism is coupled with the spool and the housing and includes a first friction element and a second friction element that are frictionally engageable to prevent rotation of the spool in a second direction to prevent unwinding of the tension member from the spool's central post. Rotation of the knob in a first direction reduces frictional engagement of the friction elements to enable rotation of the spool in the first direction and tension in the tension member biases the spool toward rotation in the second direction which increases the frictional engagement of the friction elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Boa Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Trudel, Eric Craig Irwin, Eric Whewell
  • Patent number: 9681705
    Abstract: A reel for tightening an article includes a housing and a spool positioned within the housing. A knob is coupled with the spool to cause the spool to rotate within the housing and thereby wind a tension member about a central post of the spool. A load holding mechanism is coupled with the spool and the housing and includes a first friction element and a second friction element that are frictionally engageable to prevent rotation of the spool in a second direction to prevent unwinding of the tension member from the spool's central post. Rotation of the knob in a first direction reduces frictional engagement of the friction elements to enable rotation of the spool in the first direction and tension in the tension member biases the spool toward rotation in the second direction which increases the frictional engagement of the friction elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Boa Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Trudel, Eric Craig Irwin, Eric Whewell
  • Publication number: 20150257489
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a tightening system for a climbing shoe includes a tension member, a tightening mechanism that is operationally coupled with the tension member to effect tensioning of the tension member, and a fit adjustment system. The fit adjustment system is coupled with the climbing shoe and operationally coupled with the tension member so that tensioning of the tension member effects tensioning of the fit adjustment system to adjust a fit of the climbing shoe about a user's foot. The fit adjustment system generally includes a plurality of arms or ends that extend from a mid-section. The arms or ends are typically positioned above the climbing shoe's upper and coupled near an eyestay of the shoe. The mid-section commonly extends diagonally across the bottom portion of the shoe between opposing ends or arms of the fit adjustment system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas Trudel
  • Patent number: 9126098
    Abstract: A releasable snowboard binding includes a strap release mechanism adapted to be coupled to a binding strap, a spatial orientation detector, and a strap release actuator coupled to the strap release mechanism and configured to actuate the strap release mechanism in response to a spatial orientation detected by the spatial orientation detector. The snowboard binding is coupled between a strap and a binding frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas A. Trudel
  • Publication number: 20150076272
    Abstract: A reel for tightening an article includes a housing and a spool positioned within the housing. A knob is coupled with the spool to cause the spool to rotate within the housing and thereby wind a tension member about a central post of the spool. A load holding mechanism is coupled with the spool and the housing and includes a first friction element and a second friction element that are frictionally engageable to prevent rotation of the spool in a second direction to prevent unwinding of the tension member from the spool's central post. Rotation of the knob in a first direction reduces frictional engagement of the friction elements to enable rotation of the spool in the first direction and tension in the tension member biases the spool toward rotation in the second direction which increases the frictional engagement of the friction elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas Trudel, Eric Craig Irwin, Eric Whewell
  • Publication number: 20120313350
    Abstract: A releasable snowboard binding includes a strap release mechanism adapted to be coupled to a binding strap, a spatial orientation detector, and a strap release actuator coupled to the strap release mechanism and configured to actuate the strap release mechanism in response to a spatial orientation detected by the spatial orientation detector. The snowboard binding is coupled between a strap and a binding frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventor: Thomas A. Trudel