Patents by Inventor Yvon Charbonneau

Yvon Charbonneau 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).

  • Apparatus for sequentially displaying a plurality of advertisement sheets
    Patent number: 7676970
    Abstract: A display apparatus (10, 10?) for sequentially displacing sheets (A) to a display position, comprising a drive (20) for displacing sheets (A) in a circuit to a display position. An actuator (30) actuates the drive (20). Connector devices (40, 50) connect opposed ends of sheets (A) along the drive (20). Each connector device (40, 50) has (i) a first connector (40) securing a first edge portion (A1) of a sheet (A) to the drive (20), and (ii) a second connector device (50) having a longitudinal member (41?) secured to a second edge portion (A2) of the sheet (A) and connected to the drive (20) so as to be restrictively displaceable along the drive (20). An abutment portion (43?) is securable against the longitudinal member (41?) for retaining the edge portion (A2) of the sheet (A) therebetween. A tensioner (52) connects the longitudinal member (41?) to the drive (20) to maintain the sheet in a taut condition with a predetermined tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Sirona Inc.
    Inventor: Yvon Charbonneau
  • Bar encoding scheme for a scrolling display
    Patent number: 7121466
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing an encoding scheme for a scrolling display comprising a plurality of sequences of bar codes, each sequence of bar codes identifying a corresponding display on a moving scroll, each sequence of bar codes comprising a “start reading” code and an associated data code, the associated data code identifying uniquely the corresponding display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Sirona Inc.
    Inventor: Yvon Charbonneau
  • Apparatus for sequentially displaying a plurality of advertisement sheets
    Publication number: 20060156597
    Abstract: A display apparatus (10, 10?) for sequentially displacing sheets (A) to a display position, comprising a drive (20) for displacing sheets (A) in a circuit to a display position. An actuator (30) actuates the drive (20). Connector devices (40, 50) connect opposed ends of sheets (A) along the drive (20). Each connector device (40, 50) has (i) a first connector (40) securing a first edge portion (A1) of a sheet (A) to the drive (20), and (ii) a second connector device (50) having a longitudinal member (41?) secured to a second edge portion (A2) of the sheet (A) and connected to the drive (20) so as to be restrictively displaceable along the drive (20). An abutment portion (43?) is securable against the longitudinal member (41?) for retaining the edge portion (A2) of the sheet (A) therebetween. A tensioner (52) connects the longitudinal member (41?) to the drive (20) to maintain the sheet in a taut condition with a predetermined tension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventor: Yvon Charbonneau
  • Bar encoding scheme for a scrolling display
    Publication number: 20050007388
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing an encoding scheme for a scrolling display comprising a plurality of sequences of bar codes, each sequence of bar codes identifying a corresponding display on a moving scroll, each sequence of bar codes comprising a “start reading” code and an associated data code, the associated data code identifying uniquely the corresponding display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventor: Yvon Charbonneau