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Dominique Ferland, Laval CA
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20090187150 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COVERING A NEEDLE OF A SYRINGE - An apparatus for protecting a syringe after use, the syringe comprising a body and a needle, the apparatus comprising a hollow member for receiving the body of the syringe, the hollow member comprising attaching means for securing the hollow member to the body of the syringe and a protective member slidably mounted on the hollow member and slidable between a syringe operating position wherein the protective member covers at least one part of the body of the syringe and a permanent final position wherein the protective member cover said needle of the syringe. The apparatus advantageously reduces the risk associated with handling a syringe after use. | 07-23-2009 |
Eric Ferland, Quebec CA
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20090092495 | AXIAL FLOW HYDRAULIC TURBINE WITH FIXED BLADES BOLTED-ON - A hydraulic turbine has a runner blade bolted to a hollow runner hub. The runner blade has a flange that mates with a corresponding recess on the hub. Bolting connections pass through complementary array like patterns of apertures spread across and in the hub and blade flange to attach the blades to the hub. | 04-09-2009 |
20090092496 | AXIAL FLOW HYDRAULIC TURBINE WITH BLADE MOUNTING - A hydraulic turbine has a runner blade fixedly mounted to a runner hub. The runner blade has a mounting flange having a generally rectangular shape held in contact with a complementary generally rectangular shaped outside surface portion of the runner hub. The complementary rectangular shapes increases surface contact area between the blade mounting flange and the hub over that of circular shaped flanges and thereby reduces the stress levels between the blade flange and the hub. Further, the surface contact area between the blade mounting flange and the blade root is increased to thereby reduce the stress level in the blade root fillets. | 04-09-2009 |
20100320730 | Resiliently deformable padding installed on a hitch so as to protect bumpers - A resiliently deformable protective padding system, has a padding element laterally connected to a trailer coupler in a movable configuration, the padding element comprising a groove having a predetermined size, the groove configured to engage an edge extending integrally from the trailer coupler. | 12-23-2010 |
François Ferland, Sherbrooke CA
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20130233630 | ROBOTIC BALL DEVICE WITH IMPROVED ROBUSTNESS AND A MULTITUDE OF INTERACTIVE AND SENSING CAPABILITIES - A robotic ball device having a center point and an axis of rotation passing through the center point around which the robotic ball device rotates during motion in a forward linear direction includes a housing and a defined pathway located on an inner face of the housing that forms a closed loop around the axis of rotation. A rolling member is contained in the housing and movably disposed on the defined pathway. An actuator is coupled to the rolling member for actuating rotation of the rolling member. A weighted component is operationally coupled to the rolling member, and the weighted component is sufficiently heavy to maintain the rolling member, during a motion in the forward linear direction, at a substantially constant angular position in a forward vertical plane, which dissects the rolling member, relative to an origin in a moving frame of reference that moves with the robotic ball device. | 09-12-2013 |
François Ferland, Sherbrooke CA
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20130233630 | ROBOTIC BALL DEVICE WITH IMPROVED ROBUSTNESS AND A MULTITUDE OF INTERACTIVE AND SENSING CAPABILITIES - A robotic ball device having a center point and an axis of rotation passing through the center point around which the robotic ball device rotates during motion in a forward linear direction includes a housing and a defined pathway located on an inner face of the housing that forms a closed loop around the axis of rotation. A rolling member is contained in the housing and movably disposed on the defined pathway. An actuator is coupled to the rolling member for actuating rotation of the rolling member. A weighted component is operationally coupled to the rolling member, and the weighted component is sufficiently heavy to maintain the rolling member, during a motion in the forward linear direction, at a substantially constant angular position in a forward vertical plane, which dissects the rolling member, relative to an origin in a moving frame of reference that moves with the robotic ball device. | 09-12-2013 |
Gilles Ferland, Ottawa CA
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20150092533 | RECOVERY OF ESTABLISHED EMERGENCY CALLS - A system, method and apparatus for re-establishing a messaging session received at a public safety answering point are described. A Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) messaging session establishment request is received at an emergency call answer node. The messaging session establishment request has an indication of a previously established emergency messaging session between an operator workstation and a sending device to re-establish. The emergency call answer node checks a recovery queue for a previously received call establishment request having a matching indication for the previously established messaging session to re-establish. The emergency call answer node bridges a session leg for the received call establishment request and, a session leg for the previously received call establishment request having the matching indication for the previously established messaging session to re-establish the messaging session when a match is found. | 04-02-2015 |
Gilles Ferland, Kingston CA
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20120179763 | SESSION-BASED SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE MANAGEMENT - A short message service (SMS) message management system for special number service operator in a public safety answering point based environment is provided. SMS messages received at a gateway are converted to instant messaging session and routed to an operator position coupled to the gateway. The gateway maintains a messaging session between the operator position and the wireless device ensuring consistent communication is provided between the two parties. | 07-12-2012 |
20130078943 | ANSWERING OR RELEASING EMERGENCY CALLS FROM A MAP DISPLAY FOR AN EMERGENCY SERVICES PLATFORM - A method and system of emergency call management is provided. Emergency calls received at an emergency service platform (ESP) through one or more communication networks are associated with location information. The location information is identified to a map server through an i3 event logging protocol to be displayed on graphical map displays at operator positions. An operator of an operator position can then select a call from the graphical map display and an associated responder client will request that the emergency call be routed by the ESP to the operator. The operator position are associated with a public safety access point (PSAP) associated with the incoming emergency calls. | 03-28-2013 |
20150085997 | ANSWERING OR RELEASING EMERGENCY CALLS FROM A MAP DISPLAY FOR AN EMERGENCY SERVICES PLATFORM - A method and system of emergency call management is provided. Emergency calls received at an emergency service platform (ESP) through one or more communication networks are associated with location information. The location information is identified to a map server through an i3 event logging protocol to be displayed on graphical map displays at operator positions. An operator of an operator position can then select a call from the graphical map display and an associated responder client will request that the emergency call be routed by the ESP to the operator or a secondary responder agency. The operator position are associated with a public safety access point (PSAP) associated with the incoming emergency calls. | 03-26-2015 |
20150092537 | RECOVERY OF ESTABLISHED EMERGENCY CALLS - A system, method and apparatus for re-establishing a call received at a public safety answering point are described. A Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) call establishment request is received at an emergency call answer node. The call establishment request has an indication of a previously established emergency call to re-establish. The emergency call answer node searches a call recovery queue for a previously received call establishment request having a matching indication for the previously established emergency call to re-establish. The emergency call answer node bridges a call leg for the received call establishment request and a call leg for the previously received call establishment request having the matching indication for the previously established emergency call to re-establish when a match is found. | 04-02-2015 |
Jérôme Ferland, Sainte-Pétronille CA
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20160059499 | METHOD FOR PREPARING COMPOSITE STRUCTURES AND CONSUMABLE ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - Methods, a consumable assembly, and a tool for preparing a composite structure from a laminate disposed on a surface of a mold. The method involves preparing consumable materials, such as a breather sheet and a vacuum bag, and preparing an inflatable tool, outside of the mold. These prepared consumable materials and the inflatable tool are then inserted into the mold, and the inflatable tool is inserted into a folded assembly of the breather and vacuum bag. Once inserted into the mold, the inflatable tool is inflated, which deploys the consumable materials against the laminate. A vacuum can be generated, which maintains the deployed consumable materials against the laminate. This can be done for many hours. Finally, the laminate is cured inside the mold so as to form the composite structure. | 03-03-2016 |
Nancy Ferland, Beaupre CA
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20080273198 | ENCLOSURE FOR A LINEAR INSPECTION SYSTEM - An apparatus for an enclosure of a linear inspection system for the inspection of products that uses at least one camera and at least one laser. The enclosure is placed in a production line environment as to allow the passage of the products to pass through an aperture of the enclosure. More specifically, the enclosure allows to shelter cameras and lasers that are oriented towards an inspection zone through a translucent surface of the enclosure. Furthermore, in another aspect of the invention, the cameras and lasers are fixed to mounting stations in the enclosure. The mounting stations are positioned as to orient the cameras and lasers towards an inspection zone through the translucent surface of the enclosure. | 11-06-2008 |