Corriveau
Andre Corriveau, New Providence BS
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20120216381 | CONVEYOR FASTENING TOOL - The conveyor fastening tool is used for fastening first and second conveyor loop fasteners to each other and comprises first and second channels extending through a main body through which the first and second conveyor loop fasteners will pass. First and second lateral openings in the first and second channels allow the conveyor belt extremity sections to extend therethrough, outwardly of the first and second channels. First and second loop retaining members peripherally spaced about the first and second channels limit movement of the first and second conveyor loop fasteners orthogonally away from the first and second channels including preventing movement of the first and second conveyor loop fasteners out through the first and second lateral openings. A third channel formed downstream of the first and second channels, where the first and second channels merge, has opposed spaced-apart fastener closing members mounted to the main body for urging the first and second loop fasteners into interlocking engagement. | 08-30-2012 |
20120217139 | CONVEYOR LOCKING CLIP AND METHOD OF RELEASABLY INTERLOCKING CONVEYOR LOOP FASTENERS - The conveyor locking clip is used for releasably interlocking first and second conveyor loop fasteners and comprises first and second rigid arms for respective engagement in corresponding intermeshed loops of the first and second conveyor fasteners that are located at registering extremities of the first and second conveyor loop fasteners. A bridge rigidly linking the first and second arms. | 08-30-2012 |
Andre Corriveau, Bromont CA
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20080277469 | Closed-Loop Reel Setup Verification and Traceability - A closed-loop receptacle setup verification and traceability system for use in automatically detecting the presence or absence of a components receptacle at a location is presented, such receptacles comprising components reels, components bearing trays or racks, or other such receptacles for bearing and providing components for components processing and/or manipulation. The system is further for automatically identifying the detected receptacles and validating their use at respective detecting locations based on components parameters identifiably associated therewith. The system is still further for tracking and monitoring such receptacles from one detecting location to another optionally updating components parameters associated therewith as needed. To implement the system, each receptacle should comprise at least one detectable element and each detecting position should comprise at least one reader adapted to detect the detectable element and so determine whether receptacles are present at the detecting locations being monitored. Typically, the closed loop system uses RFID technology, e.g. the detector comprises at least one antenna and the detectable element comprises at least one RF tag. Detector antennae may be multiplexed or operated independently to communicate detection, identification and/or validation data between the detectable elements and the system. | 11-13-2008 |
20100219243 | Closed loop location detection system - A closed loop location detection system for use in monitoring simultaneously the presence or absence of objects in at least two locations, comprises at least one detectable element per location and adapted to be associated with a respective object to be monitored, and at least one detecting device adapted to detect the detectable elements of the objects and so determine whether objects are present in, or absent from, all of the locations being monitored. Means are provided for causing an object to be fed to a location determined to be devoid of objects by the detecting device. Typically, the closed loop location detection system uses RFID technology, e.g. the detection device comprises at least one antenna and the detectable element comprising at least one RF tag. There may be provided one such antenna for each location to be monitored, whereby for a given location, a respective antenna detects the presence or absence of a respective tag thereby determining whether an object is present in this given location. Alternatively, the antenna can be adapted to monitor more than one location, wherein a position tag is associated with each location and means to deactivate the position tag are provided on each object, whereby when the object is fed to a given location, the means to deactivate that are provided on this given object, cause the position tag associated with the given location to stop being detected by the antenna thereby determining that a specific object has been fed to a specific location. | 09-02-2010 |
Darrell John Corriveau, Toronto CA
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20100207951 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING OPERATION OF A SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEM - A novel method for monitoring the operation of a solar thermal system such as the healthy home system or the like. The present device includes a hardware housing with a processor device coupled to a bus and one or more memory devices. The processor device can be coupled to one or more input devices wherein the one or more input devices are coupled to at least the solar array. The input devices can be coupled to the electric panel, the space heater, the water heater, as well as other components of the healthy home. The method includes a variety of steps such as establishing connection to associated hardware in the healthy home system, running diagnostic checks to determine system health, validating acquired data, and displaying the data through text display and graphical illustrations. The method also includes updating the system information according to a schedule scheme such as a polling scheme, interrupt scheme, or others. These and possibly other steps can provide an easy and cost effective means of monitoring a healthy home's system operation. | 08-19-2010 |
David Corriveau, Saskatoon CA
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20090158981 | Single Disc Furrow Opener with Walking Beam - A furrow opener apparatus has an arm assembly adapted at a front end thereof for pivotal attachment to a seeder frame. A single disc is rotatably attached to the arm assembly about a disc axis at an angle to the travel. A walking beam is pivotally attached to the arm assembly rearward of the disc about a beam axis transverse to the travel direction. A bias element exerts a force on the arm assembly such that a downward bias force is exerted on the walking beam at the beam axis. A packer wheel is rotatably attached at a rear end of the walking beam, and a gauge wheel is rotatably attached at a front end of the walking beam. The gauge wheel is configured to roll along the ground adjacent to the leading face of the disc, and the packer wheel is configured to roll along the furrow. | 06-25-2009 |
Michel Corriveau, Lorraine CA
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20160039550 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GROUPING AND POSITIONING ITEMS - An apparatus displaces and positions items in a predetermined configuration. The apparatus includes a grouping station, a grouping manipulator using at least two degrees of freedom and having a prehension end-effector and a placing manipulator using at least four degrees of freedom and having a prehension end-effector. The grouping manipulator is configured to pick items at a first item location, displace the items towards the grouping station, and release the items at the grouping station to form a group of items. The placing manipulator is configured to pick the group of items at the grouping station, change an orientation of the group of items, and release the group of items at a receiving station in the predetermined configuration. A method displaces and positions items in a predetermined configuration. | 02-11-2016 |
Michel Corriveau, St-Denis-De-Brompton CA
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20110000015 | CONDUCTIVE CONNECTION FOR TRACK-RIDING PATIENT HOISTS - A patient hoist is provided on a trolley which tides along a track, with the hoist being powered by a conductor extending along the track. A contact carrier is loosely fit within the trolley, and it bears a contact which elastically biased against the track conductor, with die contact being in electrical communication with the hoist: The contact carrier is tree to laterally displace with respect to the trolley so that it (and its contact) follows the contour of the track, with the contact remaining in electrical communication with the track conductor. | 01-06-2011 |
Michel Corriveau, Quebec CA
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20120317715 | PATIENT LIFTING DEVICE - An open base patient lifting machine has generally upwardly extending first and second masts. There is a space between the lower end portion of the second mast. A patient support extends forwardly from the upper portion of the frame. A base at the lower portion of the frame supports the frame. The base has a forwardly extending first leg that is pivotably coupled to the lower end of the first mast about a vertical first axis. An opposed outer end portion of the first leg is positioned forwardly of the first mast. A second leg extends generally forwardly from the second mast. The second leg is pivotably coupled to the lower end portion of second mast about a vertical second axis. A portion of the second leg is positioned forwardly of the second mast. The legs are pivotable about their axes towards and away from each other. | 12-20-2012 |
20130086793 | LIFTING BAR AND LIFTING BAR CONNECTOR - A patient lift connector for attaching and detaching a patient lifting bar to a load supporting member in a patient lifting system is described. The connector includes a connector body including a connecting block configured to be fixedly attached to the patient lifting bar. The connector also includes a pin holder coupled to the load supporting member and configured to be inserted through the connector body and into the connecting block, and an attachment latch secured to the connector body and configured to move between an open position and a closed position within the connector body. When the attachment latch moves from the closed position to the open position, the pin holder is allowed to be inserted into the connecting block and thereby allow the lifting bar to be attached to the load supporting member. | 04-11-2013 |
Paul Corriveau, Portland, ME US
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20110161375 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND ARTICLES FOR TEMPLATE BASED GENERATION OF MARKUP DOCUMENTS TO ACCESS BACK OFFICE SYSTEMS - An abstraction layer is provided between databases of back office systems and a markup language based interface, which may allow Web access to data in the databases of the back office systems. Schemas, metadata and validation files are generated from an intermediary representation of the database, which may be flat, non-hierarchical files. Markup language based templates may be generated based on the schemas, metadata and validation files. Markup documents or “markup” may be generated using the templates and the schemas, metadata and validation files. Workflow may be defined and imposed on the generation of the markup. | 06-30-2011 |
Philip Corriveau, Forest Grove, OR US
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20110276894 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MULTI-USER FEEDBACK TO INFLUENCE AUDIOVISUAL QUALITY - System, method, and computer program product to collect user settings regarding the quality of audiovisual (AV) content, and to change the quality of the content based on the collected settings. Users may provide input regarding tradeoffs in AV quality, such as audio quality versus video quality, or audio quality versus delay. The inputs of the users may be averaged, to generate a single input that reflects the inputs of all the users. This single input may then be used to determine one or more parameters that may be applied in defining the tradeoff(s) implemented in AV content capture, processing, or delivery. | 11-10-2011 |
20140094987 | TIERED LEVEL OF ACCESS TO A SET OF VEHICLES - An access control system allows a plurality of users various tiered levels of access to a set of vehicles, records driving information and the purposes that the vehicles are driven, and provides reports to a select subsets of users. | 04-03-2014 |
Philip Corriveau, Hillsboro, OR US
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20130257849 | TECHNIQUES FOR USER PROFILES FOR VIEWING DEVICES - Techniques are directed to user profiles for viewing devices. A user profile storing one or more defined parameters may be received. The one or more defined parameters may represent viewing information. Descriptive information about the media information to be viewed on the viewing device may be received. One or more settings in a viewing device may be adjusted based on the one or more defined parameters in the user profile and the descriptive information. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 10-03-2013 |
Philip Corriveau, Carlton, OR US
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20150095678 | MOVEMENT-BASED STATE MODIFICATION - Techniques for modifying a power state of a device are described herein. The techniques include receiving data from a sensor indicating movement of the device, and determining whether the device movement is associated with a predetermined device movement. Based on the determination, the techniques include modifying a power state of the device from either a first power state to a second power state, or from the second power state to the first power state, wherein the device consumes more power in the first power state than in the second power state. | 04-02-2015 |
Philip J. Corriveau, Carlton, OR US
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20130258070 | INTELLIGENT DEPTH CONTROL - A system configured to display autostereoscopic video (AV) may determine a depth setting for displaying the AV based on at least one of user parameters or device parameters, and may proceed to display the AV on a display based on the depth setting. In one embodiment the system may try to obtain user parameters before relying on device parameters. User parameters may be available from user profiles. For example, facial recognition may be used to determine if a user profile exists for a user. If a user profile is determined not to exist for the user, then the system may sense a distance from the display to the viewer, and may proceed to determine the depth setting based on the distance and device characteristics. Device characteristics may identify the manufacturer/model of the system, the type/size of display on which the AV will be viewed, the abilities of the system, etc. | 10-03-2013 |
20150326844 | QUANTIFIABLE STEREOSCOPIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO EVALUATION METHODOLOGY - A methodology for quantifiable three-dimensional video evaluation is described. In one example, a graphics processor analyzes the video for a plurality of factors in a plurality of categories that affect the presentation of a video. A general processor compiles the scores for each factor into scores for a category and compiles scores for the category into an overall three-dimensional score, and an external interface presents the scores for evaluation. | 11-12-2015 |
Philip J. Corriveau, Forest Grove, OR US
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20110050719 | DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT - Embodiments of the present invention can receive a data point defining an ambient light level associated with a display and a corresponding brightness adjustment of the display with respect to a reference brightness. The embodiments can then define a brightness response model for the display based on the data point and at least one additional data point. | 03-03-2011 |
20110096048 | DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT - Embodiments of the present invention can receive a data point defining an ambient light level associated with a display and a corresponding brightness adjustment of the display with respect to a reference brightness. The embodiments can then define a brightness response model for the display based on the data point and at least one additional data point. | 04-28-2011 |
20110205148 | Facial Tracking Electronic Reader - Facial actuations, such as eye actuations, may be used to detect user inputs to control the display of text. For example, in connection with an electronic book reader, facial actuations and, particularly, eye actuations, can be interpreted to indicate when the turn a page, when to provide a pronunciation of a word, when to provide a definition of a word, and when to mark a spot in the text, as examples. | 08-25-2011 |
20110207504 | Interactive Projected Displays - A projection device may project an image on a display surface. Another projection device may then project an image that appears to interact with the image projected by the first device. A camera in one of the devices may record the interaction. The interaction may be analyzed to implement game play or user selections in general. Communications between the two devices may be established by a network communication protocol. | 08-25-2011 |
20120249587 | KEYBOARD AVATAR FOR HEADS UP DISPLAY (HUD) - In some embodiments, the invention involves using a heads up display (HUD) or head mounted display (HMD) to view a representation of a user's fingers with an input device communicatively connected to a computing device. The keyboard/finger representation is displayed along with the application display received from a computing device. In an embodiment, the input device has an accelerometer to detect tilting movement in the input device, and send this information to the computing device. An embodiment provides visual feedback of key or control actuation in the HUD/HMD display. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 10-04-2012 |
20140095069 | INTELLIGENT ROUTE PLANNING - The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented methods and systems for intelligent route planning. An example method may include receiving, by a computation system comprising one or more processors, one or more tasks. The one or more tasks may be associated with one or more locations. The method may further include storing, by the computation system, the one or more tasks. The method may further include receiving, by the computation system, current location information associated with a user. The method may further include generating, by the computation system, based upon the one or more tasks and the current location information, one or more notifications associated with at least one task for presentation to the user. | 04-03-2014 |
20140095272 | Systems and Methods for Generation of Incentive Offers for On-Road Users - Systems and methods for generating incentive offers for road use are provider. Incentive offers may be generated by a service provider server. The incentive offers may be generated b identifying, by the computer having at least one processor, at least one use-condition associated with a transit point based at least in part on historical transit data. The generating the incentive offers may include generating one or more offers for a plurality of toll collections passes configured to enable the at least one use-condition associated with the transit point. Further, the method may provide for facilitating a distribution for the one or more incentive offers to a use group. | 04-03-2014 |
20140126877 | Controlling Audio Visual Content Based on Biofeedback - Biofeedback, including cognitive feedback, may be used to provide real time information about a viewer's reaction to an ongoing playback of audio visual content. Cognitive feedback provides electronic feedback related to brain activity. Biofeedback involves using sensed human characteristics to judge a user's reaction to audio visual content. | 05-08-2014 |
20140189854 | TECHNIQUES FOR SKIN TONE ACTIVATION - Techniques may be used to authenticate a user to a computing device using their skin tone. A color sample may be received while a computing device remains in a power saving state. A user may be authenticated when the color sample matches a skin tone record. The computing device may be placed in an active state when the user is authenticated. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 07-03-2014 |
20140267231 | TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE VIEWING COMFORT FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENT - Techniques to improve viewing comfort for three-dimensional (3D) content are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a processor circuit and a 3D graphics management module, and the 3D graphics management module may be operable by the processor circuit to generate first 3D graphics information corresponding to a 3D warm-up sequence for presentation by a 3D display, transmit the first 3D graphics information, and transmit second 3D graphics information corresponding to 3D content for presentation by the 3D display. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 09-18-2014 |
Philip Joseph Corriveau, Carlton, OR US
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20160027066 | MECHANISM FOR FACILITATING DYNAMIC USER-BASED CUSTOMIZATION OF ADVERTISEMENT CONTENT AT COMPUTING DEVICES - A mechanism is described for facilitating dynamic user-based customization of advertisement content at computing devices according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes receiving an advertiser content to be published on an avatar list, where the advertiser content is associated with an advertising entity, and verifying the advertiser content for publication, where verifying further includes assigning a ranking to the advertiser content. The ranking represents a position on the avatar list. The method may further include transmitting a publication notification identifying the ranking assigned to the advertiser content, and facilitating an auction for bidding to allow the advertising entity to obtain a higher ranking for the advertiser content than the assigned ranking, if the assigned ranking is rejected by the advertising entity. | 01-28-2016 |
Richard Dennis Corriveau, Metamora, MI US
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20150246429 | CLAMPING ASSEMBLY - A clamping assembly is provided. The clamping assembly includes a base member having a base portion and an extension portion. The clamping assembly further includes a piston that is adapted to move first and second cam fingers toward the base portion to induce first and second pins, respectively, to move first and second wedge members, respectively, in first and second directions, respectively, on the extension portion to lift a wedge coupling member relative to the extension portion. The clamping assembly further includes a shaft coupled to the wedge coupling member that is further coupled to a clamping arm. | 09-03-2015 |
20150246430 | CLAMPING ASSEMBLY - A clamping assembly is provided. The clamping assembly includes a base member having a base portion and an extension portion. The clamping assembly further includes a piston that is adapted to move first and second guide members toward the base portion to move first and second wedge members, respectively, in first and second directions, respectively, on the extension portion to lift a wedge coupling member relative to the extension portion. The clamping assembly further includes a shaft coupled to the wedge coupling member that is further coupled to a clamping arm. | 09-03-2015 |
20160001424 | CLAMPING ASSEMBLY - A clamping assembly is provided. The clamping assembly includes a base member having a base portion and an extension portion. The clamping assembly further includes a piston that is adapted to move first and second guide members toward the base portion to move first and second wedge members, respectively, in first and second directions, respectively, on the extension portion to lift a wedge coupling member relative to the extension portion. The clamping assembly further includes a shaft coupled to the wedge coupling member that is further coupled to a clamping arm. | 01-07-2016 |
Sylvain Corriveau, Ste-Therese CA
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20090186677 | TABLE GAME RELATED BROADCAST SHOW AND LOTTERY - A method for providing a poker-related game related broadcast show, comprising selecting players, providing each player with a medal indicative of a gaming position order, positioning the players at respective gaming surfaces according to the order associated with the medal provided at step, playing hands of the poker-related game until at least one player is eliminated, handing over the medal of the at least one eliminated player to a winning player and eliminating prizes in accordance with random selections made by the eliminated at least one eliminated player until only one player remains, the remaining player being identified as the grand winner, allowing the grand winner to bring back into play an eliminated prize for each medal possessed by the grand winner and allowing the grand winner to randomly select a prize. | 07-23-2009 |
Sylvain C. Corriveau, Punta Gorda, FL US
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20080302987 | IRRIGATION SHUTOFF DEVICE - An irrigation shutoff device ( | 12-11-2008 |