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Andre Desmarais, Racne CA
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20110187079 | Protective safety cover for the pin box and the king pin of a fifth wheel type trailer - A protective safety cover for fifth wheel pin has a main panel having at least one edge, and an opening adapted to receive the king pin of the trailer therethrough; a perimeter wall extending perpendicularly to the at least one edge of the main panel; and a retainer member connected to the main panel and adapted to securely and removably attach the safety cover to the goose neck of the trailer and around the king pin, to thereby surround the king pin and protect a person from accidentally hitting the king pin. | 08-04-2011 |
Armand J. Desmarais, Inverness, FL US
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20090133704 | Tobacco Compositions - The invention features tobacco compositions and methods of their use and manufacture. Compositions of the invention may be based on a variety of technologies. Technologies include films, tabs, shaped parts, gels, consumable units, insoluble matrices, and hollow shapes. In addition to tobacco, compositions may also contain flavors, colors, and other additives as described herein. Compositions may also be orally disintegrable. Exemplary compositions and methods of their manufacture are described herein. | 05-28-2009 |
20120199149 | TOBACCO COMPOSITIONS - The invention features tobacco compositions and methods of their use and manufacture. Compositions of the invention may be based on a variety of technologies. Technologies include films, tabs, shaped parts, gels, consumable units, insoluble matrices, and hollow shapes. In addition to tobacco, compositions may also contain flavors, colors, and other additives as described herein. Compositions may also be orally disintegrable. Exemplary compositions and methods of their manufacture are described herein. | 08-09-2012 |
20140123986 | Tobacco Compositions - The invention features tobacco compositions and methods of their use and manufacture. Compositions of the invention may be based on a variety of technologies. Technologies include films, tabs, shaped parts, gels, consumable units, insoluble matrices, and hollow shapes. In addition to tobacco, compositions may also contain flavors, colors, and other additives as described herein. Compositions may also be orally disintegrable. Exemplary compositions and methods of their manufacture are described herein. | 05-08-2014 |
Armand J. Desmarais US
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20090133703 | TOBACCO COMPOSITIONS - The invention features tobacco compositions and methods of their use and manufacture. Compositions of the invention may be based on a variety of technologies. Technologies include films, tabs, shaped parts, gels, consumable units, insoluble matrices, and hollow shapes. In addition to tobacco, compositions may also contain flavors, colors, and other additives as described herein. Compositions may also be orally disintegrable. Exemplary compositions and methods of their manufacture are described herein. | 05-28-2009 |
Brett A. Desmarais, Cicero, NY US
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20130144442 | Flexible and Scalable Modular Control System for Transport Refrigeration Units - A control system for a refrigeration unit is disclosed. The control system may include a user interface, an interface bus, a power control module, a first module, and a second module. The interface bus may communicatively couple the user interface, the power control module, the first module, and the second module. The user interface may be capable of receiving and dispatching information. The power control module may be capable of distributing and monitoring power to the control system. The second module may have at least one connector with flexible input and output configuration capabilities. The first module may have a controller and at least one connector with flexible input and output configuration capabilities. | 06-06-2013 |
Brian Desmarais, Kennebunk, ME US
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20120204750 | PRESSURE-RELIEF SYSTEM FOR GUN FIRED CANNON CARTRIDGES - A high velocity cartridge munition comprises a cartridge shell and a projectile inserted into it. A propulsion chamber within the cartridge shell receives a propulsive charge that may be ignited by a pyrotechnic igniter and that develops propulsive gases that act on the base of the projectile, driving it out of the cartridge shell. To prevent the pyrotechnic igniter from igniting spontaneously, and from igniting the propulsive charge due to the ambient temperature or because of a fire, which would cause the cartridge shell and projectile to be separated and fly apart, at least one exhaust channel between the propulsion chamber and the exterior of the cartridge shell is filled with a fusible material. The fusible material has a lower melting point than the ignition point of the igniter and of the propulsive charge. If the ambient temperature of the cartridge shell rises above the melting point of the fusible material, it melts, releasing the exhaust channels, so that, upon delayed ignition of the propulsive charge, it burns without pressure buildup, and the cartridge shell and projectile remain together. At least one non-fusible, rupturable member is positioned between the fusible material and the propulsive charge to provide mechanical support under normal conditions but to facilitate release of gases if the propulsive charge ignites. | 08-16-2012 |
Brian Desmarais, Pleasanton, CA US
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20160023255 | FEEDBACK LOOP CONTROL FOR SOIL EVAPORATIVE DESORPTION - Active or closed feedback/feed forward loop controls may be used to improve operation of a thermal desorption process. Characteristics of the thermal desorption process may be monitored, e.g., carbon monoxide concentration, and then may be used to predict the end point of the thermal desorption process. Inputs and effluent treatment elements may also be modulated to further optimize the treatment time and quality (completeness) and to avoid any unwanted effects associated with excess processing. Post-treatment gas comprising non-condensed condensable hydrocarbon contaminants may be recycled as pre-treatment gas or used to heat fresh air. Mean free paths of the exhaust gas exiting a thermal desorption chamber are restricted to limit the flame propagation and explosion fronts. Temperature and concentration of flammable elements may be monitored and controlled to prevent explosion hazards. An isolation valve and a pressure relief chimney may also be coupled to the exhaust of the thermal desorption chamber. | 01-28-2016 |
Brian Desmarais, Kenebunk, ME US
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20140377008 | Controlling processes for evaporative desorption processes - Active or closed loop controls can be used to improve the operation of a thermal desorption process. Characteristics of the thermal desorption process can be monitored, and then can be used to predict the end point of the thermal desorption process. Inputs and effluent treatment elements can also be modulated to further optimize the treatment time and quality (completeness) and to avoid any unwanted effects associated with excess processing. | 12-25-2014 |
20150078827 | Induction heating system for thermal desorption processes - Contaminate soil can be treated using inductive energy. An inductive generator can generate inductive power to heat inductively heatable elements disposed in the contaminate soil or in a soil box. Input treatment gas can pass through the heated soil to remove contaminants in the soil to the exhaust. The inductively heatable elements can be placed in a mesh conduit, which can heat the input treatment gas. | 03-19-2015 |
20150078828 | In-situ thermal desorption processes - Contaminated soil can be in-situ cleaned without an excavation process. Heated gas can be injected to the contaminated soil to heat the soil for vaporizing the contaminants. Vacuum extraction can be used for extracting the volatile contaminants. Cool air can be injected to the cleaned soil to prevent total organic carbon degradation. | 03-19-2015 |
Christopher Desmarais, Acushnet, MA US
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20130325096 | LONG TERM WEAR MULTIFUNCTION BIOMEDICAL ELECTRODE - Electrodes, multi-electrode patches, and electrodes for biomedical systems are provided. The electrode includes an adhesive film layer having a top surface and a bottom surface. A conductive element is substantially surrounded by the adhesive film layer. A conductive gel layer covers at least portion of a surface of the conductive element. The conducting gel comprises a material that does not result in significant skin irritation on a human subject after a period of at least about one week. | 12-05-2013 |
20140031817 | DEPOSIT ABLATION WITHIN AND EXTERNAL TO CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS - Systems and methods of electrical stimulation for intra and extra vascular treatment of a subject are provided. The device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a controller. The controller is configured to apply an electrical current between the first and second electrodes. The electrical current follows a path between the first and second electrodes and through a portion of the subject that includes a blockage. | 01-30-2014 |
20150094626 | ELECTRODE PACKAGE WITH FOLD OUT LINER - Methods and systems of applying treatment to a subject experiencing cardiac distress. In one example, a therapy electrode package includes a first therapy electrode disposed within the package, a second therapy electrode disposed within the package, and a CPR assistance device disposed within the package. The first therapy electrode, the second therapy electrode, and the CPR assistance device are arranged within the therapy electrode package such that when the electrode package is in an open configuration, the relative positions of the first therapy electrode, the second therapy electrode, and the CPR assistance device approximate the relative positions at to which the first therapy electrode, the second therapy electrode, and the CPR assistance device should be placed on a subject for treatment of the subject. | 04-02-2015 |
Christopher P. Desmarais, Garner, NC US
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20090038748 | Fuel Filter Diverter - A fuel filter assembly includes a housing having an end supporting a first tube. The housing defines a cavity that is enclosed by a cover opposite the end. A diverter is arranged within the cavity and includes first and second sides with the first side adjacent to the housing end. The diverter includes a wall on the first side in sealing engagement with either the first tube or the housing end. The diverter is constructed from a first material forming a base and a second material supported by the first material defining at least a portion of the first side. The second material may be overmolded onto the first material. Preferably, the first material is a plastic and the second material is an elastomer forming a gasket suitable for providing a seal between the diverter and the housing. One end of the filter media is embedded in the adhesive on the second side of the diverter. | 02-12-2009 |
Claude Yves Desmarais, Melville, NY US
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20110089170 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SINGLE BLANK PACKAGING WITH LINER - The present invention is a method and system for forming a packaging with a liner from a single blank. The blank may be shaped to include top, bottom and exterior sidewalls as well as exterior sidewalls of a liner that may include a liner top portion and/or a liner bottom portion. The packaging may be formed by way of folding the blank to shape the top, bottom and exterior sidewalls of the packaging, as well as a liner section, so that the liner section is positioned within the packaging exterior sidewalls. Glue, adhesive or another attachment means may be applied to fixedly retain the formed packaging with the liner in the interior of the packaging. Space between the liner section and the exterior sidewalls may provide a means of cushioning the contents of the packaging. | 04-21-2011 |
Daniel Norwood Desmarais, Toronto CA
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20150088701 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED PLANOGRAM GENERATION - Various embodiments are described herein for methods and systems that can be used for generating a planogram data file by: receiving, at a remote computing device, recorded position data for one or more items located on first and second fixtures of a display segment, and generating, using the remote computing device, a planogram data file. The planogram data file may be generated by: writing product data for the one or more items, and fixture location data for the first fixture; writing, based on the recorded position data, position data for the items located on the first fixture to the planogram data file, determining a first maximum item height for the one or more items on the first fixture, and writing, based on the first maximum item height, fixture location data for the second fixture to the planogram data file. | 03-26-2015 |
Dave J. Desmarais, Naples, FL US
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20160117749 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECOMMENDING FITTED CLOTHING - A method herein is directed toward measuring clothing through image processing. The method comprises capturing a digital image of a clothing article and a reference object with the camera of the portable electronic device, analyzing the reference object in the digital image to determine a scale of the digital image with the processor of the portable electronic device, analyzing the clothing article in the digital image to determine a determined value for each of a plurality of measurements of the clothing article with the processor of the portable electronic device based upon the determined scale of the digital image, and transmitting the determined value for each of the plurality of measurements with the wireless communication transceiver of the portable electronic device, whereby the clothing article is measured with the portable electronic device. | 04-28-2016 |
David Desmarais, South Pasadena, CA US
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20090136157 | System and/or Method for Combining Images - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a method and/or system for generating a dynamic image based, at least in part, on attributes associated with one or more individuals. | 05-28-2009 |
Don Desmarais, Westfield, MA US
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20130231035 | ACTIVE AIR FLOW CONTROL IN AIRCRAFT - An active airflow control system for an aircraft includes an air conditioning system, an air conditioning controller configured to control operation of the air conditioning system, a plurality of flow control devices in fluid communication with the air conditioning system and in signal communication with the air conditioning controller, wherein the plurality of flow control devices are configured to increase and decrease an amount of air flowing therethrough in response to receiving a controlling signal from the air conditioning controller, and a plurality of zones in fluid communication with the air conditioning system, wherein each zone of the plurality of zones is a pressurized zone of the aircraft, and wherein each zone of the plurality of zones is in fluid communication with at least one flow control device of the plurality of flow control devices. | 09-05-2013 |
Eric Desmarais, Braunscheweig DE
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20130339660 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A PARTIAL-ADDRESS SELECT-SIGNAL GENERATOR WITH ADDRESS SHIFT - In accordance with embodiments disclosed herein, there are provided methods, systems, mechanisms, techniques, and apparatuses for implementing and using a partial-address select-signal generator with address shift. For example, in one embodiment, such means may include receiving a plurality of address lines; splitting the plurality of address lines into a first sub-set of the plurality of address lines and a remaining sub-set of the plurality of address lines; passing the first subset of the plurality of address lines to an upper processing path; passing the remaining sub-set of the plurality of address lines to a lower processing path in parallel with the upper processing path; generating intermediate code on the upper processing path from the first sub-set of the plurality of address lines and from an intermediate carry result from the remaining sub-set of the plurality of address lines on the lower processing path; passing a hot signal type to a decoding unit on the upper processing path, wherein the hot signal type designates a decode scheme; generating specific hot-signal select line code based on the intermediate code and the hot signal type; and adopting decode scheme of the hot-signal select lines according to information from the lower processing path. Structure for performing the same are further disclosed. | 12-19-2013 |
Jean-Pierre Desmarais, Saint-Lazare CA
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20090118723 | COOLANT INJECTION TUBE - A medical device includes a steering element defining a passage for a guide wire. A fluid injection tube defining a proximal and a distal end is also included, wherein a portion of the fluid injection tube is contoured about a portion of the steering element. A plurality of injection ports may be disposed in the portion of the fluid injection tube contoured about the steering element. | 05-07-2009 |
Justin Desmarais, Montreal CA
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20110052155 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING LOW-COST, HIGH-QUALITY VIDEO EXCERPTS USING AN AUTOMATED SEQUENCE OF CAMERA SWITCHES - The present solution provides intelligent and effective systems and methods for meeting new people online for the purpose of social and business networking through the use of a video-based online usage platform. In various embodiments, the methods comprise intelligent and cost-effective processes for conducting interviews of clients, e.g., filming and producing of video clips demonstrating their personality, character traits, communications skill and other skills. In certain embodiments, the inventive systems provide for intelligent and cost effective production of video clips of a client being interviewed through a real-time automated video-production method. The online video networking system also provides an intelligent usage platform allowing the broadcasting of client-interview video clips and user-generated content online. Lastly, the video networking system comprises an intelligent usage platform providing for searching and browsing of online client-interview video clips and user-generated content. | 03-03-2011 |
20130086185 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MULTIMEDIA SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - The present application is directed to methods and systems for a social networking media system. Users may record brief media messages comprising video and/or audio, via a desktop computing machine, portable computing machine, laptop, tablet, smart phone, or other computing device, and upload the media message to a web provider. Although sometimes referred to as multimedia, in many embodiments, the messages may comprise only audio or only video. Other users of the system may view the media message and record reply media messages, which are similarly uploaded to the web provider. In some embodiments, the message and reply messages may be linked, providing an interactive media-based asynchronous dialogue. | 04-04-2013 |
Kerry T. Desmarais, Sunnyside, WA US
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20100175355 | Vine stripping apparatus and method - An apparatus for removing plant material from a vine. The apparatus generally comprises a support frame, a pair of counter-rotating wheels, and a vine stripping component. In an embodiment, the vine stripping component includes interchangeable threaded stripping dies. In an additional embodiment, the apparatus is incorporated in a mobile harvesting unit. The invention further includes a method for removing plant material from vines. | 07-15-2010 |
20110113740 | Vine Stripping Apparatus and Method - An apparatus for removing plant material from a vine. The apparatus generally comprises a support frame, a pair of counter-rotating wheels, and a vine stripping component. In an embodiment, the vine stripping component includes interchangeable stripping dies. In an additional embodiment, the apparatus is incorporated in a mobile harvesting unit. The invention further includes a method for removing plant material from vines. | 05-19-2011 |
Kristy L. Desmarais, Naples, FL US
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20160117749 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECOMMENDING FITTED CLOTHING - A method herein is directed toward measuring clothing through image processing. The method comprises capturing a digital image of a clothing article and a reference object with the camera of the portable electronic device, analyzing the reference object in the digital image to determine a scale of the digital image with the processor of the portable electronic device, analyzing the clothing article in the digital image to determine a determined value for each of a plurality of measurements of the clothing article with the processor of the portable electronic device based upon the determined scale of the digital image, and transmitting the determined value for each of the plurality of measurements with the wireless communication transceiver of the portable electronic device, whereby the clothing article is measured with the portable electronic device. | 04-28-2016 |
Leon J. Desmarais, Claremont, NH US
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20140354868 | PORTABLE HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGER - A portable hyperspectral imager. The imager is modular and may include a hyperspectral camera and a removably-coupled mobile display module. The hyperspectral camera may include an Offner spectrometer. The mobile display module may be adapted to receive data from the hyperspectral camera and may include an internal camera. The mobile display module may include a cell phone or a tablet computer. The mobile display module may be integrally attached to the hyperspectral camera. The integral attachment may include a data link or USB connection. The length of the data link or USB connection may be less than 6 inches and the imager may weigh less than one pound. The imager may include a battery module or a scanning optical module. | 12-04-2014 |
20150086117 | HYPERSPECTRAL DETECTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING CONTEXT-IMAGE FUSION - Hyperspectral detector systems and methods for spectrally analyzing a scene are disclosed. The methods include capturing a context image and a single-column spectral image that falls within the context image. The spectral image is panned over the scene and within the context image to capture spectral signatures within the scene. The spectral signatures are compared to reference spectral signatures, and the locations of the one or more spectral signatures are marked. The systems and methods obviate the need to store and process large amounts of spectral data and allow for real-time display of the fused context image and spectral image, along with the marked locations of matched spectral signatures. | 03-26-2015 |
Mark Desmarais, Northborough, MA US
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20140154968 | AUDIO SYSTEM WITH CENTRALIZED AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING - One or more audio conferencing systems are connected to a local network, and each conferencing system is comprised of a plurality of wireless microphones in communication with a plurality of antennas deployed in an array configuration. Each of the antennas comprising one of the audio conferencing systems is in direct communication with a base station and in indirect communication with a server which runs a centralized digital signal processing functionality. The digital signal processing functionality operates on audio information received from one or more far-end audio sources and from each of the one or more audio conferencing system. | 06-05-2014 |
20140205105 | AUDIO SYSTEM SIGNAL PROCESSING CONTROL USING MICROPHONE MOVEMENT INFORMATION - An audio conferencing system has a base station, a speaker and one or more mobile microphones, and it operates to receive audio information from both a far-end audio source and a near-end audio source and to process the audio information for transmission to a far-end audio conferencing system. At least one of the mobile microphones has a motion detection device and operates to send detected motion information to the base station. The base station operates to control the processing of audio information it receives from the microphone according to the detected microphone motion information. | 07-24-2014 |
20150244336 | WIRELESS MICROPHONE MUTE CONTROL OVERRIDE - An audio system is configured to support a number of wireless microphones, and each of the wireless microphones has one or more touch sensitive mute switches and a touch sensitive mute guard band switch. The mute guard band switch is connect to an electrically conductive surface that is proximate to a microphone peripheral surface that a user is likely to touch when they move the microphone. Logical instructions running in conjunction with a DSP associated with the microphone cause the audio system to override any mute commands it receives from any of the mute switches during the time that the guard band switch is activated. | 08-27-2015 |
20150341716 | BATTERY CHARGING ADAPTOR FOR A WIRELESS MICROPHONE - An audio system has a base station and a plurality of wireless microphones that are associated with the base station. The wireless microphones operate to capture acoustic audio information and to transmit this audio information to the base station. Each of the wireless microphones operate to detect whether or not they are connected to an external voltage source. If any of the plurality of the wireless microphones determines that they are not connected to an external voltage source, then it is controlled to transition to a first operational state. Or if a wireless microphone determines that it is connected to an external voltage source, and depending upon the voltage level detected, the microphone can transition to either a second or a third operational state. | 11-26-2015 |
Mark Desmarais, Nashua, NH US
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20150245155 | CONTROLLING ACOUSTIC ECHO CANCELLATION WHILE HANDLING A WIRELESS MICROPHONE - An audio system has a base station, a speaker and one or more wireless microphones. The audio system operates to receive audio information from both a far-end audio source and a near-end audio source and to process the audio information for transmission to a far-end audio system. The wireless microphones have an electrically conductive element connected to a touch sensitive switch, and the electrically conductive element is proximate to an outer perimeter surface of the microphones. When the outer perimeter surface of the microphone is touched, the switch is activated which sends a microphone handling signal to the base station. The base station uses the microphone handling signal to control an operational characteristic of an audio signal processing function running on the base station. | 08-27-2015 |
Mark Andrew Desmarais, Northborough, MA US
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20130316752 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS AUDIO CONFERENCING - Systems and methods for wireless audio conferencing are described herein. In one embodiment, a wireless audio conferencing system is provided that includes a base unit configured to interface with a plurality of external communication systems, one or more wireless speakers, one or more wireless microphones, a handset configured to wirelessly control the base unit, and a charger tray separate from the base unit and configured to removably store and recharge the one or more wireless speakers, the one or more wireless microphones, and the handset. The one or more wireless speakers and the one or more wireless microphones are configured to communicate with the base unit to provide audio conferencing between a plurality of users. The systems and methods described herein can provide a high quality and adaptable audio conferencing system for use with a variety of communications systems. | 11-28-2013 |
Mark R. Desmarais, East Sandwich, MA US
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20150119081 | SITUATIONAL AWARENESS PERSONAL SERVICE - A situational awareness personal service (SAPS) receives data records from a wide variety of data sources and provides real-time, tailored, situational awareness (SA) information to subscribers. The SA information, which can include course of action recommendations and threat assessments, can be made available and affordable to the general public. Subscribers may view the SA information using commercial off the shelf (COTS) devices, such as laptop computers, smartphones, and existing onboard integrated displays. In one aspect, transportation platforms can provide local observation data, such as radar tracking data, to the SA personal service in exchange for tailored SA information. | 04-30-2015 |
Nicolas Desmarais, San Francisco, CA US
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20140279216 | INDIRECT AND DIRECT DELIVERY OF APPLICATIONS - A system comprising marketplaces, developer sites and a marketplace platform is described. The marketplaces allow companies to purchase many applications from many sources, including the developer application. The developer site provides the developer application and allows companies to purchase the developer application. The marketplace platform provides a single application programmer interface (API) for companies to license the developer application through both the marketplaces and the developer site. The platform also provides for managing user entitlements the developer application for both the plurality of marketplaces and the developer site. | 09-18-2014 |
Normand Desmarais, Cumberland, RI US
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20160109367 | LIGHT AND SHUTTER FOR A SAMPLE ANALYZER - A sample analyzer has a support for an assay sample vessel, a detector, and a shutter assembly. The assay sample vessel contains an assay sample within an assay sample reservoir. The detector has an optical axis aligned with the assay sample reservoir, so as to detect luminescence from the assay sample. The shutter assembly includes an illuminator and is positioned between the detector and the support, intersecting the optical axis, such that the illuminator causes luminescence of the assay sample. Thus both illumination and detection occur on the same side of the assay sample vessel. | 04-21-2016 |
Normand P. Desmarais, Cumberland, RI US
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20150118690 | BIOLOGICAL ASSAY SAMPLE ANALYZER - A sample analyzer has an illuminator for illuminating an assay sample to cause luminescence, and a support for a sample vessel containing the assay sample. The support is adapted to position the assay sample proximate the illuminator. A detector is positioned along an optical axis extending from the illuminator, through the positioned assay sample, to the detector, so as to detect the luminescence from the assay sample. A reflector is removably disposed between the illuminator and the assay sample so as to reflect a portion of the luminescence back through the positioned assay sample toward the detector. | 04-30-2015 |
20160074857 | NON-CONTACT MICRO DROPLET DISPENSER AND METHOD - A liquid deposition system comprises a liquid delivery assembly including a dispensing probe having a sidewall including a first end having a liquid port and a second end having a tip, and a flow path opening at the tip and fluidly connected with the liquid port. The system includes a gas injection assembly with a manifold having a gas nozzle, a nozzle opening, and a gas port, the gas nozzle configured to eject a substantially laminar gas stream so that the gas stream travels through a travel path, the tip of the dispensing probe extending into the travel path. The liquid port is fluidly connectable with a liquid source and the gas port is fluidly connectable with a pressurized gas source, so that a liquid micro droplet is formed at the tip. The laminar gas stream separates the micro droplet from the tip and carries it through the travel path. | 03-17-2016 |
Pierre Desmarais, Cantely CA
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20080258023 | Roll-up furniture leg floor protector - The present invention relates to a furniture leg floor protector. The invention is an improvement over the prior art in that firstly it has a flexible upper sleeve which is stretchable and adapted to receive a leg of many dimensions. This overcomes previous problems with floor protectors which after a certain age and wear, and because of semi-rigid construction, tend to fall off the furniture legs. The invention also presents a method of installing the felt pad on the bottom of the floor protector by means of molding around the pad during molding of the floor protector. This not only fixedly secures the pad to the rest of the floor protector in an integral manner; but also alleviates applying the pads to the floor protector by means of adhesive as a second step in the manufacturing process after molding. | 10-23-2008 |
20120097818 | FURNITURE LEG FLOOR PROTECTOR - The present invention relates to a furniture leg floor protector. The invention is an improvement over the prior art in that firstly it has a flexible upper sleeve which is stretchable and adapted to receive a leg of many dimensions. This overcomes previous problems with floor protectors which after a certain age and wear, and because of semi-rigid construction, tend to fall off the furniture legs. The invention also presents a process for installing the felt pad on the bottom of the floor protector by means of molding around the pad during molding of the floor protector. This not only fixedly secures the pad to the rest of the floor protector in an integral manner; but also alleviates applying the pads to the floor protector by means of adhesive as a second step in the manufacturing process after molding. | 04-26-2012 |
Pierre Desmarais, Cantley CA
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20120066862 | FLOOR PROTECTORS FOR CASTERS - To protect floors against marks or damage from casters , a shrinkable tire, for example, a piece of heat-shrink tubing, in its unshrunk condition, is fitted around the caster circumference and then is shrunken. The dimensions and shrinkage ratio of the shrinkable tire are selected such that, when shrunken onto the caster, the tire grips the caster securely. If desired, the frictional grip between the tire and the caster circumferential surface may be enhanced by applying to the interior of the unshrunk tire a hot-melt adhesive which will be activated by the heat applied to shrink the tire. Additionally or alternatively, the width of the tire may be greater than the width of the caster so that, when the tire has been shrunken onto the caster, marginal portions of the tire form flanges gripping the caster on opposite sides. | 03-22-2012 |
20120068034 | FLOOR PROTECTORS FOR FURNITURE LEGS AND CASTERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - To facilitate installation of a floor protector to a furniture leg or a caster for movable objects, shrinkable tubing, for example heat-shrink tubing, is used to secure the floor protector to the leg or caster. A tube of heat-shrink material may have at normal temperatures a predetermined unshrunk cross-sectional size large enough to permit the tube to receive the foot portion or caster circumference and a shrinkage ratio sufficient for the tube to be shrunk to a cross-sectional size that is smaller than the foot portion or caster circumference so that, when the tube is shrunk by application of heat or other suitable means, the tube will conform and be secured to the underlying foot portion or caster. Hot-melt adhesive may be applied to the interior of the floor protector and the heat applied to shrink the tube may melt the adhesive to adhere the floor protector to the foot portion or caster. | 03-22-2012 |
20140106099 | ROLL-UP FURNITURE LEG FLOOR PROTECTOR - There is provided a process for making a furniture leg floor protector having a plastic body and a floor-contacting pad, by placing a soft pad into a mold cavity whereby an upper pad layer is located at a position corresponding to a bottom wall of the protector, introducing molten plastic into the mold to form the protector body and infiltrating interstices within an upper layer of the felt pad with plastic while leaving the lower layer of the pad essentially free of plastic thereby integrating the pad with the body. The upper, plastic-infiltrated layer is in the range of 0.5 to 2 mm in thickness. The invention further relates to a protector having a plastic body and a floor-contacting pad integrated with the body, in which an upper layer of the pad has interstices filled with plastic and a lower layer is essentially free of plastic. | 04-17-2014 |
Remi Desmarais, Montreal CA
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20110283236 | Digital jukebox device with improved user interfaces, and associated methods - Certain exemplary embodiments relate to entertainment systems that interact with users to provide access to media appropriate to and/or customized for a particular user using the entertainment system, the location at which the entertainment system is being accessed, and/or a predefined event. For example, in certain exemplary embodiments, an entertainment system in a location is configured to provide jukebox-related and entertainment system mediated services that are accessible from within and from the outside of the location, and provide (1) attract or flight media operations, (2) browsing services, and/or (3) search screens appropriate to and/or customized for a particular user using the entertainment system, the location at which the entertainment system is being accessed, and/or a predefined event. Such screens may be provided with a three-dimensional look-and-feel in certain exemplary embodiments. | 11-17-2011 |
20150268849 | DIGITAL JUKEBOX DEVICE WITH IMPROVED USER INTERFACES, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Certain exemplary embodiments relate to entertainment systems that interact with users to provide access to media appropriate to and/or customized for a particular user using the entertainment system, the location at which the entertainment system is being accessed, and/or a predefined event. For example, in certain exemplary embodiments, an entertainment system in a location is configured to provide jukebox-related and entertainment system mediated services that are accessible from within and from the outside of the location, and provide (1) attract or flight media operations, (2) browsing services, and/or (3) search screens appropriate to and/or customized for a particular user using the entertainment system, the location at which the entertainment system is being accessed, and/or a predefined event. Such screens may be provided with a three-dimensional look-and-feel in certain exemplary embodiments. | 09-24-2015 |
20150312532 | DIGITAL JUKEBOX DEVICE WITH IMPROVED USER INTERFACES, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Certain exemplary embodiments relate to entertainment systems that interact with users to provide access to media appropriate to and/or customized for a particular user using the entertainment system, the location at which the entertainment system is being accessed, and/or a predefined event. For example, in certain exemplary embodiments, an entertainment system in a location is configured to provide jukebox-related and entertainment system mediated services that are accessible from within and from the outside of the location, and provide (1) attract or flight media operations, (2) browsing services, and/or (3) search screens appropriate to and/or customized for a particular user using the entertainment system, the location at which the entertainment system is being accessed, and/or a predefined event. Such screens may be provided with a three-dimensional look-and-feel in certain exemplary embodiments. | 10-29-2015 |
Richard Mark Desmarais, Londonderry, NH US
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20160054448 | TRACKING DEVICE - A tracking device ( | 02-25-2016 |
Robert Desmarais, Elkhart, IN US
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20110140405 | DEVICES FOR ADJUSTING TENSION IN SEAT BELTS AND OTHER RESTRAINT SYSTEM WEBS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Devices that can be releasably attached to seat belts and other restraint system webs to adjust the operational tension in the webs are described herein. In one embodiment, a seat belt web passes through a clamping device that includes a button movably coupled to a housing. In this embodiment, manual operation of the button in a first direction causes the device to clamp onto the adjacent portion of the seat belt web, thereby preventing the portion of web from being pulled through a web guide by a retractor. Manual operation of the button in a second direction causes the device to release the web. | 06-16-2011 |
Robert Desmarais, Washington Twp, MI US
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20130009391 | PERSONAL RESTRAINT SYSTEMS FOR USE IN RECREATIONAL UTILITY VEHICLES AND OTHER VEHICLES - Personal restraint systems for use in recreational utility vehicles (RUVs) are disclosed herein. A personal restraint system configured in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes a web configured to extend around an occupant and a locking retractor having a motorized spool. A control module is electrically coupled to the locking retractor and the motorized spool is operably coupled to the web. A sensor is electrically coupled to the control module and is configured to detect dynamic characteristics of the RUV. In one embodiment, the sensor detects acceleration events that indicate a level of ride quality and the locking retractor adjusts the tension in the web based on the level of ride quality. | 01-10-2013 |
20140054405 | SEAT BELT WEB RETRACTORS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Seat belt web retractors and associated systems and methods are described herein. Web retractors assemblies configured in accordance with various embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, a frame having a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall, and a spring-loaded shaft extending between the first and second sidewalls. The web retractor can further include a locking mechanism positioned proximate to the first sidewall of the frame and operably coupled to the shaft. The locking mechanism can include a vehicle inertia sensor and/or a web inertia sensor. A cover can enclose the locking mechanism such that the cover and the first sidewall form a liquid-sealed enclosure around the locking mechanism. | 02-27-2014 |
Robert J. Desmarais, Washington Township, MI US
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20140263808 | SEATBELT PRETENSIONER - A system for pretensioning a seatbelt includes a minispool and a drive rod. The drive rod includes a spiral portion that, when driven along a longitudinal axis, causes the minispool to rotate about the longitudinal axis. The spiral portion of the drive rod engages the minispool, which includes corresponding structure that tracks the spiral portion. The minispool is restricted from longitudinal travel such that tracking the spiral portion causes the minispool to rotate and the drive rod passes through the minispool. In another form, the minispool can be arranged transverse to the longitudinal axis, with the translation of the drive rod causing the minispool to translate in the same direction of the drive rod. The minispool can include teeth that engage a bracket, such that the translation of the minispool causes the minispool to rotate as it translates. | 09-18-2014 |
Ron Desmarais, St. Catharines CA
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20110282543 | SEAT BELT MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A method of monitoring the status of rear seat belts includes the following steps namely attaching wireless belt sensors including a belt portion to a seat belt and an anchor portion to a seat belt anchor; and installing a monitor into the vehicle; and turning on the belt sensors and the monitor; and sending wireless signals from the sensors to the monitor confirming the seatbelt engagement status; and displaying the seat belt status to the driver of the vehicle with a monitor display. Preferably the method includes the step of displaying the seat belt status visually with visual signals displayed by the monitor. | 11-17-2011 |
Thomas Allen Desmarais, Cincinnati, OH US
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20110150949 | Liquid Cleaning And/Or Cleansing Composition - The present invention relates to a liquid, cleaning and/or cleansing composition comprising abrasive cleaning particles, wherein said abrasive cleaning particles comprise a divinyl benzene cross-linked styrene polymer, wherein said abrasive cleaning particles are non-spherical and have a mean particles size D(v,0.9) of at least about 10 μm and wherein said liquid, cleaning and/or cleansing composition comprises from about 0% to about 30% by weight of the composition of an organic solvent. | 06-23-2011 |
20110159135 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING HIGH INTERNAL PHASE EMULSION FOAM - A system for continuous High Internal Phase Emulsion (HIPE) foam production. A HIPE is produced then extruded onto a carrier sheet positioned on a belt surface. | 06-30-2011 |
20110159194 | METHOD OF USING A CARRIER SHEET IN A CONTINUOUS HIGH INTERNAL PHASE EMULSION FOAM FORMING PROCESS - A method for continuous High Internal Phase Emulsion (HIPE) foam production. A HIPE is produced then extruded onto a carrier sheet positioned on a belt surface. | 06-30-2011 |
20110159206 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH INTERNAL PHASE EMULSION FOAMS - A method for reducing the adherence of a High Internal Phase Emulsion (HIPE) to belt surfaces in a multi-tiered curing oven. | 06-30-2011 |
20110160320 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH INTERNAL PHASE EMULSION FOAMS USING ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT - A method of producing a HIPE foam using Ultraviolet (UV) light to polymerize a High Internal Phase Emulsion (HIPE) having two or more layers. The method uses UV light to polymerize HIPEs having two or more layers wherein each of the layers comprises a continuous oil phase containing monomers, photoinitiator, and an aqueous phase. | 06-30-2011 |
20110160321 | REDUCTION OF UNPOLYMERIZED MONOMERS IN HIGH INTERNAL PHASE EMULSION FOAM - A method for using Ultraviolet light to reduce the level of unpolymerized monomer in a High Internal Phase Emulsion (HIPE) foam. | 06-30-2011 |
20110160326 | HIGH INTERNAL PHASE EMULSION FOAM HAVING LOW LEVELS OF UNPOLYMERIZED MONOMERS - A High Internal Phase Emulsion (HIPE) foam having low levels of unpolymerized monomer. | 06-30-2011 |
20110160689 | HIGH INTERNAL PHASE EMULSION COMPRISING PHOTOINITIATOR - The present invention relates to a High Internal Phase Emulsion (HIPE) and HIPE foams produced therefrom comprising two or more layers and having a photoinitiator. | 06-30-2011 |
20130039961 | Personal Care Compositions Comprising Shaped Abrasive Particles - A personal care composition is disclosed comprising abrasive particles. The personal care composition may take a variety of forms such as a leave-on composition or an emulsion and/or may comprise one or more actives or agents. | 02-14-2013 |
20150246987 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH INTERNAL PHASE EMULSION FOAMS - A method for polymerizing an open-cell foam including exposing an emulsion comprising a photoinitiator to an Ultraviolet light source, partially polymerizing the top surface of the emulsion, and moving the partially polymerized emulsion to a second polymerization stage. | 09-03-2015 |