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Alain Boudreau, Le Gardeur CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090019469DYNAMIC UPDATE OF CHANNEL FILTERING INFORMATION IN IPTV SYSTEMS - Systems and methods according to the present invention address this need and others by updating the channel filtering information, e.g., whitelist, within the context of a streaming media system, e.g., an IMS-IPTV system. This updating of the channel filtering information occurs automatically through messages transmitted between a network node and an Internet Protocol television (IPTV) control function including intervening hardware.01-15-2009
20090028159Methods and Systems for Providing RACF Configuration Information - Methods and systems are described for providing address information for nodes when multiple possibilities exist. For example, in a TISPAN environment the described techniques can be used to transmit address information to an SPDF when it needs to determine which of multiple A-RACFs associated with different IP domains that the SPDF needs to communicate with.01-29-2009

Alex Boudreau, Sherbrooke CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090097665SOUND VOLUME AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - A control method to automatically adjust the volume of a sound transmitter based on the measurement and the computation of the acoustic statistics of the room where the sound is emitted. The system comprises at least one sensor, a calculator determining statistics of the signal collected by the at least one sensor and a controller using these statistics provided by the calculator to adjust the volume of the transmitter in the room.04-16-2009
20130043907Method and system for measuring amplitude and phase difference between two sinusoidal signals - A method and a system for measuring amplitude and phase difference between two sinusoidal signals, using an adaptive filter. The method generally comprises measuring a sample of an output signal of a system excited by a sample of a reference signal; using an adaptive filter and the sample of the reference signal to determine a and b coefficients that minimize a prediction error on the sample of the output signal, iteratively, and determining the amplitude and/or phase of the output of the system using the a and b coefficients.02-21-2013

Patent applications by Alex Boudreau, Sherbrooke CA

Bernard Paul Boudreau, Halifax CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120234102Method and Apparatus for Investigating Mechanical Properties of Soft Materials - A method and apparatus for investigating subsurface properties of sediment, soil, snow, food stuff and other soft materials incorporates a probe head, preferably in the form of a coil spring that functions as a screw thread, which moves into the soil, snow, sediment, food stuff or other soft material, isolates a column of the material and applies tension to that column while measuring the applied force with a force sensor.09-20-2012

Bruce Boudreau, Burlington CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130179341VIRTUAL WALLET - The virtual wallet method provides an account routing system that links all end user account issuing institutions to a central portal for electronic commerce transactions. Moreover, the issuing institutions can be linked to the central portal for identification and/or any personal information kept by an institute where an account exists.07-11-2013

Daniel Boudreau, Hull CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090074098System and method for embedding OFDM in CDMA systems - Systems and methods of combining OFDM and CDMA signals are provided. An OFDM packet data channel is overlaid over CDMA transmissions. The channel is scheduled slotwise between multiple users. In some embodiments, there is a CDMA packet data channel which is scheduled together with the OFDM packet data channel.03-19-2009
20100220825SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR I/Q IMBALANCE COMPENSATION - A transmitter (09-02-2010

Patent applications by Daniel Boudreau, Hull CA

Denis Boudreau, Quebec CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140356937Patterned Capillary Device and Process for Fabricating Thereof - A patterned capillary device comprising a pattern on an inner surface is described herein. More specifically, the patterned capillary device comprises a wall having an outer surface and an inner surface, the wall defining a fluidic channel. A substantially opaque film covers the inner surface of the wall, the opaque film comprising a plurality of substantially transparent segments defining a pattern. A process for fabricating a pattern formed of opaque and transparent portions on an inner surface of a capillary device is also described herein.12-04-2014

Denis Boudreau, Sainte-Foy CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110091874ULTRASENSITIVE DETECTION OF TARGET USING TARGET-READY PARTICLES - The invention relates to methods and reagents for detecting minute amounts of targets having affinity for nucleic acid. The present invention more particularly relates to target detection using aggregates of cationic polymer chains and nucleic acid capture probes linked to particles, such as controllable mobility particles.04-21-2011
20110226962METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING FLUORESCENCE EMITTED BY PARTICLE-BOUND FLUOROPHORES CONFINED BY PARTICLE TRAPS - A method of detecting a fluorescence signal emitted by fluorophores bound to particles confined in a particle trap, includes an objective lens having a focal plane, which is normally the focal plane for incident collimated light. The particle trap is typically located in the focal plane, and a beam of excitation light is directed via the objective lens onto the confined particles in the trap. The excitation light is in the form of a divergent beam coming to focus at a plane displaced from the focal plane. The divergent beam has a spot diameter at the focal plane determined by the divergence of the beam. The fluorescent light emitted by the fluorophores is detected with a confocal detector.09-22-2011

Dominique Boudreau, Quebec CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110151453NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES AND COMBINATION THEREOF FOR SENSITIVE AMPLIFICATION AND DETECTION OF BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL SEPSIS PATHOGENS - The present invention relates to methods of detection, as well as assays, reagents and kits for the specific detection of clinically important bacterial and fungal species. The present invention allows for the specific detection of nucleic acids of each of these pathogens in a single assay.06-23-2011

Eric Boudreau, Saint-Lambert De Lauzon CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100001860SECURITY FENCE FOR SWIMMING POOLS - A security fence for swimming pools is provided to be so positioned as to surround the water of a swimming pool. The security fence comprises fence sections which are linked to an alarm system. The fence sections are moveable between a non-signaling position and an alarm signaling position. When the fence sections are in the non-signaling position and a given fence section is engaged with sufficient force it is moved to the alarm signaling position thereby signaling the alarm. The foregoing prevents a user, such as a child, from entering the pool water when the alarm system has been activated.01-07-2010
20120175578SECURITY FENCE FOR SWIMMING POOLS - A security fence for swimming pools is provided to be so positioned as to surround the water of a swimming pool. The security fence comprises fence sections which are linked to an alarm system. The fence sections are moveable between a non-signaling position and an alarm signaling position. When the fence sections are in the non-signaling position and a given fence section is engaged with sufficient force it is moved to the alarm signaling position thereby signaling the alarm. The foregoing prevents a user, such as a child, from entering the pool water when the alarm system has been activated.07-12-2012

Gary Boudreau, Kanata CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110223929SCHEDULING TRANSMISSION OF DATA AT A BASE STATION BASED ON AN INTERFERENCE INDICATOR MESSAGE FROM ANOTHER BASE STATION - A system includes a first base station of a first vendor configuration and a second base station of a second vendor configuration. A link is between the first and second base stations. The first base station is configured to receive at least one interference indicator message from the second base station, and schedule transmission of data based on the at least one interference indicator message. Scheduling the transmission of data includes determining whether to transmit the data using a current resource or to delay transmission of the data.09-15-2011
20110286499Reduced Complexity Channel Estimation for Uplink Receiver - The present invention proposes an LTE eNodeB receiver channel estimation technique that is referred to as reduced complexity minimum mean squared error (MMSE) technique for channel estimation. From the invention's assumptions, estimations and modified calculations, the present invention generates precise channel estimates of RS using the reduced complexity MMSE matrix and previously computed LS channel estimates H11-24-2011
20120099503Methods and Systems for User Equipment Positioning Using Intercell Interference Coordination - Methods, devices and systems for determining positions of user equipments (UEs) based on uplink position signals are described. Cooperating base stations measure received positioning signals and report measurements to serving base stations. Cooperating base stations can also adapt resource allocation to mitigate interference on the uplink to positioning signals. Cooperation between base stations can be coordinated via inter-base station links, e.g., X2 interfaces in LTE systems.04-26-2012
20120281573PHYSICAL CELL IDENTIFIER (PCI) ADAPTATION TO MITIGATE INTERFERENCE IN HETEROGENEOUS CELLULAR NETWORK - A first radio network node (HBS11-08-2012
20130039194AUTONOMOUS MAXIMUM POWER SETTING BASED ON CHANNEL FINGERPRINT - A home base station (HBS) (02-14-2013
20140099960BEAMFORMING FOR INCREASING CELL EDGE CAPACITY IN A HETEROGENEOUS NETWORK - Methods of communicating with a selected user equipment terminal (UE) in a first cell served by a base station and a remote radio head include forming a list of non-targeted UEs including other UEs in the first cell and cell edge UEs in a neighboring cell that borders the first cell that are located near a border of the first cell and the neighboring cell, generating a list of candidate precoding matrices that can be used to communicate with the selected UE from the base station and/or from the remote radio head, generating a list of available precoding matrices by discarding from the list of candidate precoding matrices those precoding matrices that may cause interference to at least one non-targeted UE, selecting a precoding matrix from the list of available precoding matrices, and communicating with the selected UE using the selected precoding matrix.04-10-2014
20140295882Methods and Systems for User Equipment Positioning Using Intercell Interference Coordination - Methods, devices and systems for determining positions of user equipments (UEs) based on uplink position signals are described. Cooperating base stations measure received positioning signals and report measurements to serving base stations. Cooperating base stations can also adapt resource allocation to mitigate interference on the uplink to positioning signals. Cooperation between base stations can be coordinated via inter-base station links, e.g., X2 interfaces in LTE systems.10-02-2014
20150304867Backhaul Communication in Wireless Networks - There is provided improved backhaul communication in a wireless network. The wireless network comprises at least one coordinating network node. The wireless network further comprises at least one cooperative network node. A method performed by the cooperating network node comprises receiving an uplink signal from a wireless device, the uplink signal comprising data. The method further comprises compressively sampling the data so as to obtain compressive measurements of the data. The method further comprises transmitting the compressively sampled data to the coordinating network node. There is also provided a method performed in the coordinating network node. There is further provided a cooperating network node and a coordinating network node arranged to perform the methods and computer programs and computer program products comprising computer program code for implementing the method.10-22-2015
20150351044Power Control for Mitigating Device-to-Device Interference to Adjacent Networks - A method in a network node is disclosed. The method comprises determining a number of simultaneous device-to-device transmissions by a plurality of device-to-device capable wireless devices, comparing the determined number of simultaneous device-to-device transmissions to one or more threshold values, and determining a power control method from among a plurality of power control methods based at least in part on the comparison of the determined number of simultaneous device-to-device transmissions by the plurality of device-to-device capable wireless devices to the one or more threshold values.12-03-2015
20160028533ADAPTIVE UPLINK-DOWNLINK SWITCHING TIME FOR HALF DUPLEX OPERATION - According to some embodiments, a method in a user equipment (UE), the UE capable of operating in half-duplex mode and is served by a network node, comprises obtaining a parameter indicative of a round trip time for a radio communication between the UE and the network node and comparing the obtained parameter with a threshold. The method further comprises determining, based on a result of the comparison of the parameter and the threshold, a switching time for switching the UE between uplink and downlink time resources and switching between uplink and downlink time resources within the determined switching time. In particular embodiments, the switching time comprises a first number of time resources (e.g., one) if the parameter is less than the threshold and a second number of time resources (e.g., two) if the parameter is greater than the threshold.01-28-2016
20160037385Interference Mitigation of D2D Communications in Different Coverage Scenarios - The embodiments herein relate to a method in a first D2D UE (02-04-2016

Patent applications by Gary Boudreau, Kanata CA

Gary D. Boudreau, Kanata CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100278288CHANNEL ESTIMATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTER-CARRIER INTERFERENCE-LIMITED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method and system for wireless communication channel estimation. A frequency offset hypothesis is determined. An interchannel interference (“ICI”) matrix based on the frequency offset hypothesis is generated. Pilot channel estimates based on the ICI matrix are obtained. A correlation error of the pilot channel estimates to the frequency offset hypothesis is calculated. The correlation error is compared with a predetermined correlation error value. The frequency offset hypothesis is updated and the aforementioned steps are iteratively repeated if the correlation error is greater than the predetermined correlation error value. The pilot channel estimates are used to estimate the wireless communication channel.11-04-2010
20110293028METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCED COMPLEXITY CHANNEL ESTIMATION AND INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION FOR V-MIMO DEMODULATION - A method and system for wireless communication in a wireless communication network. The wireless communication network has a first mobile terminal and a second mobile terminal arranged in virtual multiple input, multiple output (“V-MIMO”) communication with a base station. A first wireless communication uplink channel corresponding to the first mobile terminal is estimated. The estimate is based on a first reference symbol signal and the cancellation of interference from a second reference symbol signal received from the second mobile terminal. A second wireless communication uplink channel corresponding to the second mobile terminal is estimated. The estimate is based on the second reference symbol signal and the cancellation of interference from the first reference symbol signal received from the first mobile terminal. The estimated first wireless communication uplink channel is used to demodulate a first data signal received from the first wireless device, and the estimated second wireless communication uplink channel is used to demodulate a second data signal received from the second wireless device.12-01-2011
20130022158CHANNEL ESTIMATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTER-CARRIER INTERFERENCE-LIMITED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method and system for wireless communication channel estimation. A frequency offset hypothesis is determined. An interchannel interference (“ICI”) matrix based on the frequency offset hypothesis is generated. Pilot channel estimates based on the ICI matrix are obtained. A correlation error of the pilot channel estimates to the frequency offset hypothesis is calculated. The correlation error is compared with a predetermined correlation error value. The frequency offset hypothesis is updated and the aforementioned steps are iteratively repeated if the correlation error is greater than the predetermined correlation error value. The pilot channel estimates are used to estimate the wireless communication channel.01-24-2013
20140177461DETERMINING A CLUSTER SET OF MOBILE DEVICES - Mechanisms for determining a cluster set of mobile devices are disclosed. A controller node identifies a primary mobile device that has a scheduled transmission for the controller node at a first time. The controller node identifies, from a plurality of mobile devices, a set of eligible assistant (EA) mobile devices. Each EA mobile device in the set is directed to determine a corresponding mobile device-to-mobile device (MD-MD) channel indicator that identifies a quality of a channel between the each EA mobile device and the primary mobile device. The controller node receives from at least one EA mobile device in the set the corresponding MD-MD channel indicator. The controller node then determines a cluster set that includes the primary mobile device and the at least one EA mobile device.06-26-2014
20140211741Channel Estimation and Interference Cancellation for Virtual MIMO Demodulation - A method and system for wireless communication in a wireless communication network. The wireless communication network has a first mobile terminal and a second mobile terminal arranged in virtual multiple input, multiple output (“V-MIMO”) communication with a base station. A first wireless communication uplink channel corresponding to the first mobile terminal is estimated. The estimate is based on a first reference symbol signal and the cancellation of interference from a second reference symbol signal received from the second mobile terminal. A second wireless communication uplink channel corresponding to the second mobile terminal is estimated. The estimate is based on the second reference symbol signal and the cancellation of interference from the first reference symbol signal received from the first mobile terminal. The estimated first wireless communication uplink channel is used to demodulate a first data signal received from the first wireless device, and the estimated second wireless communication uplink channel is used to demodulate a second data signal received from the second wireless device.07-31-2014
20150280941Channel Estimation and Interference Cancellation for Virtual MIMO Demodulation - A method and system for wireless communication in a wireless communication network. The wireless communication network has a first mobile terminal and a second mobile terminal arranged in virtual multiple input, multiple output (“V-MIMO”) communication with a base station. A first wireless communication uplink channel corresponding to the first mobile terminal is estimated. The estimate is based on a first reference symbol signal and the cancellation of interference from a second reference symbol signal received from the second mobile terminal. A second wireless communication uplink channel corresponding to the second mobile terminal is estimated. The estimate is based on the second reference symbol signal and the cancellation of interference from the first reference symbol signal received from the first mobile terminal. The estimated first wireless communication uplink channel is used to demodulate a first data signal received from the first wireless device, and the estimated second wireless communication uplink channel is used to demodulate a second data signal received from the second wireless device.10-01-2015

Patent applications by Gary D. Boudreau, Kanata CA

Gary David Boudreau, Kanata CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120157108FRACTIONAL FREQUENCY REUSE IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS - A base station node (BS) of a heterogeneous radio access network comprises a terminal locator (06-21-2012
20120165034DOWNLINK CONTROL FOR WIRELESS HETEROGENEOUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS - A heterogeneous radio access network (06-28-2012
20120184218Reduced Bandwidth Backhaul for Coordinated Multi-Point Reception - Embodiments herein provide reduced backhaul bandwidth requirements for Coordinated Multi-Point reception of an uplink signal. A cooperating base station receive and demodulates the uplink signal to produce soft output values that each indicate the value of a corresponding information symbol in the uplink signal and the level of certainty in that symbol value. The cooperating base station then selectively sends particular ones of the soft output values to a serving base station over a backhaul communication link based on whether or not the level of certainty indicated by each soft output value exceeds a certainty threshold. The serving base station likewise receives and demodulates the uplink signal to produce its own soft output values. The serving base station then combines respective ones of the soft output values it received from the cooperating base station and the soft output values it produced itself that are associated with the same information symbol.07-19-2012
20130055275METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BASEBAND PROCESSING - A method and system for prioritized baseband processing in a wireless communication network is disclosed. Parameters affecting processing times for performing tasks associated with different user equipments are evaluated and the tasks are prioritized based on the evaluation. Each task is performed by the baseband processor at a time that is based on the priority assigned to the task.02-28-2013
20130077599SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING CELL SELECTION IN A HETEROGENEOUS CELLULAR NETWORK BASED ON PRIMARY DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC FLOW - Systems and methods are disclosed for controlling cell selection between a high power base station and a neighboring low power base station in a cellular network. In one embodiment, a primary direction of traffic flow for a user equipment located within a transition zone between a high power base station cell of the high power base station and a low power base station cell of the low power base station is determined to be either an uplink direction or a downlink direction. Cell selection for the user equipment is then controlled based on the primary direction of traffic flow for the user equipment such that selection of the high power base station cell is favored if the primary direction of traffic flow is the downlink direction and selection of the low power base station cell is favored if the primary direction of traffic flow is the uplink direction.03-28-2013
20130148588SCHEDULER AND SCHEDULING METHOD FOR CARRIER AGGREGATED COMMUNICATIONS - A method and system for allocating information flows of information to communication resources are disclosed. In one embodiment, separate flows of information in data received from a communication network are identified. Each separate information flow is associated with a component carrier for the duration of the information flow, and each component carrier is associated with a scheduler.06-13-2013
20130190000Fractional Frequency Re-Use and Beamforming in Relay Nodes of a Heterogeneous Network - Methods of operating a base station serving a cell in a heterogeneous network and at least one relay node serving a subcell of the cell, in which a user equipment unit connects to the network via the base station or the relay node, are provided. The methods include receiving uplink access (Uu) signals at the relay node from the user equipment unit in a first frequency range, and transmitting uplink backhaul (Un) signals from the relay node to the base station in a second frequency range that is different from the first frequency range.07-25-2013
20130308469SHARED CELL RECEIVER FOR UPLINK CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A wireless communication method and system are provided in which an uplink data stream that has uplink data associated with a user device is received. Channel performance data based at least in part on a portion of the uplink data stream is determined. A determination is made whether the channel performance data meets a predetermined performance level. The portion of the uplink data stream is discarded when the channel performance data does not meet the predetermined performance level. The portion of the uplink data stream is tagged for additional processing when the channel performance data meets the predetermined performance level.11-21-2013
20130310060FRACTIONAL FREQUENCY REUSE IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS - A base station node (BS) of a heterogeneous radio access network comprises a terminal locator (11-21-2013
20140031050WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK WITH NOISE METRIC BASED OPTIMIZATION FOR CELLULAR CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT - A radio resource management, RRM, apparatus for at least one wireless communication network macrocell is provided. The macrocell includes at least a first coverage region and second coverage region. The RRM apparatus includes a processor that is configured to determine at least one scheduling block, SB, for use by at least one user device. The determination of the at least one SB is based at least in part on a first noise metric when the at least one user device is located within the first coverage region. The determination of the at least one SB is based at least in part on a second noise metric different from the first noise metric when the at least one user device is located within the second coverage region.01-30-2014
20140066066HANDOVER IN HETEROGENEOUS RADIO COMMUNICATION NETWORKS BASED ON SYSTEMATIC IMBALANCE DIFFERENCES - Presented is an apparatus and methods for determining if a determined systematic imbalance difference between a serving base station and one or more candidate base stations exceeds a threshold value and, if so, then using uplink information as part of a handover mechanism. The selective usage of uplink information in the handover mechanism can improve handover performance without unduly adding to complexity and signaling overhead.03-06-2014
20140099881MITIGATION OF INTERFENCE FROM A MOBILE RELAY NODE TO HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS - Devices, systems and methods for mitigating the interference introduced by mobile relay nodes in a heterogeneous network are described. The techniques described apply fractional frequency reuse and power controlled beamforming to mitigate such interference.04-10-2014
20140119276Distributed V-MIMO Processing for Coordinated Multipoint Reception - The base stations in a coordinating set, i.e., CoMP set, implement distributed V-MIMO processing to decode uplink signals transmitted from multiple user terminals over the same time and frequency resources. Each base station uses the extrinsic information received from its coordinating base stations to facilitate demodulation and decoding. In the event that one of the base stations successfully decodes an uplink signal, it may provide the decoded data to the other coordinating base stations in the coordinating set. In this case, the coordinating base stations do not need to decode the uplink signal. Even if the uplink signal is not successfully decoded, the demodulated data received from the coordinating base station increases the likelihood of successfully decoding uplink signal in the next iteration of a HARQ process.05-01-2014
20140120929DISTRIBUTED BUFFER STORE BASED UPLINK COORDINATED MULTIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS - A method and system for providing CoMP assistance in a wireless communication network are disclosed. In one embodiment a cooperating base station receives a CoMP assistance request from a serving base station. The CoMP assistance request is a request for assistance to decode a first transmission from a UE. The cooperating base station receives the first transmission from the UE. The first transmission from the UE is received at the cooperating base station at one of a time before receiving the CoMP assistance request and a time after receiving the CoMP assistance request. The cooperating base station determines a CoMP payload in response to the CoMP assistance request. The CoMP payload is based on the received first transmission from the UE. The CoMP payload is forwarded to the serving base station after the serving base station determines that the first transmission from the UE is received by the serving base station with error.05-01-2014
20140126480Efficient User Detection and Channel Estimation for UL CoMP - A channel estimation system disclosed herein jointly estimates the channels for users transmitting signals allocated overlapping frequency resources in a received composite wideband signal. The channel estimation system may further limit the joint channel estimation process to only locally scheduled UEs and those desired users transmitting detectable desired signals using frequency resources at least partially overlapping the locally scheduled UE's frequency resources. More particularly, a local base station processes the received composite wideband signal to determine which of the potential desired user(s) have transmitted user signals allocated frequency resources that at least partially overlap the frequency resources allocated to locally scheduled users and having a sufficient signal strength and quality to be detectable as present in the received signal. The local base station processes the local and detected desired user signals in the received signal to jointly calculate channel estimates for the corresponding users based on the corresponding reference sequences.05-08-2014
20140177456Mobile Device Assisted Coordinated Multipoint Transmission and Reception - Idle mobile devices are used as cooperating devices to support coordinated multipoint transmission and reception for uplink and downlink communications between a primary mobile device and its serving base station. For uplink communications, the cooperating mobile devices receive the uplink transmission from the primary mobile device and retransmit the received data signal to the serving base station for the primary mobile device. For downlink communications, the cooperating mobile devices receive the downlink transmission from the serving base station and retransmit the received data signal to the primary mobile device.06-26-2014
20140376426MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATION AGGREGATOR APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present disclosure proposes introducing a multi-tier network topology where some of the MTC devices will play a second role as data aggregators, consolidating data from several other nearby devices and hence reducing the impact on the mobile network. Different radio access technologies (RATs), like WiFi or LTE, can be used to aggregate data. Also different Radio Access Networks (RANs) can be used to connect the MTC aggregators to the MTC Application Server. Four aspects of a machine-type-communication aggregator apparatus and method are disclosed: (1) The LTE Mobile Network is used as the backhaul and LTE is also used for aggregator RAT; (2) The LTE Mobile Network is used as the backhaul and WiFi is used for aggregator RAT; (3) Mobile Relay based aggregation; and (4) Multi-tier hierarchical aggregators. Limiting overhead impact on the LTE uplink is taught by the disclosure.12-25-2014
20140376454MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATION VIRTUAL SHARED MOBILE APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present disclosure proposes a Virtual Shared Mobile (VSM) feature at eNodeB level, relay node, ore UE or device level that will allow multiple MTC devices to be grouped together and be presented to the rest of Mobile Network as one Virtual Shared Mobile (VSM). The MTC Application Servers will authenticate and manage individual MTC devices. This will decrease the number of devices that are managed by the mobile network and hence decreasing the control signalling volume. Devices belonging to the same Virtual Shared Mobile Group (VSMG) will use time division to share the same Radio Bearer (same IMSI) and hence decreasing the interference to the other UEs in the mobile network. Overall the disclosure will allow data gathering from a large number of MTC devices with limited impact on the Mobile Network. Disclosed herein are aspects of the VSM concept, including inter alia: (1) the VSM implemented in the eNB; (2) the VSM implemented in a relay node; and (3) the VSM implemented in a UE or device acting as a relay node in a device-to-device configuration.12-25-2014
20150043419MOBILE RELAY NODE BASED CoMP ASSISTED INTERFERENCE MITIGATION - Systems and methods for Mobile Relay Node (MRN) based Coordinated Multipoint (CoMP) operation in a cellular communications network are disclosed. In one embodiment, MRN based CoMP operation is utilized to provide interference mitigation for wireless devices, and preferably provide interference mitigation for cell edge wireless devices.02-12-2015
20150071175Mobile Device Assisted Coordinated Multipoint Transmission and Reception - Idle mobile devices are used as cooperating devices to support coordinated multipoint transmission and reception for uplink and downlink communications between a primary mobile device and its serving base station. For uplink communications, the cooperating mobile devices receive the uplink transmission from the primary mobile device and retransmit the received data signal to the serving base station for the primary mobile device. For downlink communications, the cooperating mobile devices receive the downlink transmission from the serving base station and retransmit the received data signal to the primary mobile device.03-12-2015
20150071176Mobile Device Assisted Coordinated Multipoint Transmission and Reception - Idle mobile devices are used as cooperating devices to support coordinated multipoint transmission and reception for uplink and downlink communications between a primary mobile device and its serving base station. For uplink communications, the cooperating mobile devices receive the uplink transmission from the primary mobile device and retransmit the received data signal to the serving base station for the primary mobile device. For downlink communications, the cooperating mobile devices receive the downlink transmission from the serving base station and retransmit the received data signal to the primary mobile device.03-12-2015
20150092548SHARED CELL RECEIVER FOR UPLINK CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A wireless communication method and system are provided in which an uplink data stream that has uplink data associated with a user device is received. Channel performance data based at least in part on a portion of the uplink data stream is determined. A determination is made whether the channel performance data meets a predetermined performance level. The portion of the uplink data stream is discarded when the channel performance data does not meet the predetermined performance level. The portion of the uplink data stream is tagged for additional processing when the channel performance data meets the predetermined performance level.04-02-2015
20150215915DOWNLINK CONTROL FOR WIRELESS HETEROGENEOUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS - A heterogeneous radio access network (07-30-2015
20150311967MITIGATION OF INTERFERENCE FROM A MOBILE RELAY NODE TO HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS - Devices, systems and methods for mitigating the interference introduced by mobile relay nodes in a heterogeneous network are described. The techniques described apply fractional frequency reuse and power controlled beamforming to mitigate such interference.10-29-2015

Patent applications by Gary David Boudreau, Kanata CA

Gray Boudreau, Kanata CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130182746Reduced Complexity Channel Estimation for Uplink Receiver - The present invention proposes an LTE eNodeB receiver channel estimation technique that is referred to as reduced complexity minimum mean squared error (MMSE) technique for channel estimation. From the invention's assumptions, estimations and modified calculations, the present invention generates precise channel estimates of RS using the reduced complexity MMSE matrix and previously computed LS channel estimates H07-18-2013

Jean-Marc Boudreau, Bathurst CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090057104SLIDE AND WEAR PAD FOR ENDLESS BELT CONVEYOR - A wear pad for use on a slide of an endless track conveyor belt comprising an elongated body having a flat top surface for slidably supporting a conveyor belt during travel of the belt over the top surface between leading and trailing edges of the top surface, and a plurality of grooves having V-shaped cross-sections in said top surface extending between the leading and trailing edges of the body for discharging liquid falling onto the top surface, whereby drag between the wear pad and the belt is reduced.03-05-2009
20090277751SLIDES FOR ENDLESS BELT CONVEYORS - Slides for use on an endless belt conveyor belt and wear pads for use on slides for endless belt conveyors.11-12-2009
20090277757SLIDES FOR ENDLESS BELT CONVEYORS - Slides for use on an endless belt conveyor belt and wear pads for use on slides for endless belt conveyors.11-12-2009
20100236899SLIDES FOR ENDLESS BELT CONVEYORS - Slides for use on an endless belt conveyor belt and wear pads for use on slides for endless belt conveyors.09-23-2010

Patent applications by Jean-Marc Boudreau, Bathurst CA

Jean-Marie Boudreau, Pokemouche CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130140311LOCKABLE AND REVERSIBLE LID FOR A BASE CONTAINER - A lockable, reversible lid for a container having a lip. The lid includes a cover having a perimeter, a first side and a second side. A locking tab pivotally extends from an end portion of the perimeter, such that the locking tab is disposable between the container body and the container lip when the lid is positioned upon the container with the first side disposed toward the container. The lid may be inverted by slipping the locking tab past the container lip, removing the lid, and setting the inverted lid on the container with the first side disposed away from the container.06-06-2013

Jean-Robert Boudreau, Riviere-Du-Loup CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20160039550APPARATUS 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

Jesse Boudreau, Ottawa CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090028049ADMINISTRATION OF POLICIES FOR WIRELESS DEVICES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods are described for providing a administration mechanism for wireless systems. In an embodiment, a mobile wireless server including a plurality of parameters that may be set to configure a mobile wireless client. The mobile wireless server also includes at least one computer program to set one or more of the parameters. The computer programs permit a user of at least one of the wireless clients to select a desired mode of operation for one or more of the wireless clients. Other embodiments are described and claimed.01-29-2009
20090030968REMOTE CONTROL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Apparatus and methods for wireless systems provide a mechanism to enhance the communication capabilities of wireless users. In an embodiment, a mobile wireless device is configured to access and control an application executable on a wireless server. In an embodiment, wireless server is configured to execute an application resident on the wireless server under the control of a set of commands from a mobile wireless client. In various embodiments, the application is an application different from an application to maintain and control a wireless communication link between the mobile wireless device and the wireless server.01-29-2009
20090030974APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATION OF WIRELESS SYSTEMS - Apparatus and methods for wireless systems provide a mechanism to enhance the communication capabilities of wireless users. In an embodiment, data associated with information acquired in wireless entities is synced among the wireless entities based on a privacy status and verification of identities corresponding to the privacy status. The wireless entities include a wireless server and a set of mobile wireless clients of the wireless server. In an embodiment, a mobile wireless client is configured to browse files in a wireless server. In an embodiment, a wireless server is configured to provide views of its file content to a mobile wireless client authorized to view the file content of the wireless server.01-29-2009
20090030995WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Apparatus and methods for wireless systems provide a mechanism to enhance the communication capabilities of wireless users. In an embodiment, a system includes a wireless server communicatively operable with a set of mobile wireless clients, where the wireless server has a share agent configured to control dissemination of information from a database on a shared basis responsive to a determination of a privacy state of the information. In an embodiment, a mobile wireless device has an integrated management system operable with a controller. The management system is configured to manage the mobile wireless device operable as a multiple-mode wireless client to each wireless server of a set of wireless servers such that information may be shared among the mobile wireless device and the set of wireless servers.01-29-2009
20090031250ADMINISTRATION OF WIRELESS DEVICES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods are described for providing a administration mechanism for wireless systems. In an embodiment, a mobile wireless server including a plurality of parameters that may be set to configure a mobile wireless client. The mobile wireless server also includes at least one computer program to set one or more of the parameters. The computer programs provide for reducing the number of parameters accessible by a user. Other embodiments are described and claimed.01-29-2009
20090031296WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM INSTALLATION - Apparatus and methods for wireless systems provide a mechanism to enhance the communication capabilities of wireless users. In an embodiment, data is stored on a wireless mobile device, where the data is correlated to information to install a wireless server on an electronic system. At least a portion of the data from the wireless mobile device may be downloaded to initiate installation of the wireless server on the electronic system.01-29-2009
20130097281WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Apparatus and methods for wireless systems provide a mechanism to enhance the communication capabilities of wireless users. In an embodiment, a server includes a processor that manages information in a database of the server, regulates, using instructions of a policy service in the server, communication of information from each of the clients to other entities, maintains reconfiguration policy with instructions having a sequencing procedure to provide the configuration data and a hierarchy identifying which of the clients controls re-supplying the configuration data to the server, controls, using instructions of a share agent in the server in conjunction with the instructions of the policy service, dissemination of information to one or more of the clients from the database on a shared basis, and manages the database, the router, the policy service, and the share agent using the processor in the server.04-18-2013
20130147713User Interface Methods And Apparatus For Controlling The Visual Display Of Maps Having Selectable Map Elements In Mobile Communication Devices - A viewable map region of a map is visually displayed in a display, and a plurality of point of interest (POI) indicators are presented in the viewable region. One or more off-map indicators are also presented in the viewable region, where each off-map indicator indicates a POI indicator outside of the viewable region but within a predetermined range. In response to detecting a forward signal when a cursor is on a current. POI or off-map indicator, the viewable region is panned in the display in the upwards direction when the cursor is on a topmost POI or off-map indicator. Otherwise, the cursor is repositioned in an upwards direction onto a next POI or off-map indicator in the viewable region. The reverse occurs with respect to detecting of a reverse positioning signal.06-13-2013
20140164488Apparatus and Methods for Operation of a Wireless Server - Apparatus and methods for wireless systems provide a mechanism to enhance the communication capabilities of wireless users. In an embodiment, a wireless server downloads media content to a mobile wireless client based on one or more criteria for the mobile wireless client, where the one or more criteria are identified in the wireless server.06-12-2014

Patent applications by Jesse Boudreau, Ottawa CA

Jesse Boudreau, Kanata CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090138547APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR OPERATION OF A WIRELESS SERVER - Apparatus and methods for wireless systems provide a mechanism to enhance the communication capabilities of wireless users. In an embodiment, a wireless server downloads media content to a mobile wireless client based on one or more criteria for the mobile wireless client, where the one or more criteria are identified in the wireless server.05-28-2009

Jesse J. Boudreau, Kanata CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110055546MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT - A device management method, is disclosed in which available features on a slave mobile device are managed (monitored or controlled) by a slave manager module commanded by a master device through secure messages exchanged between the two devices using respective electronic messaging capabilities on the two devices. Selection of the features of the slave mobile device to be controlled or monitored is facilitated on the master device through a master manager module resident thereon. The features that are controlled or monitored may comprise any user-accessible feature incorporated or installed on the slave mobile device and user access to the feature may be prevented according to at least one criterion, such as: date of use, time of day of use, number of times of use, originator and recipient. User access to the feature may be prevented access to the user-accessible feature when usage limitations for the feature have been reached.03-03-2011
20130097676MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT - A device management method, is disclosed in which available features on a slave mobile device are managed (monitored or controlled) by a slave manager module commanded by a master device through secure messages exchanged between the two devices using respective electronic messaging capabilities on the two devices. Selection of the features of the slave mobile device to be controlled or monitored is facilitated on the master device through a master manager module resident thereon. The features that are controlled or monitored may comprise any user-accessible feature incorporated or installed on the slave mobile device and user access to the feature may be prevented according to at least one criterion, such as date of use, time of day of use, number of times of use, originator and recipient. User access to the feature may be prevented access to the user-accessible feature when usage limitations for the feature have been reached.04-18-2013

Jesse Joseph Boudreau, Kanata CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100269108Methods And Apparatus For Providing Map Locations In User Applications Using URL Strings - A method in a computer device for use in displaying a map is described. The computer device includes a memory for storing a mapping application and a user interface having a display. A selection of a hypertext link object in an electronic file or message is received through the user interface. The hypertext link object is associated with a uniform resource locator (URL) string comprising a server address and location data corresponding to a location. In response to receiving the selection of the hypertext link object, a mapping function of the mapping application is invoked via a URL hook instead of displaying a map of the location based on map data received in response to a request to a server identified by the server address. The mapping function is invoked for rendering, in the display, a map of the location based on alternative map data received in response to a request to a mapping server. Advantageously, processing of the received hypertext link mapping indicator is handled differently depending on the type of device or whether a predetermined mapping application is installed in the device, so that optimal mapping functionality is provided for different device environments.10-21-2010
20140331115METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MAP LOCATIONS IN USER APPLICATIONS USING URL STRINGS - Techniques for use in a wireless communication device for displaying a map are described. The device receives via a user interface a selection of a hypertext link object in an electronic file or message. The object is associated with a URL string which includes a server address and location data corresponding to a location. When a mapping application is installed in the device, the device executes the mapping application for rendering a map of the location in response to receiving the selection of the object. When the mapping application is not installed in the device, the device executes a web browser of the device for receiving and displaying a map image of the location in response to receiving the selection of the object.11-06-2014

Jesse Joseph Boudreau, Ottawa CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110237279Methods And Apparatus For Providing Map Locations In User Applications Using URL Strings - Techniques for use in a wireless communication device for displaying a map are described. The wireless device receives via a user interface a selection of a hypertext link object in an electronic file or message. The hypertext link object is associated with a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) string which includes a server address and location data corresponding to a location. When a mapping application is installed in the wireless device, the wireless device executes the mapping application for rendering a map of the location indicated in the URL string in response to receiving the selection of the hypertext link object. When the mapping application is not installed in the wireless communication device, the wireless device executes a web browser of the wireless communication device for receiving and displaying a map image of the location indicated in the URL string in response to receiving the selection of the hypertext link object.09-29-2011
20110300848Map Version Control Methods And Apparatus For Updating The Use Of Network-Maintained Map Data Sets For Mobile Communication Devices - A method in a mobile device for use in receiving updates of network-maintained map data sets is described. The mobile device receives, through a wireless network, map data for rendering a map. The map data has a plurality of layers, where each of the plurality of layers includes a version number and a plurality of data entries associated therewith. Each of the plurality of data entries indicates a plurality of data points for rendering one or more artifacts or labels within an area of interest of the map. The mobile device stores the map data, and displays the area of interest from the plurality of layers of the stored map data. The mobile device then receives, through the wireless network, an indication of an alternative version of one of the layers of the stored map data. When the version number of the alternative version is greater than the version number of the stored version, the mobile device causes one or more requests for the alternative version of said layer for the area of interest to be sent through the wireless network. The mobile device also receives the alternative version of said layer for the area of interest through the wireless network in response to the one or more requests. The mobile device also then causes the map of the area of interest to be rendered in the display in accordance with the combined plurality of layers of the stored map data, but with use of the alternative version of said layer.12-08-2011
20120149401Methods And Apparatus For Associating Mapping Functionality And Information In Contact Lists Of Mobile Communication Devices - A mobile communication device stores a contact list which includes a plurality of contacts, and identifies a user selection to map a location of a selected contact. In response, the device reads an address from an address field of the selected contact, sends to an address geocoding server the address with a request for latitude and longitude coordinates, and receives from the address geocoding server the coordinates. When map rendering data corresponding to the coordinates is cached in memory, the device renders a map based on the map rendering data. Otherwise, the device sends to a map server the coordinates with a request for context-filtered map data, which is based at least in part on a user context independent of the location of the device. The device receives the context-filtered map data, and renders a map based on the received context-filtered map data.06-14-2012
20120204089Methods And Apparatus For Providing Map Locations In User Applications Using URL Strings - Techniques for use in a wireless communication device for displaying a map are described. The device receives via a user interface a selection of a hypertext link object in an electronic file or message. The object is associated with a URL string which includes a server address and location data corresponding to a location. When a mapping application is installed in the device, the device executes the mapping application for rendering a map of the location in response to receiving the selection of the object. When the mapping application is not installed in the device, the device executes a web browser of the device for receiving and displaying a map image of the location in response to receiving the selection of the object.08-09-2012
20120289259Methods And Apparatus For Associating Mapping Functionality And Information In Contact Lists Of Mobile Communication Devices - A technique to provide mapping functionality in an address book of a communication device involves displaying a menu list of functions associated with a contact entry of the address book, including a function to display on a map a location of an address listed in the contact entry; receiving an input request to display on a map the location; and displaying a map corresponding to the location, in a display of the communication device.11-15-2012
20150319581METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING MAPPING FUNCTIONALITY AND INFORMATION IN CONTACT LISTS OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Displaying a map in a mobile communication device. Geographic coordinate information for a location of an address in a contact is determined. A user context for the mobile communications device is also determined. A request for a table of contents of available map data without the map data with the geographic coordinate information of the location as input is sent and the table of contents of available map data is received. A subset of map data comprising less data than is listed in the table of contents for the location corresponding to the geographic coordinate information is selected based on the table of contents of available map data and the user context. The subset of the map data is requested and the map with the subset of the map data is caused to be rendered in the display.11-05-2015

Patent applications by Jesse Joseph Boudreau, Ottawa CA

Jocelyn Boudreau, Saint-Lambert-De-Lauzon CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150185132Porous Medium Sensor - A porous medium sensor comprises: a sensing portion, a gas exchange tubing, a gas permeable protection sleeve, and a water impermeable distal end collar. The sensing portion is at least partially insertable in a porous medium and has a housing with a gas exchange aperture defined therein and a parameter sensor mounted in the housing for measuring a parameter of the porous medium in which the sensing portion is insertable. The gas exchange tubing is in gas communication with the gas exchange aperture of the sensor portion and has a water-repellent membrane inserted therein. The water-repellent membrane prevents water infiltration in the housing through the gas exchange aperture. The gas permeable protection sleeve covers at least a section of the gas exchange tubing. The water impermeable distal end collar covers a distal end of the gas permeable protective sleeve and the water-repellent membrane.07-02-2015
20150327450IRRIGATION SYSTEM HAVING VARIABLE DATA TRANSMISSION INTERVALS, DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PERFORMING DATA TRANSMISSION FOR SAME - A data transmission system for an irrigation system which comprises at least one field sensor collecting field data, at least one field monitoring station in communications with the at least one field sensor and a control unit in communications with the at least one field monitoring station over a remote communications link. The field data collected using the at least one field sensor is transmitted to the at least one field monitoring station. The field data is transmitted from the at least one field monitoring station to the control unit at a field data transmission interval adjusted according to a likelihood of an upcoming irrigation need determined based on the field data collected by the at least one field sensor and the control unit generates irrigation instructions based on the field data. An automated irrigation system and a method of performing data transmission for an irrigation system are also provided.11-19-2015

Jocelyn Boudreau, Levis CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100263436POROUS MEDIUM SENSOR - A porous medium sensor apparatus includes a sensing portion at least partially insertable in the porous medium. The sensing portion has a housing with a gas exchange aperture defined therein and a water-repellant membrane mounted in the gas exchange aperture, the water-repellant membrane preventing water communication through the gas exchange aperture. The sensing portion also has a parameter sensor mounted in the housing for measuring a parameter of the porous medium in which the sensing portion is inserted.10-21-2010

Jocelyn Boudreau, St-Lambert-De Lauzon CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140053633POROUS MEDIUM SENSOR - A porous medium sensor comprises: a sensing portion, a gas exchange tubing, a gas permeable protection sleeve, and a water impermeable distal end collar. The sensing portion is at least partially insertable in a porous medium and has a housing with a gas exchange aperture defined therein and a parameter sensor mounted in the housing for measuring a parameter of the porous medium in which the sensing portion is insertable. The gas exchange tubing is in gas communication with the gas exchange aperture of the sensor portion and has a water-repellent membrane inserted therein. The water-repellent membrane prevents water infiltration in the housing through the gas exchange aperture. The gas permeable protection sleeve covers at least a section of the gas exchange tubing. The water impermeable distal end collar covers a distal end of the gas permeable protective sleeve and the water-repellent membrane.02-27-2014

Joseph Edward Boudreau, Antigonish CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090255479Method for the Preservation and Transportation of Products Including Live Aquatic Species - A moveable vehicle such as a truck, railway carriage, or the like is structured and dimensioned to enable the transportation of products including live aquatic species, such as fish in a refrigerated condition. The vehicle includes insulating and heat exchange layers which, when utilized to transport live aquatic species, may maintain them in a dormant state by temperature controls within the refrigeration system. A water spraying assembly provides a humidity and oxygen level for disposing of waste and also enables the spraying of fog to provide effective humidity between spraying cycles. Any existing animal waste is treated in the water and a recirculation or closed loop system is provided. A product storage area facilitates loading and unloading and a separate storage room may be provided to house the systems equipment or optionally may be attached to the vehicle. When refrigerated products which do not develop waste are transported, use of at least components of the water and filtration system may be selectively discarded as the operator deems appropriate for effective utilization of the system.10-15-2009

Joseph Edward Boudreau, Nova Scotia CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110061599System and Apparatus for the Preservation and Transportation of Products Including Live Aquatic Species - A moveable vehicle such as a truck, railway carriage, or the like is structured and dimensioned to enable the transportation of products including live aquatic species such as fish in a refrigerated condition. The vehicle includes insulating and heat exchange layers which when utilized to transport live aquatic species may maintain them in a dormant state by temperature controls within the refrigeration system. A water spraying assembly provides a humidity and oxygen level for disposing of waste and also enables the spraying of fog to provide effective humidity between spraying cycles. Any existing animal waste is treated in the water and a recirculation or closed loop system is provided. A product storage area facilitates loading and unloading and a separate storage room may be provided to house the systems equipment or optionally may be attached to the vehicle. It is contemplated that when refrigerated products which do not develop waste are transported in that event use of at least components of the water and filtration system may be selectively discarded as the operator deems appropriate for effective utilization of the system.03-17-2011

Justin Boudreau, Callander CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130217524DECOUPLER WITH TUNED DAMPING AND METHODS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH - In an aspect, the invention relates to a decoupler that is positionable between a shaft (eg. for an alternator) and an endless power transmitting element (eg. a belt) on an engine. The decoupler includes a hub that mounts to the shaft, and a pulley that engages the endless power transmitting element, an isolation spring between the hub and the shaft. The decoupler provides at least a selected damping torque between the hub and the pulley.08-22-2013

Marcel Boudreau, Stittsville CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120134623RIDGE WAVEGUIDE SERIAL INTERFEROMETERS - In a ridge waveguide serial interferometer mode conversion is induced by a first mode conversion section, a phase difference between modes is introduced by propagation over a length of waveguide and optical interference is produced following further mode conversion induced in a second mode conversion section. The first mode conversion section has a first radius of curvature, which is equal to a second radius of curvature of the second mode conversion section. The ridge waveguide interferometer advantageously provides an equal phase dependency as a function of temperature.05-31-2012

Marcel Gerard Boudreau, St. Andrews CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080295365Assembly for harvesting shellfish such as scallops and alike - The assembly comprises a frame-truss subassembly, to which are attached an internal subassembly for directing a flow of encountered water during dragging and a subassembly for collecting and discharging shellfish. An external subassembly is used for encasing the frame-truss subassembly together with the internal subassembly and the subassembly for collecting and discharging shellfish. The frame-truss subassembly includes a pair of lateral trusses, spaced at a distance commensurable with a width of the assembly. The internal subassembly includes an anterior panel with a forwards oriented concavity and a posterior panel with a backwards oriented concavity. The subassembly for collecting and discharging, disposed behind the internal subassembly includes a louver platform, a grid receptacle supported by the platform and a mechanism for topple over the grid receptacle. At least two sets of a multiplicity of hinged flaps are used.12-04-2008

Martin Boudreau, St-Joachim De Courval CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100144485Transmission - A transmission (06-10-2010
20100293710Folding bed - A folding bed for supporting an intended user having a torso and a pair of lower limbs. First and second supporting sections are provided for supporting respectively the torso and the lower limbs and are pivotally coupled together through a first-to-second section pivotal link for pivotal movement between an extended configuration and a bent configuration. When the first and second supporting sections are respectively in the extended and bent configurations, the first-to-second section pivotal link is respectively at a first and a second level relative to the frame base, the second level being substantially lower than the first level. The first and second supporting sections are movable by the intended user between the extended and bent configurations with the intended user laying in the bed and moving the torso with respect to the lower limbs to change an angle therebetween and cause a corresponding change in an angle between the first and second supporting sections.11-25-2010

Martin Boudreau, Boisbriand CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080203241Vertical pipe guard - A pipe support assembly which comprises a main body having a U-shaped recess therein, and a cover member for the body, the cover member having an arcuate configuration and being sized to fit between the first and second side walls, each of the cover members and body having a channel or a recess designed to receive a tie wrap to secure a pipe in position. The main body portion also has a clamping portion which comprises first and second resilient members.08-28-2008
20080265106Pipe protector - A pipe support which comprises a body having a recess of a generally U-shaped configuration formed therein, the recess being opened at a top end, the body having a clamping portion extending downwardly and which clamping portion includes first and second resilient members which each comprise a vertical sidewall and an inwardly extending end segment. The pipe support is particularly suitable for use on various structural members.10-30-2008

Patent applications by Martin Boudreau, Boisbriand CA

Michael Boudreau, Salmon Arm CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110255927Drill saw and cutting tool - A drill saw includes a motor, a drive shaft rotationally driven by the motor for rotation of the drive shaft about a corresponding drive axis, a transmission cooperating with the drive shaft to convert the rotation of the drive shaft to a driven output. The transmission includes a shuttle member having first and second gears. The shuttle member is slidably mounted for translation between first and second positions. A rotary motion-to-linearly reciprocating, motion converter operatively cooperates with the first gear when the shuttle member is in the first position so that a first driven output drives an output shaft reciprocatingly and linearly along an output axis. A rotary motion-to-rotary motion coupler operatively cooperates with the second gear when the shuttle member is in the second position so that a second driven output drives the output shaft rotationally about the output axis.10-20-2011

Michael H. Boudreau, Salmon Arm CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100229428FOOTWEAR WITH RETRACTABLE SPIKES - A shoe and an apparatus for selectively extending spikes from the bottom of a shoe. The shoe has a sole having a longitudinal direction a plurality of spike apertures. The apparatus comprises a plurality of spike assemblies, each being locatable within one of the spike apertures an elongate member extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the shoe and a cyclically alternating positioner for moving the elongate member between the first and second positions. The positioner including an actuating button. Depressing the actuating button a first time causes the positioner to move the elongate member to a first position whereat the spikes are extended from the sole. Depressing the actuating button a second time causes the positioner to move the elongate member to the second position whereat the spikes are retracted into the sole.09-16-2010

Michael Howard Boudreau, Salmon Arm CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080257278Animal Restraint Apparatus and Related Methods - A process and apparatus for restraining an animal involves urging a spool containing a flexible tension link connectable to the animal, to retract the flexible tension link into a housing to which the spool is mounted. Movement of the spool in a direction associated with retraction of the flexible tension link disengages a brake urged into braking engagement with the spool, and causes the brake to engage with a lock operably configured to lock the brake in an unengaged position. The flexible tension link is permitted to be dispensed from the spool when the brake is in the unengaged position, and a hand operated actuator on the housing can release the lock to permit the brake to engage the spool to stop dispensing the flexible tension link in response to actuation of the hand operated actuator. The process further involves enabling a spool-operated actuator to release the lock to permit the brake to engage the spool to stop dispensing the flexible tension link. A spool-operated actuator can alternatively release the lock to permit the brake to engage the spool to stop dispensing the flexible tension link when at least one of a plurality of discrete pre-determined lengths of flexible tension link have been dispensed from the spool.10-23-2008
20110073047Animal Restraint Apparatus And Related Methods - A process and apparatus for restraining an animal involves urging a spool containing a flexible tension link connectable to the animal, to retract the flexible tension link into a housing to which the spool is mounted. Movement of the spool in a direction associated with retraction of the flexible tension link disengages a brake urged into braking engagement with the spool, and causes the brake to engage with a lock operably configured to lock the brake in an disengaged position. The flexible tension link is permitted to be dispensed from the spool while the brake is in the disengaged position. A spool-operated actuator is operably configured to release the lock to permit the brake to engage the spool to stop dispensing the flexible tension link when a selected one of a plurality of discrete pre-determined lengths of flexible tension link has been dispensed from the spool.03-31-2011
20150270034METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUSLY PROCESSING CONDUCTOR CABLE FOR DISPOSAL OR RECYCLING - A continuous processing system and method for the continuous processing of an electrical conductor cable having aluminum strands encasing a steel core directly from a puller or from a puller and reel, simultaneously or on-the-fly during substantially the entirety of a reconductoring or re-stringing of the cable, wherein such cables are used for power lines or for static wires. The system is adapted to cooperate with a pulling machine. The pulling machine may be formed integrally within the system or may be a conventional pulling machine which cooperates with the system. The processing system runs continuously, substantially without interruption, during the pull of all of the cable from the pull zone of the reconductoring or restringing.09-24-2015
20150270035FLEXIBLE ELECTRICAL ISOLATION DEVICE - An electrical isolator includes a flexible non-electrically conductive membrane and an inelastic flexible dielectric member journalled in the membrane and extending from the first end of the membrane to the second end of the membrane. First and second coupling members are anchored to the ends of the dielectric member. The ends of the membrane are mated in sealed engagement with the coupling members so that the coupling members fluidically seal the ends of the membrane and fluidically seal the dielectric member within the membrane. The membrane is filled with a dielectric fluid so as to displace any air in the membrane and the dielectric member. The coupling members are adapted to couple to objects at opposite ends of the electrical isolator.09-24-2015

Patent applications by Michael Howard Boudreau, Salmon Arm CA

Patrick Boudreau, Dieppe CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090222138VENTILATOR CONTROL OPTIMIZER - A ventilator control optimizer allowing the control of a ventilator without the need for manual input. The ventilator control optimizer analyzes trends in indoor environmental conditions (dew point, relative humidity, etc.) and makes decisions based on these trends. The ventilator control optimizer is able to change ventilator fan speeds depending on the detected trends. This will prevent the ventilator from operating under conditions which might aggravate the humidity problem indoors. The ventilator control optimizer also allows auxiliary systems (dehumidifier, etc.) to be controlled automatically to deal with high humidity conditions.09-03-2009

Patrick Paul Boudreau, New Brunswick CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080230206Energy Recovery and Humidity Control - A system and method for energy recovery and humidity control comprises an enclosure (09-25-2008

Patrick Paul Boudreau, Dieppe CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090101727DEHUMIDIFYING SYSTEM - A system providing for basement or crawlspace ventilation is described. The system allows for a reduction in the relative humidity levels of a basement or crawlspace and an increased basement or crawlspace ventilation. The basement or crawlspace ventilator includes: an inlet, duct and outlet for receiving air from the upper levels of a building and exhausting it into the basement or crawlspace of said building; a basement inlet, duct and outlet for receiving air from the basement or crawlspace and exhausting it to the outside atmosphere; an inlet, duct and outlet for transferring outside air to, and then expelling from a heat exchange core; an inlet, duct and outlet for transferring basement or crawlspace air to and from the heat exchange core; a heat exchange core used to transfer heat from the outside atmosphere to the basement or crawlspace air; and a plurality of fans for forcing ventilation from the upper levels of the building to the basement or crawlspace and from the basement or crawlspace to the outside atmosphere, from the outside atmosphere to the heat exchange core, and from the basement or crawlspace to the heat exchange core.04-23-2009
20100286831METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VENTILATION SYSTEMS - An energy recovery ventilation system is described which allows for continuous fan speed control through pulse width modulation of direct current fans. The energy recovery ventilation described is capable of fine motor speed control without the disadvantages of high noise, low efficiency and a fixed number of speeds present in commonly-used speed-varying techniques used with alternating current (AC) fans. This may be accomplished through the use of direct current (DC) fans and pulse width modulation. A controller is used to optimize the ventilation and energy efficiency of the system through the use of several temperature sensors. The energy recovery ventilation also provides a control process for self-optimization of the energy recovery ventilation, in case the supply and exhaust airflows are unequal. An unbalance may be detected by calculating the thermal efficiencies of the exhaust and supply airflows.11-11-2010
20110155343HEAT OR ENERGY RECOVERY HOUSING AND SEALING SYSTEM - A heat and energy recovery ventilator housing comprising at least one means for releasable sealing engagement of the at least one energy core to the housing and for providing an air tight seal between the at least one energy core and an interior of the housing, said sealing means positioned to prevent a leakage between the supply airflow and the exhaust airflow, is described. A sealing system comprising a gasket having a sealing surface and a rail having contact surface, said gasket attachable to an interior of the ventilator housing and said rail attachable to the core at a location in alignment with the gasket, the gasket and the rail, when positioned in alignment, magnetically cooperating thereby forming an airtight seal for preventing an air leakage between the supply airflow and the return airflow within the housing but outside of the core is also described. The ventilator housing and sealing system allows for the easy insertion and removal of a heat or energy recovery ventilator core while maintaining an airtight seal when the core is in place.06-30-2011

Patent applications by Patrick Paul Boudreau, Dieppe CA

Sean Derek Boudreau, Stittsville CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120079006METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A COMPUTING DEVICE AND A CLIENT MACHINE - A method, apparatus and system for managing communications between a client machine and a mobile computing device. The mobile computing device comprising: a storage configured to maintain a host application; a processor configured to execute the host application; an interface configured to connect to the client machine, the interface further configured to carry a web request from the client machine to the processor, the host application configured to respond to the web request.03-29-2012
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