Lahaie
Brenda Lahaie, Rock Hill, SC US
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20100010846 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING BUSINESS-CRITICAL CRITERIA RELATING TO EXPLORING ENTITY MOBILITY/PRODUCTIVITY OPPORTUNITIES - Systems, methods and computer-readable media for evaluating business-critical criteria relating to exploring entity mobility/productivity opportunities are provided. A method according to the invention may include calculating a hierarchy of a plurality of decision elements regarding the opportunities. The calculating can include forming a matrix of values corresponding to the relative importance of each of the decision elements with respect to one another. The method can also include calculating a weighted composite score for each sub-process specified in each of the plurality of decision elements. The method may include compiling a favorability rating for each sub-process. The favorability rating for each sub-process may be based, at least in part, on the weighted composite score for each sub-process and the matrix of values corresponding to the relative importance of each of the decision elements with respect to one another. Finally, the method may include ranking each favorability rating to form a favorability index. | 01-14-2010 |
Brian Lee Lahaie, Dorr, MI US
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20150033642 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECONFIGURABLE SPACE - A reconfigurable space system and components therefore which can be reconfigured to accommodate sleeping space, entertainment space, work space, kitchen space, dining space and various combinations thereof. | 02-05-2015 |
20160058172 | MOVEABLE POWERED TABLE FOR RECONFIGURING SPACE - A moveable table for use in reconfiguring living and work space has a work surface and a support for supporting said work surface at a position above floor level, and at least one wireless power transmission receiving station in said moveable table, for receiving the wireless transmission of power and enable one to charge electronic devices on said table and provide power to power receiving lamps or the like on said table, without the need for plug-in electrical wiring. | 03-03-2016 |
20160069061 | MOVEABLE WALL SYSTEM - A moveable wall system and components therefore, including: | 03-10-2016 |
Denis Lahaie, Guelph CA
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20100320256 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING SOLDERABILITY OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - The described embodiments relate generally to methods and apparatus for use in determining solderability of an electrical component. One particular aspect relates to apparatus comprising a vacuum chamber, a load sensor, a platform and a control module. The load sensor has a contact portion disposed within the vacuum chamber and the platform is disposed in relation to the contact portion and has a component mounting surface and a mounting member for mounting an electrical component to the component mounting surface. The control module causes relative movement between the platform and the load sensor so that a contact surface of the electrical component is brought into close proximity with the contact portion. When the contact portion has solder thereon and the solder is brought into contact with the contact surface, the load sensor measures force arising from wetting of the solder to the contact surface. The force generated under contact changes over time, depending on the degree of solderability of the electrical component. Thus, measurement of the wetting forces over time provides an indication of the solderability of the electrical component. | 12-23-2010 |
20120136618 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND MEASURING IMPACTS IN HANDHELD DEVICES USING AN ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - A system and method is provided for detecting and measuring impacts in a wireless device. The wireless device has a processor coupled to a memory and an acoustic transducer. The method comprises acquiring data from the acoustic transducer, the data acquisition including the processor taking samples of an electrical input signal supplied to an input of the processor by the acoustic transducer; saving the acquired data in the memory; detecting whether an impact has occurred; and halting data acquisition after the impact is detected. | 05-31-2012 |
Denis Lahaie, Waterloo CA
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20100319434 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MEASURING DROP IMPACT AT THE PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method of measuring drop impact at an electronic device includes detecting a fall based on signals from drop detection sensor of the electronic device, receiving an output from a piezoelectric sensor in response to detecting the fall, and storing drop data based on the output from the piezoelectric sensor in a memory at the electronic device. | 12-23-2010 |
20120029841 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MEASURING DROP IMPACT AT THE PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method of measuring drop impact at an electronic device includes detecting a fall based on signals from drop detection sensor of the electronic device, receiving an output from a piezoelectric sensor in response to detecting the fall, and storing drop data based on the output from the piezoelectric sensor in a memory at the electronic device. | 02-02-2012 |
20140046622 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND MEASURING IMPACTS IN HANDHELD DEVICES USING AN ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - A system and method is provided for detecting and measuring impacts in a wireless device. The wireless device has a processor coupled to a memory and an acoustic transducer. The method comprises acquiring data from the acoustic transducer, the data acquisition including the processor taking samples of an electrical input signal supplied to an input of the processor by the acoustic transducer; saving the acquired data in the memory; detecting whether an impact has occurred; and halting data acquisition after the impact is detected. | 02-13-2014 |
Diane Marie Lahaie, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20140015962 | HEADLAMP AIMING USING HIGH-DYNAMIC RANGE CAMERA - A method of aiming a light source includes using an image-capturing device to capture a light beam pattern from the light source. Here, the light beam pattern is configured to include a plurality of contrast ratios transitioning from a first intensity region to a second intensity region. The method includes processing the contrast ratios of the light beam pattern to obtain corresponding values of the contrast ratios, transitioning from the first intensity region to the second intensity region, where the corresponding values are logarithmic values, which in turn generate a related response curve. Finally, the method provides for using the logarithmic values and the response curve to aim the light source. | 01-16-2014 |
20150233784 | HEADLAMP AIMER BOX - A headlamp aimer box includes a housing defining an opening and a tunnel, a window disposed within the opening, and a whiteboard disposed at one end of the tunnel. The box further includes a mirror disposed within the tunnel. The mirror redirects a beam passing through the window from a headlamp toward the whiteboard. A length of the tunnel is such that light patterns directed by facets of the headlamp sufficiently cross a median line associated with the headlamp to form a developed beam on the whiteboard. | 08-20-2015 |
Pierre Lahaie, Quebec CA
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20140139821 | Man-Portable Device for Detecting Hazardous Material - A man portable device for detecting the presence of hazardous material includes a pulsed or time-modulated light source and an objective scannable across the surface of a sample for projecting light from the light source onto a succession of spots on the surface of the sample. A spectrometer performs a spectral analysis of the induced fluorescence to create a first dataset defining a first vector as a function of wavelength. A time domain detector for measuring the time decay of the induced fluorescence collected simultaneously creates a second dataset defining a second vector as a function of time. A computer identifies hazardous material by performing independent multivariate analysis on the first and second vectors as the objective is scanned across the sample surface based on fluorescent signal models for hazardous materials in the spectral and time domains. | 05-22-2014 |
20140263949 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PHOTON COUNTING - A method and apparatus for photon counting are disclosed. In an implementation, the present disclosure provides a dynamic-range photon-counting spectrometric sensor for low signal detection embedded in large parasitic background light signal. Rather than using a known forward illuminated imager approach of counting photons directly, embodiments of the present disclosure use a backward illuminated imager approach to generate a burst of electrons based on the photons, and perform photon detection by counting the generated burst of electrons using the plurality of CMOS chip pixels. An electronic circuit, in communication with the CMOS chip pixels, includes a fast clock enabling discrimination between electrons in time. The electronic circuit can be built on the face of a semiconductor wafer on which the CMOS chip pixels are provided. | 09-18-2014 |
Richard Lahaie, Canmore CA
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20160100135 | METHOD OF MONITORING AND CONTROLLING DEWATERING OF OIL SANDS TAILINGS - A method for monitoring dewatering of flocculated oil sands tailings involves positioning an image capture device in a flow of flocculated oil sands tailing through a pipeline for acquiring images of the flocculated oil sands tailings; collecting the images of the flocculated oil sands tailings; and analyzing the one or more images to ensure production of optimum floc structures for maximum oil sands fine tailings dewatering. | 04-07-2016 |
Richard Lahaie, Sanary Sur Mer FR
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20100306915 | FOLDING BARRIER DEVICE - A subject of the invention is a folding barrier device comprising | 12-09-2010 |
Richard Daniel Lahaie, Canmore CA
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20140054231 | CENTRIFUGE PROCESS FOR DEWATERING OIL SANDS TAILINGS - A process for dewatering oil sands tailings is provided, comprising providing a tailings feed having a solids content in the range of about 10 wt % to about 45 wt %; adding a flocculant to the tailings feed and mixing the tailings feed and flocculant to form flocs; and centrifuging the flocculated tailings feed to produce a centrate having a solids content of less than about 3 wt % and a cake having a solids content of at least about 50 wt %. | 02-27-2014 |
Rick Lahaie, Canmore CA
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20140116955 | DISPOSAL OF OIL SAND TAILINGS CENTRIFUGE CAKE - A process for the disposal of oil sands tailings is provided, comprising: optionally diluting the tailings with sufficient water to yield a tailings feed having a solids content in the range of about 18 wt % to about 36 wt %; adding one or both of a coagulant and a flocculant to the tailings feed to form a centrifuge feed; centrifuging the centrifuge feed to produce a centrifuge cake having a solids content of at least about 50% and a centrate having a solids content of less than about 3 wt %; and introducing the centrifuge cake into an overburden containment structure comprised of oil sand overburden, said overburden containment structure comprising a least one trench for holding the centrifuge cake, or into a deep disposal site for additional dewatering of the centrifuge cake through self-weight consolidation and creep. | 05-01-2014 |
Sebastian Lahaie, Cambridge, MA US
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20080306819 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHAPING RELEVANCE SCORES FOR POSITION AUCTIONS - The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for ranking and providing advertisements in a position auction. The method of the present invention comprises receiving a search query and selecting at least one keyword based upon the search query. A list containing at least one keyword based upon the search query is returned and a list comprising at least one bid corresponding to the returned list of keywords is retrieved. A priority score corresponding to each bid is computed and used to rank the list of bids. Advertisements are then provided corresponding to a plurality of the highest ranking bids. | 12-11-2008 |
Sebastien Lahaie, Greenwich, CT US
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20130159092 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT RANKING IN ONLINE ADVERTISING BY SHAPING RELEVANCE SCORES - The present invention is directed towards a method and system for ranking advertisements in an auction-based advertising system. The method of the present system comprises receiving one or more search queries and selecting one or more keywords from the one or more search queries. One or more bids associated with a given keyword selected from the one or more search queries are retrieved and a priority score for one or more advertisements is determined, wherein each of the one or more advertisements is associated with a given bid. The priority score is determined by taking the product of a position normalized click through rate associated with a given advertisement adjusted by an exponential value and the given bid. The one or more advertisements are then ranked according to the priority score. | 06-20-2013 |
20150213510 | FRAMEWORK THAT FACILITATES USER PARTICIPATION IN AUCTIONS FOR DISPLAY ADVERTISEMENTS - Various technologies relating to prevention of display of advertisements on pages rendered on client computing devices are described. A user participates in real-time auctions for advertisement positions on pages, where a bidding agent submits bids on behalf of the user. When the user wins an auction for an advertisement position, the advertisement position is populated with content approved by the user, thus effectively preventing another advertiser from presenting an advertisement in the advertisement position. | 07-30-2015 |
20150379569 | ASSIGNING SCORES TO ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS WITH EXTENSIONS - Various technologies pertaining to conducting auctions for display of electronic communications in display positions are described herein. An electronic communication has a predefined format, and further has an optional extension to the predefined format. The electronic communication participates in an auction, where an auction system takes the extension into consideration when computing a rank score for the electronic communication. Further, the auction system takes historic servings of the electronic communication, with the extension, to client computing devices into account when computing the rank score. | 12-31-2015 |
Sebastien Lahaie, Rye, NY US
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20100070322 | Method and Apparatus for Administering a Bidding Language for Online Advertising - A method and apparatus are provided for administering a bidding language for online advertising. In one example, the method includes providing an expressive bidding language that allows an advertiser to specify an ad campaign in a tree structure, receiving the ad campaign that is written in the expressive bidding language, translating the ad campaign into scripts, and using the scripts to access appropriate inventory from an ad inventory database. | 03-18-2010 |
20110166942 | CONTRACT AUCTIONS FOR SPONSORED SEARCH - Example methods, apparatuses, and articles of manufacture are disclosed that may be used to provide or otherwise support contract auctions for sponsored search advertising for use in auction management systems. | 07-07-2011 |