Thiboutot
Bernard Thiboutot, Gatineau CA
Bruno Thiboutot, Saint-Andre De Kamouraska CA
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20140026528 | Resilient mounting joint for a sickle bar - The mounting joint has a first and second axes extending at right angle from each other. A shaft and bearing assembly extends along the first axis. The shaft has a crank arm on its end for controllably rotating the shaft axially about the first axis. The mounting joint also has a resilient wrist pin assembly mounted along the second axis. The resilient wrist pin assembly has axial resilience about the second axis. The first axis extends horizontally. The second axis always lies in a vertical plane. The shaft and bearing assembly has a first connection for connection to a supporting beam and a second connection connected to the resilient wrist pin assembly. The resilient wrist pin assembly has a third connection connected to the sickle bar, such that the sickle bar is controllably rotatable about the first axis and resiliently rotatable about the second axis. | 01-30-2014 |
Marco Thiboutot, Quebec CA
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20140049682 | IN-FLIGHT AUTO FOCUS METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TUNABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL ELEMENT - An auto-focus system employing a tunable liquid crystal lens is provided that collects images at different optical power values as the liquid crystal molecules are excited between a ground state and a maximum optical power state tracking image focus scores. An image is acquired at a desired optical power value less than maximum optical power established with the liquid crystal molecules closer a fully excited state than the maximum optical power state having the same image focus score. This drive signal employed during image acquisition uses more power than was used to achieve the same optical power value during the auto-focus scan, while actively driving the liquid crystal molecules is fast. A pause due to image transfer/processing delays after acquisition is employed to allow slow relaxation of the liquid crystal molecules back to the ground state in preparation for a subsequent focus search. | 02-20-2014 |