Patents by Inventor Guenter Baitz

Guenter Baitz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10633912
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for handling notes of value, comprising a head module and a safe module for accommodating a cash box. Further, the device has an intermediate module for transmitting a drive force of a drive unit of the head module to a cash box mechanism and/or to transport elements of the safe module. The intermediate module is designed such that it is adaptable to at least two different wall thicknesses of a wall of the safe module so that at least for these two wall thicknesses it can transmit the drive force from the drive unit to the cash box mechanism or the transport elements of the safe module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Baitz, Thomas Blechert
  • Patent number: 10554933
    Abstract: A reverse vending machine has an insertion area for inserting an object into the inside of the reverse vending machine, a transport unit for transporting the object in a transport area along a transport axis and an arrangement of cameras for capturing images of the object from several capturing directions. The image capturing direction of each camera is directed toward the transport area. Further, the cameras are arranged outside the transport area and not below the transport area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Baitz, Wolfgang Malke, Uwe Krueger, Oliver Schaefer
  • Patent number: 10546443
    Abstract: The invention relates to apparatus having a cash box device (100, 500) that comprises a housing (106) in which two roll storage systems (102, 104) for storing bank notes are held.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International, GmbH
    Inventors: Andre Michels, Guenter Baitz, Uwe Krueger, Wolfgang Malke
  • Patent number: 10537189
    Abstract: A reception system for receiving objects comprises at least one reception device for receiving objects, a conveyor device, which has at least one conveyor belt section for conveying objects in a conveyance direction in the at least one reception device, and a sensor device, which is arranged on the at least one reception device, for detecting objects in the at least one reception device. It is provided in this case that the sensor device is designed to emit sensor signals along different signal paths over the reception device, to conclude a fill level of the reception device on the basis of an interaction of at least one of the sensor signals with objects conveyed into the reception device. In this manner, a reception system for receiving objects is provided, which enables further automation, in particular in the conveyance of objects into a reception device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International, GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Schaefer, Guenter Baitz, Felix Neubert
  • Publication number: 20180206657
    Abstract: A reception system for receiving objects comprises at least one reception device for receiving objects, a conveyor device, which has at least one conveyor belt section for conveying objects in a conveyance direction in the at least one reception device, and a sensor device, which is arranged on the at least one reception device, for detecting objects in the at least one reception device. It is provided in this case that the sensor device is designed to emit sensor signals along different signal paths over the reception device, to conclude a fill level of the reception device on the basis of an interaction of at least one of the sensor signals with objects conveyed into the reception device. In this manner, a reception system for receiving objects is provided, which enables further automation, in particular in the conveyance of objects into a reception device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Oliver SCHAEFER, Guenter BAITZ, Felix NEUBERT
  • Patent number: 9965927
    Abstract: The invention relates to a POS system arrangement with a transport belt device with at least one belt portion which for the transport of the goods present thereon can be put into a feed movement along a goods feed path, wherein the goods along the goods feed path are separable from each other by at least one goods divider, and a goods detection device for detecting goods transported by means of the transport belt device. There is provided at least one sensor device arranged at a distance from the goods detection device along the goods feed path with a sensor and a detection area, wherein the sensor device is configured to detect by means of the sensor whether the goods divider is present in the detection area, and a control device which is configured to control the feed movement of the belt portion of the transport belt device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Baitz, Marco Fischer, Oliver Schaefer
  • Patent number: 9949580
    Abstract: A reception system for receiving objects comprises at least one reception device for receiving objects, a conveyor device, which has at least one conveyor belt section for conveying objects in a conveyance direction in the at least one reception device, and a sensor device, which is arranged on the at least one reception device, for detecting objects in the at least one reception device. It is provided in this case that the sensor device is designed to emit sensor signals along different signal paths over the reception device, to conclude a fill level of the reception device on the basis of an interaction of at least one of the sensor signals with objects conveyed into the reception device. In this manner, a reception system for receiving objects is provided, which enables further automation, in particular in the conveyance of objects into a reception device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Schaefer, Guenter Baitz, Felix Neubert
  • Patent number: 9824547
    Abstract: A cash register system (10, 100) has an arm (16, 22) for holding a display unit (18, 24). The arm (16) has a first section (24, 30) and a second section (28, 34) pivotable relative thereto. The second section (28, 34) is pivotable relative to the first section (28) between a first position in which the display unit (18, 24) is arranged above a receiving area (36) and a second position in which the display unit (18, 24) is not arranged above this receiving area (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Baitz, Wilfried Lueke
  • Publication number: 20170206750
    Abstract: A cash register system (10, 100) has an arm (16, 22) for holding a display unit (18, 24). The arm (16) has a first section (24, 30) and a second section (28, 34) pivotable relative thereto. The second section (28, 34) is pivotable relative to the first section (28) between a first position in which the display unit (18, 24) is arranged above a receiving area (36) and a second position in which the display unit (18, 24) is not arranged above this receiving area (36).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Guenter Baitz, Wilfried Lueke
  • Publication number: 20170105550
    Abstract: A reception system for receiving objects comprises at least one reception device for receiving objects, a conveyor device, which has at least one conveyor belt section for conveying objects in a conveyance direction in the at least one reception device, and a sensor device, which is arranged on the at least one reception device, for detecting objects in the at least one reception device. It is provided in this case that the sensor device is designed to emit sensor signals along different signal paths over the reception device, to conclude a fill level of the reception device on the basis of an interaction of at least one of the sensor signals with objects conveyed into the reception device. In this manner, a reception system for receiving objects is provided, which enables further automation, in particular in the conveyance of objects into a reception device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Oliver SCHAEFER, Guenter BAITZ, Felix NEUBERT
  • Publication number: 20170018134
    Abstract: The invention relates to apparatus having a cash box device (100, 500) that comprises a housing (106) in which two roll storage systems (102, 104) for storing bank notes are held.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Andre MICHELS, Guenter BAITZ, Uwe KRUEGER, Wolfgang MALKE
  • Patent number: 9514592
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cash box (100, 500) that comprises a housing (106) in which two roll storage systems (102, 104) for storing bank notes are held.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
    Inventors: Andre Michels, Guenter Baitz, Uwe Krueger, Wolfgang Malke
  • Publication number: 20160321877
    Abstract: The invention relates to a POS system arrangement with a transport belt device with at least one belt portion which for the transport of the goods present thereon can be put into a feed movement along a goods feed path, wherein the goods along the goods feed path are separable from each other by at least one goods divider, and a goods detection device for detecting goods transported by means of the transport belt device. There is provided at least one sensor device arranged at a distance from the goods detection device along the goods feed path with a sensor and a detection area, wherein the sensor device is configured to detect by means of the sensor whether the goods divider is present in the detection area, and a control device which is configured to control the feed movement of the belt portion of the transport belt device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Guenter BAITZ, Marco FISCHER, Oliver SCHAEFER
  • Patent number: 9457965
    Abstract: The invention relates to a checkout-system arrangement (10, 100), having an item-acquisition device (12) for acquiring selected items which comprises a scanner (18, 20, 22) for acquiring the items and a first conveyor belt (28) for conveying the items placed on the first conveyor belt (28). Furthermore, a packing device (16) is provided which comprises at least two item-receiving units (32 to 42), which are separate from one another, for receiving the scanned items and for making the items available. Between the first conveyor belt (28) and the packing device (16), a conveying device (14, 114) is provided which comprises a second conveyor belt (30, 130) by means of which, after conveying (28) by means of the first conveyor belt, the scanned items are conveyable to the item-receiving units (32 to 42) of the packing device (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Guenter Baitz, Dominik Widmaier
  • Publication number: 20160182861
    Abstract: A reverse vending machine (10) has an insertion area (11) for inserting an object (14) into the inside (16) of the reverse vending machine (10), a transport unit (18) for transporting the object (14) in a transport area (12) along a transport axis (20) and an arrangement of cameras (24a to 24d) for capturing images of the object (14) from several capturing directions (26a to 26d). The image capturing direction of each camera (24a to 24d) is directed toward the transport area (12). Further, the cameras (24a to 24d) are arranged outside the transport area (12) and not below the transport area (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Guenter Baitz, Wolfgang Malke, Uwe Krueger, Oliver Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20150197977
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for handling notes of value, comprising a head module and a safe module for accommodating a cash box. Further, the device has an intermediate module for transmitting a drive force of a drive unit of the head module to a cash box mechanism and/or to transport elements of the safe module. The intermediate module is designed such that it is adaptable to at least two different wall thicknesses of a wall of the safe module so that at least for these two wall thicknesses it can transmit the drive force from the drive unit to the cash box mechanism or the transport elements of the safe module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Günter BAITZ, Thomas BLECHERT
  • Publication number: 20150021385
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cash box (100, 500) that comprises a housing (106) in which two roll storage systems (102, 104) for storing bank notes are held.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Andre Michels, Guenter Baitz, Uwe Krueger, Wolfgang Malke
  • Publication number: 20140353115
    Abstract: The invention relates to a checkout-system arrangement (10, 100), having an item-acquisition device (12) for acquiring selected items which comprises a scanner (18, 20, 22) for acquiring the items and a first conveyor belt (28) for conveying the items placed on the first conveyor belt (28). Furthermore, a packing device (16) is provided which comprises at least two item-receiving units (32 to 42), which are separate from one another, for receiving the scanned items and for making the items available. Between the first conveyor belt (28) and the packing device (16), a conveying device (14, 114) is provided which comprises a second conveyor belt (30, 130) by means of which, after conveying (28) by means of the first conveyor belt, the scanned items are conveyable to the item-receiving units (32 to 42) of the packing device (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Guenter Baitz, Dominik Widmaier
  • Patent number: 8627946
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for detecting items with a transport device having two belt conveyors arranged one behind the other for transporting items in a transport direction, wherein a slot is configured between the belt conveyors perpendicular to the transport direction, and with a scanning unit for the contactless optical scanning through the slot of a contact surface of the items being transported on the transport device, where the slot is covered at least partially by a protective rail and is arranged spaced apart from the belt conveyors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Baitz, Juergen Doell
  • Patent number: 8459558
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for optically scanning a machine-readable device applied to an object, comprising a transport apparatus for transporting the object in a transport direction, the object being supported on the transport apparatus on an underside, the transport apparatus containing a first transport belt with a first upper strand and a second transport belt with a second upper strand, wherein a gap is formed between the first transport belt and the second transport belt which is arranged ahead of the first transport belt in the transport direction, and comprising a scanning apparatus for scanning the machine-readable marking, wherein the scanning apparatus has at least one scanning element associated with the gap, wherein the first upper strand and the second upper strand are arranged so as to have a height offset relative to each other in such a way that the underside of the object can be scanned by tipping the object when the object is transferred from the first transport belt to the second t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
    Inventor: Guenter Baitz