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).
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Patent number: 10633912Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 14, 2015Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbHInventors: Günter Baitz, Thomas Blechert
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Patent number: 10554933Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbHInventors: Guenter Baitz, Wolfgang Malke, Uwe Krueger, Oliver Schaefer
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Patent number: 10546443Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 29, 2016Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International, GmbHInventors: Andre Michels, Guenter Baitz, Uwe Krueger, Wolfgang Malke
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Patent number: 10537189Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 20, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International, GmbHInventors: Oliver Schaefer, Guenter Baitz, Felix Neubert
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Publication number: 20180206657Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Applicant: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBHInventors: Oliver SCHAEFER, Guenter BAITZ, Felix NEUBERT
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Patent number: 9965927Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbHInventors: Guenter Baitz, Marco Fischer, Oliver Schaefer
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Patent number: 9949580Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 18, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbHInventors: Oliver Schaefer, Guenter Baitz, Felix Neubert
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Patent number: 9824547Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 17, 2017Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbHInventors: Guenter Baitz, Wilfried Lueke
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Publication number: 20170206750Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2017Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Guenter Baitz, Wilfried Lueke
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Publication number: 20170105550Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBHInventors: Oliver SCHAEFER, Guenter BAITZ, Felix NEUBERT
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Publication number: 20170018134Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Andre MICHELS, Guenter BAITZ, Uwe KRUEGER, Wolfgang MALKE
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Patent number: 9514592Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 22, 2012Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbHInventors: Andre Michels, Guenter Baitz, Uwe Krueger, Wolfgang Malke
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Publication number: 20160321877Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBHInventors: Guenter BAITZ, Marco FISCHER, Oliver SCHAEFER
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Patent number: 9457965Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 13, 2013Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBHInventors: Guenter Baitz, Dominik Widmaier
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Publication number: 20160182861Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2015Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Guenter Baitz, Wolfgang Malke, Uwe Krueger, Oliver Schaefer
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Publication number: 20150197977Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2015Publication date: July 16, 2015Inventors: Günter BAITZ, Thomas BLECHERT
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Publication number: 20150021385Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2012Publication date: January 22, 2015Applicant: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBHInventors: Andre Michels, Guenter Baitz, Uwe Krueger, Wolfgang Malke
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Publication number: 20140353115Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2013Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: Guenter Baitz, Dominik Widmaier
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Patent number: 8627946Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 21, 2012Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbHInventors: Guenter Baitz, Juergen Doell
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Patent number: 8459558Abstract: 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 tType: GrantFiled: July 8, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbHInventor: Guenter Baitz