Patents by Inventor Guy Venture
Guy Venture 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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Publication number: 20230244884Abstract: A UHF RFID system used in a closed volume comprising: a UHF antenna set including at least one flat UHF antenna, a support for the UHF antenna set, and a first axle holding the support, the UHF antenna set being configured to rotate around a first axis forming an axis of symmetry for the first axle and driven by a first electrical motor, the UHF RFID system being configured for the UHF antenna set to provide a tridimensional scanning coverage around the UHF RFID system and to generate a shifting pattern of UHF intensity peaks within the closed volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventor: Guy Venture
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Patent number: 11658387Abstract: A system for inventorying items by reading attached identifying RFID tags stored on palette racks comprising at least one vertical reference post equipped with at least one post marker, the system comprising an apparatus configured for reading the attached identifying tags, characterized in that the apparatus comprises: at least one telescopic mast, which can be vertically deployed and folded, at least one RFID antenna mounted onto the telescopic mast for emitting RFID signals towards the identifying RFID tags and for receiving response messages from the identifying RFID tags, a RFID reader for energizing the at least one RFID antenna and for reading the identifying RFID tags, a computer unit for controlling the RFID reader and storing data, and at least one height sensor for detecting the at least one post marker.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: QUADIENT TECHNOLOGIES FRANCEInventor: Guy Venture
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Publication number: 20210242563Abstract: A system for inventorying items by reading attached identifying RFID tags stored on palette racks comprising at least one vertical reference post equipped with at least one post marker, the system comprising an apparatus configured for reading the attached identifying tags, characterized in that the apparatus comprises: at least one telescopic mast, which can be vertically deployed and folded, at least one RFID antenna mounted onto the telescopic mast for emitting RFID signals towards the identifying RFID tags and for receiving response messages from the identifying RFID tags, a RFID reader for energizing the at least one RFID antenna and for reading the identifying RFID tags, a computer unit for controlling the RFID reader and storing data, and at least one height sensor for detecting the at least one post marker.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventor: Guy Venture
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Patent number: 11042833Abstract: An electronic parcel locker system for shipments delivery and pick-up, comprising at least one electronic parcel locker having compartments for storing shipments, the electronic parcel locker system further comprising a RFID area system comprising a RFID reader and at least one antenna for reading tags affixed onto shipments to be deposited in the compartments of the at least one electronic parcel locker and at least one RFID compartment system integrated in each of the compartments for reading tags affixed onto shipments deposited in the compartments.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2018Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: QUADIENT TECHNOLOGIES FRANCEInventors: Guy Venture, Jean-Baptiste Pantaloni, Bruno Rostaing
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Patent number: 10127415Abstract: A UHF radiofrequency identification (RFID) device operating at an UHF wavelength for enabling communication of an UHF RFID reader with UHF RFID tags positioned within a cavity having an internal volume with a largest dimension that is below twice said UHF wavelength. The device comprises a wire wave guide having an entry extremity and at least one exit extremity and positioned within said at least one cavity above a ground surface, wherein said entry extremity is fed by said UHF RFID reader and said at least one exit extremity is connected to said ground surface via a load.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: NEOPOST TECHNOLOGIESInventors: Guy Venture, Jean-Baptiste Pantaloni
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Patent number: 10102406Abstract: A UHF radiofrequency identification (RFID) system comprising a UHF RFID reader and at least one UHF RFID antenna for enabling communication of the UHF RFID reader with UHF RFID tags affixed on articles within a cabinet having electrically conductive walls and at least one door, the UHF RFID antennas being positioned within the cabinet and the UHF RFID system further comprises at least one conductive surface (e.g., a brewer, brasseur, or cross-connector) enclosed in a compartment positioned within the cabinet and comprising a conductive surface set in movement by a motor.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2017Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: NEOPOST TECHNOLOGIESInventors: Guy Venture, Jean-Baptiste Pantaloni
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Publication number: 20180197141Abstract: An electronic parcel locker system for shipments delivery and pick-up, comprising at least one electronic parcel locker having compartments for storing shipments, the electronic parcel locker system further comprising a RFID area system comprising a RFID reader and at least one antenna for reading tags affixed onto shipments to be deposited in the compartments of the at least one electronic parcel locker and at least one RFID compartment system integrated in each of the compartments for reading tags affixed onto shipments deposited in the compartments.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Guy VENTURE, Jean-Baptiste PANTALONI, Bruno ROSTAING
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Publication number: 20170220828Abstract: A UHF radiofrequency identification (RFID) system comprising a UHF RFID reader and at least one UHF RFID antenna for enabling communication of the UHF RFID reader with UHF RFID tags affixed on articles within a cabinet having electrically conductive walls and at least one door, the UHF RFID antennas being positioned within the cabinet and the UHF RFID system further comprises at least one conductive surface (e.g., a brewer, brasseur, or cross-connector) enclosed in a compartment positioned within the cabinet and comprising a conductive surface set in movement by a motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Guy Venture, Jean-Baptiste PANTALONI
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Publication number: 20170193258Abstract: A UHF radiofrequency identification (RFID) device operating at an UHF wavelength for enabling communication of an UHF RFID reader with UHF RFID tags positioned within a cavity having an internal volume with a largest dimension that is below twice said UHF wavelength. The device comprises a wire wave guide having an entry extremity and at least one exit extremity and positioned within said at least one cavity above a ground surface, wherein said entry extremity is fed by said UHF RFID reader and said at least one exit extremity is connected to said ground surface via a load.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2017Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: Guy Venture, Jean-Baptiste Pantaloni
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Patent number: 8031070Abstract: A system for producing a location-based inventory of objects each furnished with an RFID transponder (24) designed to interact with an RFID reader/interrogator (30) and placed at different locations of a warehousing structure (10) including a plurality of rows (16A-16C) supported by vertical uprights (18A-18D). Each of the uprights of this warehousing structure is furnished at each of the rows with an RFID location transponder (26) and a processor (30; 32) to produce a location-based inventory of the objects present on the warehousing structure according to the information received from the transponders.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2007Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignees: NBG ID, Neopost TechnologiesInventors: Bruno Fabre, Nathalie Chateau, Adrien Vallet, Guy Venture
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Patent number: 7837106Abstract: This invention relates to a mobile device for collecting and validating collected articles, each equipped with a transponder and including rollers for moving along a runway in a predetermined path, a horizontal beam for receiving the articles collected during this displacement one by one, a radio-frequency interrogator for obtaining identifying information on each of the articles collected by the device and a comparator for comparing the identifying information obtained with references relative to a determined order for articles and thus for validating the collected articles as they are collected along the runway.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2003Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: NEOPOST TechnologiesInventors: Bruno Fabre, Guy Venture
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Patent number: 7821416Abstract: The invention relates to a goods transport vehicle including a detector system for detecting the direction in which an item passes through a loading/unloading door on the vehicle, the detector system including: a first read-interrogate element including a first antenna having a first detection lobe, the first read-interrogate element monitoring a first region situated on one side of the loading/unloading door; a second read-interrogate element including a second antenna having a second detection lobe that does not overlap the first detection lobe, the second read-interrogate element monitoring a second region situated on the other side of the loading/unloading door; and processor means connected to the first and second read-interrogate elements, the processor means determining the direction in which the item passes through as a function of the order in which the two regions are crossed.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2005Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: NEOPOST TechnologiesInventors: Guy Venture, Jérôme Lievre
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Publication number: 20080303636Abstract: A secure system for tracking goods loaded on a delivery vehicle having a driver's cab and at least one container, said driver's cab being provided with a first RFID transponder disposed on any wall of said cab, and each of the containers is provided with at least two RFID transponders, one of which is disposed on any wall of said container and the other of which is disposed on each of the delivery doors of said container, each of said RFID transponders being designed to co-operate with a RFID reader/interrogator integrated into a mobile telephone of the driver of the vehicle, said mobile telephone being in communication with a management server via a mobile communications network.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2008Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicants: NEOPOST TECHNOLOGIES, French Limited Company, NBG ID, French Simplified Joint Stock CompanyInventors: Fabien CHATTE, Bruno Fabre, Dennis Gilham, Guy Venture
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Publication number: 20080079543Abstract: The invention provides apparatus for detecting articles (1) by implementing radiofrequency type means, the apparatus comprises a transmitter member (4) for transmitting a signal at given frequency and given amplitude, a receiver member (5) for receiving the transmitted signal, and an RLC type element (3) fitted to each article (1). The transmitter member (4) transmits sequentially a plurality of signals (A, B, C, D) at respective frequencies. The articles (1) are distributed by article type and each article of a given type is fitted with an RLC type element (3) that is resonant at a respective frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2006Publication date: April 3, 2008Inventors: Bruno Fabre, Guy Venture
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Publication number: 20080055088Abstract: In a system for producing a location-based inventory of objects each furnished with an RFID transponder (24) designed to interact with an RFID reader/interrogator (30) and placed at different locations of a warehousing structure (10) consisting of a plurality of rows (16A-16C) supported by vertical uprights (18A-18D), provision is made for each of the uprights of this warehousing structure to be furnished at each of the rows with an RFID location transponder (26) and for processing means (30; 32) to produce a location-based inventory of the objects present on the warehousing structure according to the information received from the transponders.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Applicants: NBG ID, NEOPOST TECHNOLOGIESInventors: Bruno FABRE, Nathalie CHATEAU, Adrien VALLET, Guy VENTURE
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Patent number: 7034685Abstract: This invention relates to an interrogator device for identifying articles each provided with a transponder, comprising radio-frequency (RF) interrogation means for obtaining identifying information on each of the articles, these RF interrogation means comprising an RF antenna coupled to an electronic module for processing the identifying information issuing from the transponders, and the RF antenna comprises two flat coils each incorporated on two opposite ends of a garment worn by an agent in charge of collecting the articles arranged loose over a storage area, and connected to the electronic module worn by the agent by communication lines incorporated in the garment, the electronic module comprising discrimination means for determining pertinent identifying information from a plurality of identifying information obtained from the transponders through said RF antenna.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2003Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: Neopost IndustrieInventors: Bruno Fabre, Guy Venture
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Publication number: 20050195083Abstract: The invention relates to a goods transport vehicle including a detector system for detecting the direction in which an item passes through a loading/unloading door on the vehicle, the detector system including: a first read-interrogate element including a first antenna having a first detection lobe, the first read-interrogate element monitoring a first region situated on one side of the loading/unloading door; a second read-interrogate element including a second antenna having a second detection lobe that does not overlap the first detection lobe, the second read-interrogate element monitoring a second region situated on the other side of the loading/unloading door; and processor means connected to the first and second read-interrogate elements, the processor means determining the direction in which the item passes through as a function of the order in which the two regions are crossed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2005Publication date: September 8, 2005Inventors: Guy Venture, Jerome Lievre
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Publication number: 20040144843Abstract: This invention relates to a mobile device for collecting and validating collected articles, each equipped with a transponder and comprising means for moving along a runway in a predetermined path, means for receiving the articles collected during this displacement one by one, radio-frequency interrogation means for obtaining identifying information on each of the articles collected by the device and comparison means for comparing the identifying information obtained with references relative to a determined order for articles and thus for validating the collected articles as they are collected along the runway.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2003Publication date: July 29, 2004Inventors: Bruno Fabre, Guy Venture
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Publication number: 20040140897Abstract: This invention relates to an interrogator device for identifying articles each provided with a transponder, comprising radio-frequency (RF) interrogation means for obtaining identifying information on each of the articles, these RF interrogation means comprising an RF antenna coupled to an electronic module for processing the identifying information issuing from the transponders, and the RF antenna comprises two flat coils each incorporated on two opposite ends of a garment worn by an agent in charge of collecting the articles arranged. Loose over a storage area, and connected to the electronic module worn by the agent by communication lines incorporated in the garment, the electronic module comprising discrimination means for determining pertinent identifying information from a plurality of identifying information obtained from the transponders through said RF antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2003Publication date: July 22, 2004Inventors: Bruno Fabre, Guy Venture