Patents by Inventor Michel Gentet

Michel Gentet 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).

  • Magnetic card reader-encoder apparatus
    Patent number: 4609957
    Abstract: The invention relates to a reader-encoder of an magnetic card, which comprises means for maintaining the support in a fixed and well determined position in contact with read-write means disposed on a carriage moving in a uniform rectilinear movement. It comprises means for orienting the read-write means with respect to the magnetic track of the support and drive means associated with two transmission belts, one elastic, the other rigid. The reader-encoder is employed for magnetic cards used in banks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Assignee: Crouzet
    Inventors: Michel Gentet, Andre Nicolet