Patents by Inventor Atilla Rist
Atilla Rist 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: 10888203Abstract: A sheet dispensing apparatus to dispense sheets from a sheet material card having a plurality of sheets. The sheet dispensing apparatus includes a door, a door plate, a back plate, and a motor including a motor shaft, wherein the motor is operatively connected to the door plate, and a motor wheel is operatively connected to the motor shaft. The motor wheel is driven by the motor shaft to detach a sheet from the sheet material card. The apparatus further includes a first light pipe having a first end and a second end, wherein a signal transmitted at the first end of the first light pipe is received at the second end if the correct sheet material card is being used. A second light pipe receives a signal at the first end and receives the signal at the second end, if the sheet material card is not present or out of sheets.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2020Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: The Tranzonic CompaniesInventors: Kenneth F. Vuylsteke, Michael Duane Blanchard, Atilla Rist, Hans Van Reenen, Fred I. Morad, Robert A. Acosta
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Patent number: 10874268Abstract: A sheet dispensing apparatus for dispensing sheets from a sheet material card having a plurality of sheets. The sheet dispensing apparatus includes a sensor, a motor including a motor shaft, a supply roller operatively connected to the motor, an indicator, and a controller operatively connected to the proximity sensor and to the indicator. The controller includes a processor and a memory configured to store program instructions. The processor is configured to execute the stored program instructions to: detect a first presence of an object with the sensor; move the supply roller into contact with one sheet of the plurality of sheets in response to the detecting the first presence of the object; rotate the motor shaft a first time to move the supply roller a predetermined angle of rotation to dispense the one sheet; and stop the motor shaft when the predetermined angle of rotation has been completed.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: TRANZONIC COMPANIESInventors: Kenneth F. Vuylsteke, Michael Duane Blanchard, Atilla Rist, Hans Van Reenen, Fred I. Morad, Robert A. Acosta
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Publication number: 20200288922Abstract: A sheet dispensing apparatus to dispense sheets from a sheet material card having a plurality of sheets. The sheet dispensing apparatus includes a door, a door plate, a back plate, and a motor including a motor shaft, wherein the motor is operatively connected to the door plate, and a motor wheel is operatively connected to the motor shaft. The motor wheel is driven by the motor shaft to detach a sheet from the sheet material card. The apparatus further includes a first light pipe having a first end and a second end, wherein a signal transmitted at the first end of the first light pipe is received at the second end if the correct sheet material card is being used. A second light pipe receives a signal at the first end and receives the signal at the second end, if the sheet material card is not present or out of sheets.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Kenneth F. Vuylsteke, Michael Duane Blanchard, Atilla Rist, Hans Van Reenen, Fred I. Morad, Robert A. Acosta
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Patent number: 10638896Abstract: A sheet material dispensing apparatus, including a shaft operatively connected to a supply roller and a retracting roller, wherein the retracting roller has a radiused portion and at least one truncated portion; a motor configured to cause the shaft to rotate; an activating cam operatively connected to the supply roller; a microswitch operatively associated with the activating cam, the microswitch being configured to limit operation of the motor; a supporting plate engaged and disengaged by the retracting roller during operation, wherein the disengagement of the radiused portion from the supporting plate causes the supply roller to translate toward a wall of the apparatus; and at least one article of sheet material housed within the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Tranzonic CompaniesInventors: Kenneth F. Vuylsteke, Michael Duane Blanchard, Atilla Rist, Hans Van Reenen
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Publication number: 20190282044Abstract: A sheet material dispensing apparatus, including a shaft operatively connected to a supply roller and a retracting roller, wherein the retracting roller has a radiused portion and at least one truncated portion; a motor configured to cause the shaft to rotate; an activating cam operatively connected to the supply roller; a microswitch operatively associated with the activating cam, the microswitch being configured to limit operation of the motor; a supporting plate engaged and disengaged by the retracting roller during operation, wherein the disengagement of the radiused portion from the supporting plate causes the supply roller to translate toward a wall of the apparatus; and at least one article of sheet material housed within the apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Kenneth F. Vuylsteke, Michael Duane Blanchard, Atilla Rist, Hans Van Reenen
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Patent number: 10314445Abstract: A sheet material dispensing apparatus, including a cover; a rear wall connected to the cover; a flexible mounting plate operatively connected to the cover; a shaft connected to the mounting plate; a motor operatively connected to the shaft; a supply roller connected to the shaft, the supply roller having a radiused portion and at least one truncated portion; and a microswitch activating cam extending from a side of the supply roller, the microswitch activating cam being operable to contact a microswitch fixed on the mounting plate to stop the motor, wherein the apparatus further includes: a retracting roller connected to the shaft, wherein the retracting roller has a radiused portion, and at least one truncated portion; and a supporting plate engaged and disengaged by the retracting roller during operation, wherein the disengagement of the radiused portion from the supporting plate causes the supply roller to translate toward the rear wall.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2018Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Tranzonic ComaniesInventors: Kenneth F. Vuylsteke, Michael Duane Blanchard, Atilla Rist, Hans Van Reenen
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Publication number: 20190125144Abstract: A sheet dispensing apparatus for dispensing sheets from a sheet material card having a plurality of sheets. The sheet dispensing apparatus includes a sensor, a motor including a motor shaft, a supply roller operatively connected to the motor, an indicator, and a controller operatively connected to the proximity sensor and to the indicator. The controller includes a processor and a memory configured to store program instructions. The processor is configured to execute the stored program instructions to: detect a first presence of an object with the sensor; move the supply roller into contact with one sheet of the plurality of sheets in response to the detecting the first presence of the object; rotate the motor shaft a first time to move the supply roller a predetermined angle of rotation to dispense the one sheet; and stop the motor shaft when the predetermined angle of rotation has been completed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2018Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: Kenneth F. Vuylsteke, Michael Duane Blanchard, Atilla Rist, Hans Van Reenen, Fred I. Morad, Robert A. Acosta
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Publication number: 20190104897Abstract: A sheet material dispensing apparatus, including a cover; a rear wall connected to the cover; a flexible mounting plate operatively connected to the cover; a shaft connected to the mounting plate; a motor operatively connected to the shaft; a supply roller connected to the shaft, the supply roller having a radiused portion and at least one truncated portion; and a microswitch activating cam extending from a side of the supply roller, the microswitch activating cam being operable to contact a microswitch fixed on the mounting plate to stop the motor, wherein the apparatus further includes: a retracting roller connected to the shaft, wherein the retracting roller has a radiused portion, and at least one truncated portion; and a supporting plate engaged and disengaged by the retracting roller during operation, wherein the disengagement of the radiused portion from the supporting plate causes the supply roller to translate toward the rear wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: Kenneth F. Vuylsteke, Michael Duane Blanchard, Atilla Rist, Hans Van Reenen
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Patent number: 10149583Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for dispensing sheets of material are provided. In one embodiment, a sheet material dispensing apparatus is provided, the apparatus comprising: a cover; a rear wall connected to the cover; a mounting plate operatively connected to the cover; a shaft, wherein the shaft is connected to the mounting plate; a supply roller connected to the shaft, wherein the supply roller has a radiused portion and at least one truncated portion; and a retracting roller connected to the shaft, wherein the retracting roller has a radiused portion, and at least one truncated portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2016Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Tranzonic CompaniesInventors: Kenneth F. Vuylsteke, Michael Duane Blanchard, Atilla Rist, Hans Van Reenen
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Publication number: 20180049609Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for dispensing sheets of material are provided. In one embodiment, a sheet material dispensing apparatus is provided, the apparatus comprising: a cover; a rear wall connected to the cover; a mounting plate operatively connected to the cover; a shaft, wherein the shaft is connected to the mounting plate; a supply roller connected to the shaft, wherein the supply roller has a radiused portion and at least one truncated portion; and a retracting roller connected to the shaft, wherein the retracting roller has a radiused portion, and at least one truncated portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Kenneth F. Vuylsteke, Michael Duane Blanchard, Atilla Rist, Hans Van Reenen