Patents by Inventor Benoît HENRICH

Benoît HENRICH 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: 11554920
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for managing a module for sorting units, which involves arranging said units loose in a reservoir; sorting said units according to a specific orientation into a batch inserted into a housing, by lifting from said reservoir towards an exit at an elevation speed; expelling said batch of sorted units from said outlet towards an entrance of a supply column, said expelled units passing through a circulation area situated between said exit and said entrance. The method comprising, at said circulation area, detecting the number of units expelled in each batch; accelerating or decelerating the elevation speed depending on said number of units detected. The invention also concerns a corresponding management device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: SIDEL ENGINEERING & CONVEYING SOLUTIONS
    Inventors: Benoît Henrich, Emmanuel Roth
  • Publication number: 20200172344
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for managing a module for sorting units, which involves arranging said units loose in a reservoir; sorting said units according to a specific orientation into a batch inserted into a housing, by lifting from said reservoir towards an exit at an elevation speed; expelling said batch of sorted units from said outlet towards an entrance of a supply column, said expelled units passing through a circulation area situated between said exit and said entrance. The method comprising, at said circulation area, detecting the number of units expelled in each batch; accelerating or decelerating the elevation speed depending on said number of units detected. The invention also concerns a corresponding management device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Benoît HENRICH, Emmanuel ROTH