Patents by Inventor Damien Bonneton
Damien Bonneton 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: 11760096Abstract: A method is provided for cleaning a print head, wherein the print head includes a cavity for the circulation of jets and at least one first spraying nozzle for projecting at least one cleaning fluid towards at least one inner portion of the cavity. The method includes the step of projecting, using the first spraying nozzle, several pulses of cleaning fluid towards the inside of the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Dover Europe SàrlInventors: Damien Bonneton, Camille Gobin, Jean-François Abadie, Jean-Marie Rolland, Niklaus Hugi
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Patent number: 11701893Abstract: A method of authenticating a consumable or detachable element of a continuous inkjet printer comprising: the controller of the printer generating a 1st item of random information that is dispatched to an authentication circuit of the element; encrypting the 1st item of information by the authentication circuit using a 1st encryption algorithm and a 1st secret key to form a 1st item of encrypted random information; dispatching the 1st item of information to the controller; encrypting the 1st item of information by the controller using a 2nd encryption algorithm and a 2nd secret key to form a 2nd item of encrypted random information; comparing the 1st item of encrypted random information with the 2nd encrypted item of random information to authenticate the consumable element; and if the consumable element is authenticated, dispatching at least one part of a 3rd key, termed the shared key, by the element to the printer.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Dover Europe SàrlInventor: Damien Bonneton
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Publication number: 20220143981Abstract: A method is provided for cleaning a print head, wherein the print head includes a cavity for the circulation of jets and at least one first spraying nozzle for projecting at least one cleaning fluid towards at least one inner portion of the cavity. The method includes the step of projecting, using the first spraying nozzle, several pulses of cleaning fluid towards the inside of the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Damien Bonneton, Camille Gobin, Jean-François Abadie, Jean-Marie Rolland, Niklaus Hugi
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Patent number: 11247473Abstract: A print head of a continuous ink jet printer comprising: a cavity for the circulation of jets, delimited laterally by a 1st side wall and a 2nd side wall, both at least partially parallel to a direction of flow of the jets in the cavity, at least one nozzle for producing at least one ink jet in the cavity, at least one electrode for sorting drops or segments of one or several of the jets intended for printing from drops or segments that are not used for printing; an outlet slot, open onto the exterior of the cavity and allowing the exiting of the drops or segment of ink intended for printing, at least one gutter for recovering drops or segments not intended for printing, at least one spraying nozzle, arranged in the cavity, for projecting at least one cleaning fluid towards at least one inner portion of the cavity and a motor driving the at least one spraying nozzle in rotation about an axis (x), for example perpendicular to a direction of flow of the jets in the cavity; a supply circuit supplying at least thType: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: DOVER EUROPE SÀRLInventors: Damien Bonneton, Camille Gobin, Jean-François Abadie, Jean-Marie Rolland, Niklaus Hugi
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Patent number: 10994537Abstract: A print head of an ink jet printer comprising: a cavity for the circulation of jets, delimited laterally by side walls, at least one nozzle for producing at least one ink jet in the cavity, at least one generator applying a charge to at least one ink jet, at least one electrode for sorting drops or segments of one or several of the jets intended for printing from drops or segments that are not used for printing, a slot, open onto the exterior of the cavity, a 1st gutter for recovering drops or segments not intended for printing, a 2nd gutter for recovering drops or segments that are not deflected and not intended for printing, this 2nd gutter comprising an input slot and at least one suction channel, an actuator in order to actuate the 2nd gutter, a 1st detector to detect an electrical charge of drops recovered in the 2nd gutter for recovering when the latter is in a closed position and/or a detector to detect, without contact, the passing of charged drops when the 2nd gutter is in an open position.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: DOVER EUROPE SÀRLInventors: Damien Bonneton, Florence Odin
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Publication number: 20210070058Abstract: A method of authenticating a consumable or detachable element of a continuous inkjet printer comprising: the controller of the printer generating a 1st item of random information that is dispatched to an authentication circuit of the element; encrypting the 1st item of information by the authentication circuit using a 1st encryption algorithm and a 1st secret key to form a 1st item of encrypted random information; dispatching the 1st item of information to the controller; encrypting the 1st item of information by the controller using a 2nd encryption algorithm and a 2nd secret key to form a 2nd item of encrypted random information; comparing the 1st item of encrypted random information with the 2nd encrypted item of random information to authenticate the consumable element; and if the consumable element is authenticated, dispatching at least one part of a 3rd key, termed the shared key, by the element to the printer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventor: Damien Bonneton
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Patent number: 10933646Abstract: A method of authenticating a consumable or detachable element of a continuous inkjet printer comprising: the controller of the printer generating a 1st item of random information that is dispatched to an authentication circuit of the element; encrypting the 1st item of information by the authentication circuit using a 1st encryption algorithm and a 1st secret key to form a 1st item of encrypted random information; dispatching the 1st item of information to the controller; encrypting the 1st item of information by the controller using a 2nd encryption algorithm and a 2nd secret key to form a 2nd item of encrypted random information; comparing the 1st item of encrypted random information with the 2nd encrypted item of random information to authenticate the consumable element; and if the consumable element is authenticated, dispatching at least one part of a 3rd key, termed the shared key, by the element to the printer.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: DOVER EUROPE SÀRLInventor: Damien Bonneton
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Patent number: 10836163Abstract: A print head of a continuous ink jet printer comprising: a cavity for the circulation of jets, at least one nozzle for producing at least one ink jet or solvent in the cavity, at least one electrode for sorting drops or segments of one or several of the jets intended for printing from drops or segments that are not used for printing, an outlet slot of the cavity, open onto the exterior of the cavity and allowing the exiting of the drops or segments of ink intended for printing, a 1st gutter for recovering drops or segments not intended for printing, a 2nd gutter for recovering drops or segments that are not deflected and not intended for printing, this 2nd gutter being mobile and comprising an input slot and at least one suction channel, a motor, to actuate the 2nd gutter for recovering in movement between a retracted position, in which it does not close off the outlet slot of the cavity, and a closed position, in which its input slot faces the outlet slot of the cavity; a seal between the print head and theType: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: DOVER EUROPE SÀRLInventors: Damien Bonneton, Bruno Barbet, Jean-François Abadie, Camille Gobin, Florence Odin, Nesrine Rebzani, Lukas Glutz
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Patent number: 10611170Abstract: A print head of a continuous ink jet printer, including, in a cover: means for producing at least one ink jet; means for separating drops of jets intended for printing from those that do not serve for printing; a slot, enabling drops intended for printing to get out; a recovery gutter (7) for drops not intended for printing, the recovery gutter comprising an ink recovery volume (12); at least one detection conductor (20), arranged inside the head; means (16) for detecting a variation in impedance of at least one of the detection conductors when ink (21) is present in contact with the conductor or with a dielectric layer (22) in contact therewith.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: DOVER EUROPE SÁRLInventors: Florence Odin, Damien Bonneton
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Publication number: 20200001612Abstract: A method of authenticating a consumable or detachable element of a continuous inkjet printer comprising: the controller of the printer generating a 1st item of random information that is dispatched to an authentication circuit of the element; encrypting the 1st item of information by the authentication circuit using a 1st encryption algorithm and a 1st secret key to form a 1st item of encrypted random information; dispatching the 1st item of information to the controller; encrypting the 1st item of information by the controller using a 2nd encryption algorithm and a 2nd secret key to form a 2nd item of encrypted random information; comparing the 1st item of encrypted random information with the 2nd encrypted item of random information to authenticate the consumable element; and if the consumable element is authenticated, dispatching at least one part of a 3rd key, termed the shared key, by the element to the printer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventor: Damien Bonneton
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Publication number: 20190389210Abstract: A print head of an ink jet printer comprising: a cavity for the circulation of jets, delimited laterally by side walls, at least one nozzle for producing at least one ink jet in the cavity, at least one generator applying a charge to at least one ink jet, at least one electrode for sorting drops or segments of one or several of the jets intended for printing from drops or segments that are not used for printing, a slot, open onto the exterior of the cavity, a 1st gutter for recovering drops or segments not intended for printing, a 2nd gutter for recovering drops or segments that are not deflected and not intended for printing, this 2nd gutter comprising an input slot and at least one suction channel, an actuator in order to actuate the 2nd gutter, a 1st detector to detect an electrical charge of drops recovered in the 2nd gutter for recovering when the latter is in a closed position and/or a detector to detect, without contact, the passing of charged drops when the 2nd gutter is in an open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Damien Bonneton, Florence Odin
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Publication number: 20190389222Abstract: A print head of a continuous ink jet printer comprising: a cavity for the circulation of jets, delimited laterally by a 1st side wall and a 2nd side wall, both at least partially parallel to a direction of flow of the jets in the cavity, at least one nozzle for producing at least one ink jet in the cavity, at least one electrode for sorting drops or segments of one or several of the jets intended for printing from drops or segments that are not used for printing; an outlet slot, open onto the exterior of the cavity and allowing the exiting of the drops or segment of ink intended for printing, at least one gutter for recovering drops or segments not intended for printing, at least one spraying nozzle, arranged in the cavity, for projecting at least one cleaning fluid towards at least one inner portion of the cavity and a motor driving the at least one spraying nozzle in rotation about an axis (x), for example perpendicular to a direction of flow of the jets in the cavity; a supply circuit supplying at least thType: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Damien Bonneton, Camille Gobin, Jean-François Abadie, Jean-Marie Rolland, Niklaus Hugi
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Publication number: 20190389214Abstract: A print head of a continuous ink jet printer comprising: a cavity for the circulation of jets, at least one nozzle for producing at least one ink jet or solvent in the cavity, at least one electrode for sorting drops or segments of one or several of the jets intended for printing from drops or segments that are not used for printing, an outlet slot of the cavity, open onto the exterior of the cavity and allowing the exiting of the drops or segments of ink intended for printing, a 1st gutter for recovering drops or segments not intended for printing, a 2nd gutter for recovering drops or segments that are not deflected and not intended for printing, this 2nd gutter being mobile and comprising an input slot and at least one suction channel, a motor, to actuate the 2nd gutter for recovering in movement between a retracted position, in which it does not close off the outlet slot of the cavity, and a closed position, in which its input slot faces the outlet slot of the cavity; a seal between the print head and theType: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Damien Bonneton, Bruno Barbet, Jean-François Abadie, Camille Gobin, Florence Odin, Nesrine Rebzani, Lukas Glutz
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Patent number: 10449774Abstract: A method of authenticating a consumable or detachable element of a continuous inkjet printer comprising: the controller of the printer generating a 1st item of random information that is dispatched to an authentication circuit of the element; encrypting the 1st item of information by the authentication circuit using a 1st encryption algorithm and a 1st secret key to form a 1st item of encrypted random information; dispatching the 1st item of information to the controller; encrypting the 1st item of information by the controller using a 2nd encryption algorithm and a 2nd secret key to form a 2nd item of encrypted random information; comparing the 1st item of encrypted random information with the 2nd encrypted item of random information to authenticate the consumable element; and if the consumable element is authenticated, dispatching at least one part of a 3rd key, termed the shared key, by the element to the printer.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: DOVER EUROPE SÀRLInventor: Damien Bonneton
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Patent number: 10286652Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting the presence of a jet from a multi-jet print head of an inkjet printer comprising a plurality of nozzles (4), at least one 1st and one 2nd deviation electrode (14a, 14b) for each jet, in which: the inkjet is produced by one of the nozzles, at a frequency fstim1, and is then charged by a voltage VTHT at a frequency fTHT, fTHT not being an integer multiple or sub-multiple of fstim1; a jet charge signal is detected, derived from sampling, at frequency fstim1, of the voltage at frequency fTHT, at least one spectral component of this signal being used to detect the presence of the jet.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: DOVER EUROPE SÀRLInventor: Damien Bonneton
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Publication number: 20180361753Abstract: A print head of a continuous ink jet printer, including, in a cover: means for producing at least one ink jet; means for separating drops of jets intended for printing from those that do not serve for printing; a slot, enabling drops intended for printing to get out; a recovery gutter (7) for drops not intended for printing, the recovery gutter comprising an ink recovery volume (12); at least one detection conductor (20), arranged inside the head; means (16) for detecting a variation in impedance of at least one of the detection conductors when ink (21) is present in contact with the conductor or with a dielectric layer (22) in contact therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Florence Odin, Damien Bonneton
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Publication number: 20180319170Abstract: A method of authenticating a consumable or detachable element of a continuous inkjet printer comprising: the controller of the printer generating a 1st item of random information that is dispatched to an authentication circuit of the element; encrypting the 1st item of information by the authentication circuit using a 1st encryption algorithm and a 1st secret key to form a 1st item of encrypted random information; dispatching the 1st item of information to the controller; encrypting the 1st item of information by the controller using a 2nd encryption algorithm and a 2nd secret key to form a 2nd item of encrypted random information; comparing the 1st item of encrypted random information with the 2nd encrypted item of random information to authenticate the consumable element; and if the consumable element is authenticated, dispatching at least one part of a 3rd key, termed the shared key, by the element to the printer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventor: Damien Bonneton
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Patent number: 10052878Abstract: A method of authenticating a consumable or detachable element of a continuous inkjet printer, (CIJ), comprising: the controller of the printer generating and dispatching a 1st item of random information to an authentication circuit of the element; encrypting the 1st item of random information by the authentication circuit using a 1st encryption algorithm and a 1st secret key to form a 1st item of encrypted random information; dispatching the 1st item of encrypted random information to the controller; encrypting the 1st item of random information by the controller using a 2nd encryption algorithm and a 2nd secret key to form a 2nd item of encrypted random information; and comparing the 1st item of encrypted random information with the 2nd encrypted item of random information. If the consumable element is authenticated, a shared key part of a 3rd key is dispatched by the consumable or detachable element to the CIJ.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: DOVER EUROPE SÀRLInventor: Damien Bonneton
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Publication number: 20180162121Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting the presence of a jet from a multi-jet print head of an inkjet printer comprising a plurality of nozzles (4), at least one 1st and one 2nd deviation electrode (14a, 14b) for each jet, in which: the inkjet is produced by one of the nozzles, at a frequency and is then charged by a voltage VTHT at a frequency fTHT, fTHT not being an integer multiple or sub-multiple of fstim1; a jet charge signal is detected, derived from sampling, at frequency fstim1, of the voltage at frequency fTHT, at least one spectral component of this signal being used to detect the presence of the jet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2017Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventor: Damien Bonneton
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Publication number: 20180032718Abstract: A method for an industrial printer to secure at least one consumable or detachable element, the printer comprising a 1st microcontroller that will make a data transfer with a 2nd microcontroller of the printer or the consumable or detachable element, this method including at least: an authentication of the 2nd microcontroller by the 1st microcontroller, one of the microcontrollers sends at least one secret key Sk for data transfers between the two microcontrollers, to the other microcontroller, data exchange between the two microcontrollers by symmetric encryption using the first data transfer secret key Sk1.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Patrick Soto, Damien Bonneton, Olivier Savry