Patents by Inventor Didier Szniaruk

Didier Szniaruk 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).

  • Stacking mechanisms and cassettes for documents
    Patent number: 9033338
    Abstract: A stacking mechanism for a cassette to store documents, a document cassette assembly comprising a stacking mechanism, and a method of stacking a document into a document cassette are described. The stacking mechanism can include a pusher plate that is adapted to push documents into the cassette. At least two shutter members of the stacking mechanism can be arranged to define a gap between each other. The shutter members can be movable. During a stacking operation, the shutter members can be moved so that the gap between the shutter members is enlarged. The documents can be pushed into the cassette through the enlarged gap by the pusher plate. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: MEI, INC.
    Inventors: Andreas Wuthrich, Sebastien Menot, Didier Szniaruk, Alexandre Voeuk
  • Stacking Mechanisms and Cassettes for Documents
    Publication number: 20150054214
    Abstract: A stacking mechanism for a cassette to store documents, a document cassette assembly comprising a stacking mechanism, and a method of stacking a document into a document cassette are described. The stacking mechanism can include a pusher plate that is adapted to push documents into the cassette. At least two shutter members of the stacking mechanism can be arranged to define a gap between each other. The shutter members can be movable. During a stacking operation, the shutter members can be moved so that the gap between the shutter members is enlarged. The documents can be pushed into the cassette through the enlarged gap by the pusher plate. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Andreas Wuthrich, Sebastien Menot, Didier Szniaruk, Alexandre Voeuk