Patents by Inventor Eric Ducharne

Eric Ducharne 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).

  • Poly bag and polywrap detection system
    Patent number: 9989514
    Abstract: A system for detecting Poly-Bag and Poly Wrap on mail pieces, intended to be a sub-assembly on a mail unit open system that automatically opens wrapped bundles of either letter or flat mail. The system generally includes two orthogonally-opposed but otherwise identical Poly Bag Detectors both controlled by a programmable controller and deploying a swinging pendulum test, plus a Poly Wrap detector employing a rolling friction wheel test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Postis LLC
    Inventors: Mohammed Islam, Guillaume Lacalmontie, Eric Ducharne
  • POLY BAG AND POLYWRAP DETECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160231226
    Abstract: A system for detecting Poly-Bag and Poly Wrap on mail pieces, intended to be a sub-assembly on a mail unit open system that automatically opens wrapped bundles of either letter or flat mail. The system generally includes two orthogonally-opposed but otherwise identical Poly Bag Detectors both controlled by a programmable controller and deploying a swinging pendulum test, plus a Poly Wrap detector employing a rolling friction wheel test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Mohammed Islam, Guillaume Lacalmontie, Eric Ducharne