Patents by Inventor Fabien Torche

Fabien Torche 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).

  • FRANKING MACHINE INCORPORATING AN INTEGRATED INK SUPPLY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080184901
    Abstract: A franking machine including a printer for printing postal indicia on a mail item, a supplier for supplying postage printing ink to allow a refill of the printer with postage printing ink, and a self-obturating connection connected to the postage ink supply by an ink transferor and intended either to place the postage ink supply in communication with the printer in the case of postage ink printing or to isolate the postage ink supply from the printer in the other cases of printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Regis Desire, Herve Duval, Fabien Torche
  • Franking machine incorporating an integrated ink supply device
    Patent number: 7404629
    Abstract: A franking machine including a printer for printing postal indicia on a mail item, a supplier for supplying postage printing ink to allow a refill of the printer with postage printing ink, and a self-obturating connection connected to the postage ink supply by an ink transferor and intended either to place the postage ink supply in communication with the printer in the case of postage ink printing or to isolate the postage ink supply from the printer in other cases of printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Neopost Technologies
    Inventors: Régis Desire, Hervé Duval, Fabien Torche
  • Franking machine incorporating an integrated ink supply device
    Publication number: 20050001861
    Abstract: This invention relates to a franking machine comprising means for printing postal indicia on a mail item, means for supplying postage printing ink to allow a refill of said printing means with postage printing ink, and self-obturating connection means connected to said postage ink supply means by ink transfer means and intended either to place said postage ink supply means in communication with said printing means in the case of postage ink printing or to isolate said postage ink supply means from said printing means in the other cases of printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Regis Desire, Herve Duval, Fabien Torche