Patents by Inventor Francois Debrabant

Francois Debrabant 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).

  • Apparatus for the deflecting and stacking of letters and the like
    Patent number: 4623140
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for deflecting and stacking letters and the like.Such an apparatus comprises a support plate which, with the horizontal, forms an angle of 23.degree. and has at least one belt driven by motor means, at least one second belt driven by friction by the first belt and which in turn drives at least one further belt. A deflecting means placed in a deflection position by a control means deflects the letters towards a stacker, constituted by a pallet sliding under the action of the stack of letters during formation along a shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1986
    Assignee: Hotchiss-Brandt-Sogeme-H.B.S.
    Inventors: Roland Allio, Gilbert Del Fabbro, Francois Debrabant, Francois Gillet