Patents by Inventor Francois Menoud

Francois Menoud 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).

  • Money-Operated Machine Made From an Extruded Profile and Comprising a Secure Strongbox
    Publication number: 20130206542
    Abstract: The invention relates to a money-operated machine, comprising a housing made from an extruded profile (1) and having a compartment that houses a money acceptor and a compartment that houses a money box in communication with the money acceptor. According to the invention, in order to protect the collected money, the money box is housed in a strongbox consisting of metal sheets (10, 11, 12, 13), which are fitted into each other by indentations (15, 16) cut out on an edge of the metal sheets, and is attached to the extruded profile (1) by the cut-out indentations (15, 16) being inserted into grooves or notches (3, 5) of the extruded profile (1) acting as slides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: IEM SA
    Inventor: Francois Menoud
  • Resonant shifting and reduction of modal displacement for improved acoustics
    Publication number: 20020089252
    Abstract: An apparatus for reducing vibration and noise in a disc drive spindle motor comprising a first supporting member abutting a first portion of a stator and a second support member abutting a second portion of the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventors: Troy M. Herndon, Tan H. Pham, Francois Menoud