Patents by Inventor Frank Van Coppenolle

Frank Van Coppenolle 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).

  • Cassette for label printer
    Patent number: 9815309
    Abstract: A label printing apparatus, comprising a cassette-receiving bay adapted to receive a cassette, said cassette-receiving bay having a base, an opening opposite the base, and side walls extending between the base and the opening; a cassette locking mechanism comprising at least one locking element having a locking position for engagement with a cassette inserted into said cassette-receiving bay; and cassette detection means operable to determine whether said at least one locking element is engaged with a cassette inserted into the cassette-receiving bay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: DYMO
    Inventors: Frank Van Coppenolle, Jimmy Dullaert, Kris Vandermeulen
  • CASSETTE FOR LABEL PRINTER
    Publication number: 20160250873
    Abstract: A label printing apparatus, comprising a cassette-receiving bay adapted to receive a cassette, said cassette-receiving bay having a base, an opening opposite the base, and side walls extending between the base and the opening; a cassette locking mechanism comprising at least one locking element having a locking position for engagement with a cassette inserted into said cassette-receiving bay; and cassette detection means operable to determine whether said at least one locking element is engaged with a cassette inserted into the cassette-receiving bay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Frank Van Coppenolle, Jimmy Dullaert, Kris Vandermeulen
  • Cassette for label printer
    Patent number: 9346297
    Abstract: A label printing apparatus, comprising a cassette-receiving bay adapted to receive a cassette, said cassette-receiving bay having a base, an opening opposite the base, and side walls extending between the base and the opening; a cassette locking mechanism comprising at least one locking element having a locking position for engagement with a cassette inserted into said cassette-receiving bay; and cassette detection means operable to determine whether said at least one locking element is engaged with a cassette inserted into the cassette-receiving bay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: DYMO
    Inventors: Frank Van Coppenolle, Jimmy Dullaert, Kris Vandermeulen
  • CASSETTE FOR LABEL PRINTER
    Publication number: 20140340463
    Abstract: A label printing apparatus, comprising a cassette-receiving bay adapted to receive a cassette, said cassette-receiving bay having a base, an opening opposite the base, and side walls extending between the base and the opening; a cassette locking mechanism comprising at least one locking element having a locking position for engagement with a cassette inserted into said cassette-receiving bay; and cassette detection means operable to determine whether said at least one locking element is engaged with a cassette inserted into the cassette-receiving bay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Frank Van Coppenolle, Jimmy Dullaert, Kris Vandermeulen
  • Label printer
    Patent number: 8834047
    Abstract: A label printing apparatus, comprising a cassette-receiving bay adapted to receive a cassette, said cassette-receiving bay having a base, an opening opposite the base, and side walls extending between the base and the opening; a cassette locking mechanism comprising at least one locking element having a locking position for engagement with a cassette inserted into said cassette-receiving bay; and cassette detection means operable to determine whether said at least one locking element is engaged with a cassette inserted into the cassette-receiving bay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: DYMO
    Inventors: Frank Van Coppenolle, Jimmy Dullaert, Kris Vandermeulen
  • LABEL PRINTER
    Publication number: 20110103871
    Abstract: A label printing apparatus, comprising a cassette-receiving bay adapted to receive a cassette, said cassette-receiving bay having a base, an opening opposite the base, and side walls extending between the base and the opening; a cassette locking mechanism comprising at least one locking element having a locking position for engagement with a cassette inserted into said cassette-receiving bay; and cassette detection means operable to determine whether said at least one locking element is engaged with a cassette inserted into the cassette-receiving bay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: DYMO
    Inventors: Frank Van Coppenolle, Jimmy Dullaert, Kris Vandermeulen
  • CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20090184989
    Abstract: A controller arranged to provide print data to a print apparatus, said print data comprising an image to be printed on a disc, said image being such that at least one print parameter is determinable from said image when printed on said disc; receive said at least one print parameter; and control a subsequent printing operation on a disc based on said received at least one print parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: DYMO
    Inventors: David Block, David Allen, Karen Evans, Frank Van Coppenolle