Patents by Inventor Günter Baitz

Günter Baitz 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).

  • Patent number: 6361141
    Abstract: A description is given of an ink jet printer having an ink jet print head which can be displaced parallel to a print line, and a print backing support used to support a recording medium, a covering device and a cleaning device for the ink nozzles of the ink jet print head. The covering device, the cleaning device and a supporting section for the recording medium are arranged on a rotatable disk within the printing area of the ink jet print head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG
    Inventor: Guenter Baitz
  • Patent number: 6241149
    Abstract: A modular operator unit, in particular for a cash register, having a block which includes a display unit and/or at least one keypad and/or a swipe-through magnetic card reader and which has a cable duct extending through the block to peripheral devices attached to opposing ends of the block and wherein one of the peripheral devices can be pivoted about a horizontal or a vertical axis and the other of the peripheral devices can be flange-mounted to a side wall or opposing end of the block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Günter Baitz, Hartmut Kamin
  • Patent number: 6206285
    Abstract: A peripheral device kit for the workstation of a goods invoicing system in which a display and input unit can be mounted either on a printer box or on a base box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Günter Baitz, Joachim Burchart, Hartmut Kamin
  • Patent number: 6199975
    Abstract: An ink jet printer has an ink filling device for an ink jet print head wherein the ink jet print head can be filled with the filling device. The ink filling device has an ink reservoir and a discharge opening. The print head has an ink chamber with a feed opening for ink and can be filled when it is installed in an ink jet printer. The discharge opening is arranged in a hollow body with a variable-volume that moves ink from the ink reservoir when the volume is increased and that discharges ink via the discharge opening when the volume is decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Günter Baitz, Joachim Burchart
  • Patent number: 6155842
    Abstract: An electronic equipment has a housing structure formed by a first housing, a supplemental housing attached on one wall surface of the first housing, a base printed circuit board being inserted in the first housing, a PC bus plug connector being mounted on the base printed circuit board, the first housing and the supplemental housing having openings aligned with the PC bus plug connector, and an additional printed circuit board, such as an adapter card, being inserted in the PC bus plug connector and extending through the apertures into the supplemental housing. This adapter card has additional plug connectors which are arranged to lie in both the first-mentioned housing and the supplemental housing to receive supplemental printed circuit boards provided in each of these housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Guenter Baitz
  • Patent number: 5387980
    Abstract: A device for sending and receiving graphical documents via teletransmission lines comprises an input station (16), a withdrawal station (20) for single-sheet graphical original, a transport system which transports the graphical originals along a reading device from the input station (16) to the withdrawal station (20), an output station (32) for a printed print carrier and a transport system which transports the print carrier material from material supply station (60) along a printer to the output station (32). The output station (32) is located in the head region and the withdrawal station (20) in the base region of the device. Both the input station (16) and the withdrawal station (20) for the printed originals in the base region (8) of the device (2) are arranged on two opposite sides (3,6) or the device so that the output station (32) in the head region (10) of the device (2) is located at a considerable distance from both the input station (16) and the withdrawal station (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Assignee: Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG
    Inventors: Guenter Baitz, Joachim Burchart, Wolfgang Malke
  • Patent number: 5039233
    Abstract: A printing device is disclosed, consisting of a chassis (10), an abutment (40), and relative to the abutment in the direction of lines, an adjustable printing head (36) and a chassis fixed stop (16) for fixing the printing position of a print carrier (18), inserted between the printing head (36) and the abutment (40). The stop (16) is assigned a holding device (20) for holding the print carrier in its printing position, whereby the beam-shaped abutment (40) and the printing head (36) are carried on a pivoting frame (42), which on chassis (10) parallel to abutment (40) and a distance to an axis (44) is carried in a pivoted mode and by way of a pivoting drive (62-72) is adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Assignee: Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG
    Inventors: Guenter Baitz, Wolfgang Malke
  • Patent number: 5025477
    Abstract: In a method for optically sensing markings on objects at a plurality detecting stations (10), at which the objects are transported by means of a transport apparatus through the sensing area of an optical sensing apparatus (20), an object upon non-regular sensing is automatically returned and again transported through the sensing area of the optical sensing apparatus (20) and then after a predetermined number of unsuccessful sensing attempts is automatically represented on a viewing device (30) at a central station (12) for identification of the object and/or a picture of the non-sensed object is stored in a memory (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1991
    Assignee: Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG
    Inventors: Guenter Baitz, Rudolf Behling
  • Patent number: 4698709
    Abstract: In a carrier arrangement for the magnetic heads of a magnetic disk drive, the swiveling arms (10) carrying the magnetic heads are fastened onto a bearing sleeve (40) which in turn is pivoted by antifriction bearings (24,26) on a spindle (18) which can be firmly fixed in a bearing block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1987
    Assignee: Nixdorf Computer AG
    Inventors: Rainer Ihlenburg, Guenter Baitz, Heinz Nixdorf
  • Patent number: 4642449
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cashbox for a cash register, with a money drawer mounted in a cash case so as to be slidable in a moving-in and a moving-out direction, a sliding drive for the money drawer with spring means which act on the money drawer, are stressed when the latter moves in, and supply the force for moving the money drawer when it has moved in and also a lid operationally connected with the money drawer which lid swings open when the latter is moved out and swings shut when it moves in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1987
    Assignee: Nixdorf Computer AG
    Inventors: Guenter Baitz, Wilfried Dobring
  • Patent number: 4638908
    Abstract: An insert for a money drawer for receiving coins, currency, bills and the like including a relatively large area lower tray defining a plurality of relatively long and relatively deep compartments running from front to rear of the lower tray and sized to accommodate paper currency, a relatively small area upper tray defining a plurality of relatively short and relatively shallow compartments running from front to rear of the upper tray and sized to receive metal currency, and coacting means on the lower tray and on the upper tray for removably mounting the upper tray in the upper rear region of the lower tray so that the upper tray overlies the rear portions of the relatively long currency compartments defined by the lower tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1987
    Assignee: Nixdorf Computer AG
    Inventors: Guenter Baitz, Wilfried Dobring
  • Patent number: 4637326
    Abstract: A money box arrangement particularly for use in the cashier's stations of department stores, on bank counters or the like is proposed. This money box arrangement in particular will make possible a simple and secure carrying of the money between the cashier's station and a central cash office. It comprises a cash insert (10) which can be taken out of the cashbox (4) of a cash register (2), a portable strongbox (12) for receiving the cash insert (10) as well as other reserve money not located in this place, and moreover comprises a cover (14) which can serve for closing off the cash insert (10) and for closing off the portable strongbox (12). This arrangement makes it possible for the change in the cash insert (10) and the reserve money to be carried securely between the cashier's station and the central cash office.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1987
    Assignee: Nixdorf Computer AG
    Inventors: Guenter Baitz, Wilfried Dobring
  • Patent number: 4363229
    Abstract: A cash register tray for currency and coins having its own pivotal cover and lock whereby the tray can also be used as a portable cash box. A spring and electromagnet within the tray itself control opening and closing functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1982
    Assignee: Nixdorf Computer AG
    Inventor: Guenter Baitz