Patents by Inventor Jean-Luc Cachin

Jean-Luc Cachin 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).

  • Process and machine for making batches of sheets from a top of a pile
    Patent number: 5242262
    Abstract: A machine for creating a batch of blanks out of a pile of blanks and for removing the batch of blanks from the pile consists of a fixed stop positioned along one surface of the blanks, a jogging device disposed opposite the fixed stop, a movable stop positioned in a line with the fixed stop, a separating device arranged adjacent the fixed stop for engaging an upper surface of the pile to raise the pile to create a free space, a conveyor insert movable from a position outside of the pile into the free space for transferring the blanks raised by the separator out of the pile as a batch of blanks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Assignee: Bobst SA
    Inventors: Claude Andre, Jean-Luc Cachin