Patents by Inventor Marc Nicole

Marc Nicole 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).

  • Device for controlling a machine for cutting blanks from a sheet material
    Patent number: 6718225
    Abstract: The machine controlled by the device comprises a set of cutting tools interchangeable in dependence on the blank to be cut, means adjustable in dependence on the jobs to be performed by each tool, and means for actuating the adjustable means. The control device comprises a memory (1) associated with each cutting tool in order to store the data relating to the characteristics of the tool and of the operations for adjusting the machine (5) in order to use the tool, reading means (2) for reading the data in the said memory, means (3) for displaying a menu relating to the data and control means (4) for generating and transmitting control signals (6, 7, 8) to the actuating means in dependence on the menu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Bobst S.A.
    Inventor: Marc Nicole
  • Device for controlling a machine for cutting blanks from a sheet material
    Publication number: 20010042426
    Abstract: The machine controlled by the device comprises a set of cutting tools interchangeable in dependence on the blank to be cut, means adjustable in dependence on the jobs to be performed by each tool, and means for actuating the adjustable means. The control device comprises a memory (1) associated with each cutting tool in order to store the data relating to the characteristics of the tool and of the operations for adjusting the machine (5) in order to use the tool, reading means (2) for reading the data in the said memory, means (3) for displaying a menu relating to the data and control means (4) for generating and transmitting control signals (6, 7, 8) to the actuating means in dependence on the menu.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Applicant: Bobst S.A.
    Inventor: Marc Nicole