Patents by Inventor Pascal Faivre

Pascal Faivre 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).

  • Method for fixing a powdered developer deposited on a sheet, and apparatus for fixing the developer by this method
    Patent number: 5038179
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus with which a powdered developer deposited onto a sheet of paper can be fixed. The method comprises moving the sheet in such a manner that its leading edge (BV) comes to face a source (47) integral with a movable support, initially placed in a position of repose, and then, after immobilization of the sheet, displacing the support over a distance (N) less than the length (L) of the sheet, and moving the support to the position of repose while simultaneously displacing the sheet in the same direction, at a speed greater than the speed of the support. The invention is applicable to magnetic printing machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Assignee: Bull S.A.
    Inventors: Jacques Estavoyer, Pascal Faivre
  • Method for fixing a powdered developer deposited on a sheet, and apparatus for fixing the developer by this method
    Patent number: 4946756
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus with which a powdered developer deposited onto a sheet of paper can be fixed. The method comprises moving the sheet in such a manner that its leading edge (BV) comes to face a source (47) integral with a movable support, initially placed in a position of repose, and then, after immobilization of the sheet, displacing the support over a distance (N) less than the length (L) of the sheet, and moving the support to the position of repose while simultaneously displacing the sheet in the same direction, at a speed greater than the speed of the support. The invention is applicable to magnetic printing machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1990
    Assignee: Bull S.A.
    Inventors: Jacques Estavoyer, Pascal Faivre