Patents by Inventor Patrick Archain

Patrick Archain 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 opening the throat of an envelope in an insertion station
    Patent number: 7155878
    Abstract: An envelope insertion station having a plurality of actuating arms affixed to a rotatable shaft and a plurality of fingers pivotably mounted on the actuating arms for opening the throat of an envelope placed at an insertion area. The actuating arms are movable from a first position to a second position and then to a third position. When the actuating arms are in the first position, the fingers are freely pivotable so as to allow the envelope to be moved into the insertion area. When the actuating arms are in the second position, the fingers are caused to move along a defined path into the throat of the envelope placed at the insertion area. When the actuating arms are in the third position, the fingers are freely pivotable so as to allow enclosure material to move into the envelope through the throat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Denis J. Stemmle, Pascal Ferracani, Jean-Louis Potey, Patrick Archain, Dominique Bernard
  • Method and device for opening the throat of an envelope in an insertion station
    Publication number: 20060042196
    Abstract: An envelope insertion station having a plurality of actuating arms affixed to a rotatable shaft and a plurality of fingers pivotably mounted on the actuating arms for opening the throat of an envelope placed at an insertion area. The actuating arms are movable from a first position to a second position and then to a third position. When the actuating arms are in the first position, the fingers are freely pivotable so as to allow the envelope to be moved into the insertion area. When the actuating arms are in the second position, the fingers are caused to move along a defined path into the throat of the envelope placed at the insertion area. When the actuating arms are in the third position, the fingers are freely pivotable so as to allow enclosure material to move into the envelope through the throat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Denis Stemmle, Pascal Ferracani, Jean-Louis Potey, Patrick Archain, Dominique Bernard