Patents by Inventor Régis Desire
Régis Desire 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).
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Patent number: 8590888Abstract: A storage device for a franking machine, which storage device comprises: a receptacle for receiving mailpieces ejected one-by-one by the franking machine; a longitudinal referencing wall extending over a longitudinal edge of the receptacle and against which the mailpieces rebound before they accumulate on the receptacle; and a vertical back wall extending along a side edge of the receptacle and that the mailpieces hit before they rebound against the longitudinal referencing wall; the vertical back wall forming an angle ? with a perpendicular to the longitudinal referencing wall; and the receptacle being inclined relative to the horizontal and towards the longitudinal referencing wall at an angle ? so that the angle ? between the receptacle and the longitudinal referencing wall forms an acute angle.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2011Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Neopost TechnologiesInventor: Régis Desire
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Patent number: 8256765Abstract: A storage device for a mail-handling machine, said storage device comprising a mailpiece-receiving deck along a longitudinal edge of which a referencing wall extends, and through which a conveyor belt passes for the purpose of conveying mailpieces along said referencing wall from an inlet of the device towards a sloping surface against which said mailpieces accumulate, said storage device further comprising a pivot arm that is mounted to move both vertically about hinge pin and horizontally along a slide rail, on which arm firstly a friction roller is mounted for pressing said mailpieces against the conveyor belt, and secondly a holding roller is mounted for pressing said mailpieces against the sloping surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Neopost TechnologiesInventor: Régis Desire
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Publication number: 20110204068Abstract: A storage device for a franking machine, which storage device comprises: a receptacle for receiving mailpieces ejected one-by-one by the franking machine; a longitudinal referencing wall extending over a longitudinal edge of the receptacle and against which the mailpieces rebound before they accumulate on the receptacle; and a vertical back wall extending along a side edge of the receptacle and that the mailpieces hit before they rebound against the longitudinal referencing wall; the vertical backwall forming an angle ? with a perpendicular to the longitudinal referencing wall; and the receptacle being inclined relative to the horizontal and towards the longitudinal referencing wall at an angle ? so that the angle ? between the receptacle and the longitudinal referencing wall forms an acute angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: NEOPOST TECHNOLOGIESInventor: Régis DESIRE
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Patent number: 7984964Abstract: An ink collection device for a servicing station of a franking machine, said ink collection device comprising: an ink collection reservoir for receiving the ink ejected, during a servicing stage, by ink ejection nozzles of at least one print module; at least one drainage duct placed above the reservoir and opening out in register with said at least one print module while defining a gap between a top of the drainage duct and the print module; and, mounted across said at least one drainage duct and at a small predetermined distance from the top of the drainage duct, means for causing the fine ink droplets ejected by said ink ejection nozzles to coalesce to form a plurality of thicker ink drops, and for causing said ink drops to drip under gravity into said ink collection reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2008Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: Neopost TechnologiesInventors: Régis Desire, Le Gallo Stéphane
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Publication number: 20100258406Abstract: A storage device for a mail-handling machine, said storage device comprising a mailpiece-receiving deck along a longitudinal edge of which a referencing wall extends, and through which a conveyor belt passes for the purpose of conveying mailpieces along said referencing wall from an inlet of the device towards a sloping surface against which said mailpieces accumulate, said storage device further comprising a pivot arm that is mounted to move both vertically about hinge pin and horizontally along a slide rail, on which arm firstly a friction roller is mounted for pressing said mailpieces against the conveyor belt, and secondly a holding roller is mounted for pressing said mailpieces against the sloping surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2010Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicant: NEOPOST TECHNOLOGIESInventor: Régis DESIRE
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Publication number: 20090128598Abstract: An ink collection device for a servicing station of a franking machine, said ink collection device comprising: an ink collection reservoir for receiving the ink ejected, during a servicing stage, by ink ejection nozzles of at least one print module; at least one drainage duct placed above the reservoir and opening out in register with said at least one print module while defining a gap between a top of the drainage duct and the print module; and, mounted across said at least one drainage duct and at a small predetermined distance from the top of the drainage duct, means for causing the fine ink droplets ejected by said ink ejection nozzles to coalesce to form a plurality of thicker ink drops, and for causing said ink drops to drip under gravity into said ink collection reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: NEOPOST TECHNOLOGIESInventors: Regis DESIRE, Stephane LE GALLO
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Patent number: 7419243Abstract: The invention relates to a device for conveying and guiding mail items in a postage meter provided with an inkjet print head, in which postage meter each mail item, which has a top face and a bottom face, passes under the print head between a top reference surface defined by the bottom surface of a stationary guide plate and a bottom reference surface, said device having at least two drive assemblies mounted transversely side-by-side and to move vertically independently from each other, so that the top surfaces of the mail items remain continuously pressed against said stationary guide plate regardless of the thickness of the mail item, and in particular when said thickness varies over the width of the mail item.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2007Date of Patent: September 2, 2008Assignee: NEOPOST TechnologiesInventors: Régis Desire, Hervé Duval, Stéphane Legallo, Philip Torres
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Publication number: 20080184901Abstract: A franking machine including a printer for printing postal indicia on a mail item, a supplier for supplying postage printing ink to allow a refill of the printer with postage printing ink, and a self-obturating connection connected to the postage ink supply by an ink transferor and intended either to place the postage ink supply in communication with the printer in the case of postage ink printing or to isolate the postage ink supply from the printer in the other cases of printing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2008Publication date: August 7, 2008Inventors: Regis Desire, Herve Duval, Fabien Torche
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Patent number: 7404629Abstract: A franking machine including a printer for printing postal indicia on a mail item, a supplier for supplying postage printing ink to allow a refill of the printer with postage printing ink, and a self-obturating connection connected to the postage ink supply by an ink transferor and intended either to place the postage ink supply in communication with the printer in the case of postage ink printing or to isolate the postage ink supply from the printer in other cases of printing.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2004Date of Patent: July 29, 2008Assignee: Neopost TechnologiesInventors: Régis Desire, Hervé Duval, Fabien Torche
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Publication number: 20070208675Abstract: The invention relates to a device for conveying and guiding mail items in a postage meter provided with an inkjet print head, in which postage meter each mail item, which has a top face and a bottom face, passes under the print head between a top reference surface defined by the bottom surface of a stationary guide plate and a bottom reference surface, said device having at least two drive assemblies mounted transversely side-by-side and to move vertically independently from each other, so that the top surfaces of the mail items remain continuously pressed against said stationary guide plate regardless of the thickness of the mail item, and in particular when said thickness varies over the width of the mail item.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2007Publication date: September 6, 2007Applicant: NEOPOST TechnologiesInventors: Regis Desire, Herve Duval, Stephane Legallo, Philip Torres
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Patent number: 7166809Abstract: This invention relates to a weighing module comprising a weighing cell incorporating strain gauges disposed between a lower platform connected to a body of the module and an upper platform connected to a weighing deck and immobilization means for immobilizing the weighing cell during transport of the module, these immobilization means comprising a first bracket fixed to the lower platform, a second bracket fixed to the upper platform and a single connection stud for fixedly connecting these two brackets.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2004Date of Patent: January 23, 2007Assignee: Neopost IndustrieInventors: Régis Desire, Olivier Galtier
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Publication number: 20050001861Abstract: This invention relates to a franking machine comprising means for printing postal indicia on a mail item, means for supplying postage printing ink to allow a refill of said printing means with postage printing ink, and self-obturating connection means connected to said postage ink supply means by ink transfer means and intended either to place said postage ink supply means in communication with said printing means in the case of postage ink printing or to isolate said postage ink supply means from said printing means in the other cases of printing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2004Publication date: January 6, 2005Inventors: Regis Desire, Herve Duval, Fabien Torche
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Publication number: 20040226759Abstract: This invention relates to a weighing module comprising a weighing cell incorporating strain gauges disposed between a lower platform connected to a body of the module and an upper platform connected to a weighing deck and immobilization means for immobilizing the weighing cell during transport of the module, these immobilization means comprising a first bracket fixed to the lower platform, a second bracket fixed to the upper platform and a single connection stud for fixedly connecting these two brackets.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2004Publication date: November 18, 2004Inventors: Regis Desire, Olivier Galtier