Patents by Inventor Sebastien Menot

Sebastien Menot 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).

  • Patent number: 11321986
    Abstract: An embodiment of this disclosure provides a sealing system for cash bags. The system includes a banknote validator, a head coupled to the banknote validator, a bag of a roll of bags, the bag configured to mount to the head, a first sealing mechanism coupled to the head and configured to seal a top portion of the bag, a second sealing mechanism configured to seal a bottom portion of the bag, and a vacuum pump configured to connect to the bag and configured to pump air from the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Crane Payment Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastien Menot, Jorge Rive, Neil Young
  • Publication number: 20200320818
    Abstract: An embodiment of this disclosure provides a sealing system for cash bags. The system includes a banknote validator, a head coupled to the banknote validator, a bag of a roll of bags, the bag configured to mount to the head, a first sealing mechanism coupled to the head and configured to seal a top portion of the bag, a second sealing mechanism configured to seal a bottom portion of the bag, and a vacuum pump configured to connect to the bag and configured to pump air from the bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Sebastien Menot, Jorge Rive, Neil Young
  • Patent number: 9612206
    Abstract: A device and a system for detecting a tape or a piece of glue on a document and methods for detecting a tape or a piece of glue on a document are described. The device comprises at least one light source, at least one light receiver and at least one light barrier. The at least one light source is arranged on a first side of the at least one light barrier and the at least one light receiver is arranged on a second side of the at least one light barrier opposite to the first side. The light barrier is configured to come into contact with a document to prevent or reduce light emitted from the light source on the first side of the light barrier to be transmitted to the light receiver on the second side of the light barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: CRANE PAYMENT INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Christian Voser, Sebastien Menot
  • Patent number: 9033338
    Abstract: A stacking mechanism for a cassette to store documents, a document cassette assembly comprising a stacking mechanism, and a method of stacking a document into a document cassette are described. The stacking mechanism can include a pusher plate that is adapted to push documents into the cassette. At least two shutter members of the stacking mechanism can be arranged to define a gap between each other. The shutter members can be movable. During a stacking operation, the shutter members can be moved so that the gap between the shutter members is enlarged. The documents can be pushed into the cassette through the enlarged gap by the pusher plate. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: MEI, INC.
    Inventors: Andreas Wuthrich, Sebastien Menot, Didier Szniaruk, Alexandre Voeuk
  • Publication number: 20150054214
    Abstract: A stacking mechanism for a cassette to store documents, a document cassette assembly comprising a stacking mechanism, and a method of stacking a document into a document cassette are described. The stacking mechanism can include a pusher plate that is adapted to push documents into the cassette. At least two shutter members of the stacking mechanism can be arranged to define a gap between each other. The shutter members can be movable. During a stacking operation, the shutter members can be moved so that the gap between the shutter members is enlarged. The documents can be pushed into the cassette through the enlarged gap by the pusher plate. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Andreas Wuthrich, Sebastien Menot, Didier Szniaruk, Alexandre Voeuk
  • Publication number: 20140084189
    Abstract: A device and a system for detecting a tape or a piece of glue on a document and methods for detecting a tape or a piece of glue on a document are described. The device comprises at least one light source, at least one light receiver and at least one light barrier. The at least one light source is arranged on a first side of the at least one light barrier and the at least one light receiver is arranged on a second side of the at least one light barrier opposite to the first side. The light barrier is configured to come into contact with a document to prevent or reduce light emitted from the light source on the first side of the light barrier to be transmitted to the light receiver on the second side of the light barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventors: Christian Voser, Sebastien Menot
  • Patent number: 8298183
    Abstract: Medical liquid injection device comprising the following distinct elements: a container (1), an outlet channel (14) and a pumping unit (5); said container (1) comprising a rigid wall on which said pumping unit (5) is rigidly fixed; said rigid wall furthermore including a passage (4) which forms a direct fluid connection between said pumping unit (5) and said container (1); said outlet channel (14) being directly connected to said pumping unit (5) in such a way that a fluid initially kept in said container (1) may first flow through said pumping unit (5) and then reach said outlet channel (14), said medical liquid injection device furthermore comprising an inlet (16), distinct from said outlet channel (14), and disposable elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Debiotech S.A.
    Inventors: Sébastien Menot, Niklaus Schneeberger, Frédéric Neftel
  • Publication number: 20110054397
    Abstract: Medical liquid injection device comprising the following distinct elements: a container (1), an outlet channel (14) and a pumping unit (5); said container (1) comprising a rigid wall on which said pumping unit (5) is rigidly fixed; said rigid wall furthermore including a passage (4) which forms a direct fluid connection between said pumping unit (5) and said container (1); said outlet channel (14) being directly connected to said pumping unit (5) in such a way that a fluid initially kept in said container (1) may first flow through said pumping unit (5) and then reach said outlet channel (14), said medical liquid injection device furthermore comprising an inlet (16), distinct from said outlet channel (14), and disposable elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2007
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Sébastien Menot, Niklaus Schneeberger, Frédéric Neftel