Patents by Inventor Yves Liatard

Yves Liatard 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: 7621520
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a device (DISP) for treating at least one surface of an object, having a first input (E1) for receiving objects (OBJ1) coming from a loader (CHRG) intended to contain a plurality of such objects, and including at least one operating chain having an input intended to receive objects from the first input (E1) of the device (DISP). The device according to the invention has a second input (E2) for receiving objects (OBJ2) supplied individually by a user of the device (DISP), each operating chain being capable of receiving objects (OBJ2) inserted through said second input (E2). The invention makes it possible to perform in series or one at a time several different types of surface treatment, by means of a device which can furthermore be implemented in a more compact form than the known devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Evolis Card Printer, SA
    Inventors: Yves Liatard, Didier Godard
  • Publication number: 20060151935
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a device (DISP) for treating at least one surface of an object, having a first input (E1) for receiving objects (OBJ1) coming from a loader (CHRG) intended to contain a plurality of such objects, and including at least one operating chain having an input intended to receive objects from the first input (E1) of the device (DISP). The device according to the invention has a second input (E2) for receiving objects (OBJ2) supplied individually by a user of the device (DISP), each operating chain being capable of receiving objects (OBJ2) inserted through said second input (E2). The invention makes it possible to perform in series or one at a time several different types of surface treatment, by means of a device which can furthermore be implemented in a more compact form than the known devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Applicant: Evolis Card Printer SA
    Inventors: Yves Liatard, Didier Godard
  • Patent number: 6285845
    Abstract: An improved cleaning system adapted to be incorporated into an image forming device, the improved cleaning system having a roller cartridge having an upper cleaning roller rotatably and removably coupled to a cartridge frame, a lower cleaning roller rotatably and vertically movably coupled to the cartridge frame for cleaning printable media, an elastic mechanism coupled to the cartridge frame for pressing the upper cleaning roller against the lower cleaning roller, a magnetic mechanism for holding the improved cleaning system firmly inside the image forming device, a latch mechanism for latching the improved cleaning system to the image forming device, a drive mechanism for driving the printable media between the drive mechanism and the lower cleaning roller, the improved cleaning system being adapted to clean dust deposited on the surface of the printable media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: ZIH Corp.
    Inventors: Yves Liatard, Gaetan Heno