Patents Assigned to Airspray N.V.
  • Patent number: 10293357
    Abstract: A foam-forming assembly includes a housing having an air passage and a liquid passage, each ending in a mouth and being in communication with a dispensing passage having a dispensing opening, and a valve body which, in a rest position, covers the mouth of the liquid passage and the mouth of the air passage in a sealing manner in order to prevent a flow from the liquid passage and the air passage to the dispensing passage. During dispensing, the valve body opens the mouth of the liquid passage and the mouth of the air passage in order to allow mixing of air and liquid to take place in the dispensing passage. The mouth of the air passage is substantially annular, and the air passage includes a pressure balance chamber to divide the air pressure substantially equally over the substantially annular mouth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Rexam Airspray N.V.
    Inventors: Marcus Cornelis Jacobus Tepas, Shivan Ramdhiansing, Arjen Haisma, Kim Deiman, Peter Jozef Jan Albertz
  • Patent number: 10150127
    Abstract: The invention provides a dispensing assembly to dispense a foam, comprising: ?—a double cylinder element (2) mounted or to be mounted in an opening of a container (100), comprising a liquid cylinder (3) and an air cylinder (4), wherein the liquid cylinder has a smaller diameter than the air cylinder, and wherein the liquid cylinder and the air cylinder are arranged substantially concentrically, and ?—a piston assembly (10) comprising a liquid piston (11) and an air piston (12) for reciprocal movements in the liquid cylinder and air cylinder, respectively, and a common operating part for operating the liquid piston and air piston, ? wherein a liquid pump chamber (14) is at least delimited by the liquid cylinder and the liquid piston, said liquid pump chamber having a liquid inlet (15) and a liquid outlet (16), ? wherein an air pump chamber (25) is at least delimited by the air cylinder, the air piston and the liquid piston, said air pump chamber having an air inlet (26) and an air outlet (27), ? wherein the pi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Twist Beauty Packaging Airspray N.V.
    Inventors: Marcus Cornelis Jacobus Tepas, Arjen Haisma, Peter Jozef Jan Albertz
  • Patent number: 9868128
    Abstract: A dispensing assembly to dispense a foam, having: a liquid pump having a liquid inlet (15) and a liquid outlet (16), an air pump having an air inlet (26) and an air outlet (27), a mixing chamber (29), wherein the air outlet and the liquid outlet are in fluid communication with the mixing chamber, a dispensing channel (30). A first end of the dispensing channel is in fluid communication with the mixing chamber (29) and the second end forms a dispensing opening (31) for dispensing of foam. The dispensing channel (30) and the mixing chamber (29) are connected to each other via a constriction. The constriction is formed by an opening having a cross section which decreases towards the dispensing channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Twist Beauty Packaging Airspray N.V.
    Inventors: Marcus Cornelis Jacobus Tepas, Shivan Ramdhiansing
  • Patent number: 9662619
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for dispensing a foam of a fluid product (P) comprising a head (3) wherein a mixing chamber (4) of said product with air (A) is formed, said head having: a passage for product (23) and a passage for air (25); a unit for foaming (5); a supply valve (30) of the mixing chamber (4) which comprises a product valve (31) and an air valve (32); a passage for return air (33) which is provided with an air return valve (34); the supply valve comprising a membrane (30) whereon the product (31) and air (32) valves are formed, said membrane being arranged in order to be reversibly mobile starting at a pressure that the source of product (24) or that the source of air (26) exerts on it, between a stable position wherein the passages of the product (23) and of the air (25) are closed by the intermediary of the corresponding valve (31, 32) and a stressed position wherein the passages for product (23) and for air (25) are open in order to supply the mixing chamber (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Twist Beauty Packaging Airspray N.V.
    Inventors: Peter Jozef Jan Albertz, Pierre Dumont, Emmanuel Mauduit, Eric Rossignol
  • Patent number: 9566595
    Abstract: A foam-forming assembly includes a housing having an air passage and a liquid passage, each ending in a mouth and being in communication with a dispensing passage having a dispensing opening, and a valve body which, in a rest position, covers the mouth of the liquid passage and the mouth of the air passage in a sealing manner in order to prevent a flow from the liquid passage and the air passage to the dispensing passage. During dispensing, the valve body opens the mouth of the liquid passage and the mouth of the air passage in order to allow mixing of air and liquid to take place in the dispensing passage. The mouth of the air passage is substantially annular, and the air passage includes a pressure balance chamber to divide the air pressure substantially equally over the substantially annular mouth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: REXAM AIRSPRAY N.V.
    Inventors: Marcus Cornelis Jacobus Tepas, Shivan Ramdhiansing, Arjen Haisma, Kim Deiman, Peter Jozef Jan Albertz
  • Publication number: 20170014841
    Abstract: A foam-forming assembly includes a housing having an air passage and a liquid passage, each ending in a mouth and being in communication with a dispensing passage having a dispensing opening, and a valve body which, in a rest position, covers the mouth of the liquid passage and the mouth of the air passage in a sealing manner in order to prevent a flow from the liquid passage and the air passage to the dispensing passage. During dispensing, the valve body opens the mouth of the liquid passage and the mouth of the air passage in order to allow mixing of air and liquid to take place in the dispensing passage. The mouth of the air passage is substantially annular, and the air passage includes a pressure balance chamber to divide the air pressure substantially equally over the substantially annular mouth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Rexam Airspray N.V.
    Inventors: Marcus Cornelis Jacobus Tepas, Shivan Ramdhiansing, Arjen Haisma, Kim Deiman, Peter Jozef Jan Albertz
  • Publication number: 20140217624
    Abstract: The invention provides a foam-forming assembly, comprising: a housing having an air passage and a liquid passage, each ending in a mouth and being in communication with a dispensing passage having a dispensing opening, and a valve body which, in a rest position, covers the mouth of the liquid passage and the mouth of the air passage in a sealing manner in order to prevent a flow from the liquid passage and the air passage to the dispensing passage, and which, during dispensing, opens the mouth of the liquid passage and the mouth of the air passage in order to allow mixing of air and liquid to take place in the dispensing passage, wherein the mouth of the air passage is substantially annular, and wherein the air passage comprises a pressure balance chamber to divide the air pressure substantially equally over the substantially annular mouth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: REXAM AIRSPRAY N.V.
    Inventors: Marcus Cornelis Jacobus Tepas, Shivan Ramdhiansing, Arjen Haisma, Kim Deiman, Peter Jozef Jan Albertz
  • Patent number: 8490833
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dispensing device for dispensing a liquid, in particular in the form of a foam, at least comprising a liquid container and a dispensing assembly, the dispensing assembly comprising a liquid pump (4) and an actuating head (10). The actuating head comprises a discharge duct (12) and a dispensing opening for dispensing the liquid, and a circular protective cap (14), which protective cap can be guided into a space which is formed between a protective inner wall (29)and a protective outer wall (30) the dispensing assembly. One or more discharge openings (31) are provided near the bottom of the space which discharge to the outside. According to a first aspect of the invention, the one or more discharge openings discharge over a section (30A) of at most 180 degrees, preferably at most 90 degrees, of the periphery of the dispensing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Airspray N.V.
    Inventor: Edgar Ivo Maria van der Heijden
  • Patent number: 8430274
    Abstract: The present invention provides a foam dispensing assembly comprising a liquid piston pump, comprising a liquid cylinder and a liquid piston delimiting a liquid pump chamber, and a liquid inlet and outlet, an air piston pump comprising an air cylinder and an air piston delimiting an air pump chamber, and an air inlet and outlet, a common actuation button for actuation of said liquid pump and said air pump, a dispensing channel for mixing and dispensing liquid and air pumped by said liquid and air pump, respectively, and a securing collar for attachment of said dispensing assembly to a container. The invention is characterized in that said air cylinder is formed by a cylindrical skirt of said actuation button, and said air piston is at least partially formed by a cylindrical extension of said securing collar and in that said air chamber at least partially surrounds said liquid chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Rexam Airspray N.V.
    Inventors: Edgar Ivo Maria van der Heijden, Peter Jozef Jan Albertz, Sylvia Boshuizen, Marcus Cornelis Jacobus Tepas, Casper Kleiman
  • Patent number: 8360282
    Abstract: The invention relates to a foam-forming assembly for forming a foam, comprising a housing having an air passage and a liquid passage which each end in a mouth and which are in communication with a dispensing passage which ends in a dispensing opening, and a valve body. The invention is characterized in that the mouth of the liquid passage is annular and the mouth of the air passage and an entry port of the dispensing passage are substantially provided on the circumference of an imaginary circle, in which between the annular mouth of the liquid passage and the mouth of the air passage and/or the entry port of the dispensing passage an annular sealing surface is provided, against which, in rest position, the valve body sealingly engages, and in which during dispensing the valve body becomes detached of the sealing surface such that the mouth of the air passage, the mouth of the liquid passage and the entry port of the dispensing passage substantially simultaneously come in fluid communication with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Rexam Airspray N.V.
    Inventor: Edgar Ivo Maria van der Heijden
  • Patent number: 8356732
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dispensing device comprising: —a container (2) for holding a liquid having an opening, and—a dispensing assembly (4) mountable on or in said opening, said dispensing assembly comprising: —a pump (5) having a pump chamber (7) and a pump inlet (6) comprising an inlet valve (9) and a pump outlet (8) comprising an outlet valve (10), and—a liquid supply channel (16), one end of said channel (16) being in fluid communication with said inlet (6), the other end being arranged in a bottom portion of said container (2), wherein a one-way valve (20) is arranged in said channel (16), and wherein an air inlet opening (17) is provided between said inlet valve (9) and said one-way valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: REXAM Airspray N.V.
    Inventors: Edgar Ivo Maria van der Heijden, Peter Jozef Jan Albertz, Sylvia Boshuizen
  • Patent number: 8336737
    Abstract: A foam dispenser having a pump assembly includes a liquid pump, an air pump and a common actuation part to simultaneously actuate the liquid pump and the air pump. The pump assembly includes a dispensing channel having a dispensing opening. The pump assembly further includes a porous matrix which contains a dispensate material. A contact surface of the porous matrix is arranged in communication with the dispensing channel, so that foam being formed in the pump assembly and dispensed through the dispensing channel comes into contact with the contact surface to introduce dispensate material released from the porous matrix in the foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Rexam Airspray N.V.
    Inventor: Edgar Ivo Maria van der Heijden
  • Patent number: 8292127
    Abstract: A foam dispensing device uses a single actuator to actuate two concentric pistons, one for an air chamber and one for a telescopically oriented liquid chamber. In all of the various embodiments the liquid chamber stops its actuation first and can continue to move along with the single actuator and the air chamber continues to dispense air. The air and liquids are dispensed into foaming chamber and then dispensed. The liquid chamber can continue to move because the liquid chamber is attached to the pump system by a deformable connector or some form. This arrangement allows for a foaming device that uses just one actuator that has the ability to dispense foam in the first phase and just air to clear out the nozzle effectively in the second phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Rexam Airspray N.V.
    Inventor: Edgar Ivo Maria van der Heijden
  • Patent number: 8056769
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dispensing device for dispensing a foam, comprising a manually compressible container (2) for storing a liquid and air, which container comprises an opening (3), a rigid housing (4, 5) to be fitted in or on the opening, the housing comprising an air passage (11, 12) and a liquid passage (9), which are in communication with a dispensing passage (14) which ends in a dispensing opening (8), and a valve body (6) which, in a rest position, covers a mouth of the liquid passage and a mouth of the air passage (10) in a sealing manner in order to prevent a flow from the liquid passage and the air passage to the dispensing passage, and which, during dispensing, opens the mouth of the liquid passage and the mouth of the air passage in order to allow mixing of air and liquid to take place in the dispensing passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Rexam Airspray N.V.
    Inventor: Edgar Ivo Maria van der Heijden
  • Patent number: 8042710
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dispensing device for dispensing a foam, comprising a manually compressible container (2) for storing a liquid and air, which container comprises an opening (3), a rigid housing to be fitted in or on the opening, the housing comprising an air passage (11) and a liquid passage (9) and a valve body (6) which, in a rest position, covers a mouth of the liquid passage and a mouth of the air passage in a sealing manner (4a, 4c) and which, during dispensing, opens the mouth of the liquid passage and the mouth of the air passage in order to allow mixing of air and liquid to take place in the dispensing passage (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Rexam Airspray N.V.
    Inventor: Edgar Ivo Maria van der Heijden
  • Patent number: 8020732
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dispensing device for dispensing a foam, comprising a manually compressible container (2) for storing a liquid and air, which container comprises an opening (3), a rigid housing (4, 5) to be fitted in or on the opening, the housing comprising an air passage (11, 12) and a liquid passage (9), which are in communication with a dispensing passage (14) which ends in a dispensing opening (8), and a valve body (6) which, in a rest position, covers a mouth of the liquid passage and a mouth of the air passage (10) in a sealing manner in order to prevent a flow from the liquid passage and the air passage to the dispensing passage, and which, during dispensing, opens the mouth of the liquid passage and the mouth of the air passage in order to allow mixing of air and liquid to take place in the dispensing passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Rexam Airspray N.V.
    Inventor: Edgar Ivo Maria van der Heijden
  • Publication number: 20100320232
    Abstract: The present invention provides a foam dispensing assembly comprising a liquid piston pump, comprising a liquid cylinder and a liquid piston delimiting a liquid pump chamber, and a liquid inlet and outlet, an air piston pump comprising an air cylinder and an air piston delimiting an air pump chamber, and an air inlet and outlet, a common actuation button for actuation of said liquid pump and said air pump, a dispensing channel for mixing and dispensing liquid and air pumped by said liquid and air pump, respectively, and a securing collar for attachment of said dispensing assembly to a container. The invention is characterized in that said air cylinder is formed by a cylindrical skirt of said actuation button, and said air piston is at least partially formed by a cylindrical extension of said securing collar and in that said air chamber at least partially surrounds said liquid chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: REXAM AIRSPRAY N.V.
    Inventors: Edgar Ivo Maria van der Heijden, Peter Jozef Jan Albertz, Sylvia Boshuizen, Marcus Cornelis Jacobus Tepas, Casper Kleiman
  • Patent number: 7757899
    Abstract: The present invention elates to a dispensing device for dispensing a liquid, in particular in foam form, including at least one piston pump having a cylinder and a piston which can move inside the cylinder, the piston including a piston seal, by the piston adjoining the cylinder in a substantially sealing manner. The invention is characterized in that the dispensing device is provided with a lubricant reservoir for dispensing a lubricant in order for the area where the piston seal adjoins the cylinder to be lubricated in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Rexam Airspray N.V.
    Inventor: Edgar Ivo Maria van der Heijden
  • Publication number: 20100133300
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dispensing device comprising:—a container (2) for holding a liquid having an opening, and—a dispensing assembly (4) mountable on or in said opening, said dispensing assembly comprising:—a pump (5) having a pump chamber (7) and a pump inlet (6) comprising an inlet valve (9) and a pump outlet (8) comprising an outlet valve (10), and—a liquid supply channel (16), one end of said channel (16) being in fluid communication with said inlet (6), the other end being arranged in a bottom portion of said container (2), wherein a one-way valve (20) is arranged in said channel (16), and wherein an air inlet opening (17) is provided between said inlet valve (9) and said one-way valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: REXAM AIRSPRAY N.V.
    Inventors: Edgar Ivo Maria van der Heijden, Peter Jozef Jan Albertz, Sylvia Boshuizen
  • Patent number: 7651035
    Abstract: A dispensing assembly (1) has a first (10) and second dispensing unit (20), each of which first and second dispensing units has a reservoir for accommodating a liquid substance as well as a manually operable first and second pump (12, 22), respectively, attached to the reservoir. The dispensing assembly furthermore has a pump operating button assembly for jointly operating the first and second pump, the first pump connecting to a first dispensing duct in the pump operating button assembly (2A, 2B) and the second pump connecting to a second dispensing duct in the pump operating button assembly. The pump operating button assembly has at least one dispensing nozzle which is in communication with at least one dispensing duct in tie pump operating button assembly (2A, 2B) for dispensing one or more dispensing products based on the substances emanating from the first and second dispensing units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Airspray N.V.
    Inventor: Edgar Ivo Maria van der Heijden