Patents by Inventor Alain REGARD

Alain REGARD 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).

  • Publication number: 20230035945
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mouthpiece for a product dispensing device including a product dispensing duct defining a longitudinal axis and including a connection opening designed to be connected to a dispensing member of the product dispensing device, and a dispensing opening designed to open freely into the mouth of a user, and a lingual cavity designed to receive at least one end of the tongue of the user, including a lingual opening allowing the tongue to be inserted into the lingual cavity and a contact surface designed to form a target for one end of the tongue of the user. The invention also relates to a product dispensing device and to a method for dispensing a product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Alain Regard, Guillaume Grevin, Sébastien Delvalac, Déborah Le Pennec, Laurent Vecellio
  • Publication number: 20230011056
    Abstract: The invention relates to a product dispensing device configured to cooperate with a product reservoir that has product dispensing means, having a dispensing duct which is configured to dispense a product from the product dispensing means into the mouth of a user in a manner that is sealed against outside air, trigger means that trigger the dispensing of the product when the air pressure (Ai) in the dispensing duct is a predefined value greater than the pressure of the outside air (A). The invention further relates to a product administration kit having such a product dispensing device and to a product administration unit having such a product dispensing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventor: Alain Regard
  • Patent number: 10449343
    Abstract: This invention relates to a device, a system and a method for applying a volume of liquid to a treatment surface. The device includes a container for containing the liquid, a pump for extracting liquid from the container, an actuator for operating the pump, and a collapsible receptacle for accommodating extracted liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: ACRUX DDS PTY LTD
    Inventors: Shu Kuen Chang, Alain Regard, Anastasios G Karahalios, Mark LaFever
  • Patent number: 10393110
    Abstract: A pump for connecting the inside and the outside of a product vessel for pharmaceutical use including an upstream end for passing a product intended for extending into the vessel and for being in fluid communication with the vessel and, downstream from the upstream end, a check valve switching between configurations for sealing and passing a product. The upstream end is extended upstream by a member forming a passage of a product in a labyrinth, referred to as labyrinth-forming member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Nemera La Verpillière
    Inventors: Francois Fauritte, Alain Regard
  • Publication number: 20180142683
    Abstract: A pump for connecting the inside and the outside of a product vessel for pharmaceutical use including an upstream end for passing a product intended for extending into the vessel and for being in fluid communication with the vessel and, downstream from the upstream end, a check valve switching between configurations for sealing and passing a product. The upstream end is extended upstream by a member forming a passage of a product in a labyrinth, referred to as labyrinth-forming member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Francois Fauritte, Alain Regard
  • Publication number: 20170157377
    Abstract: This invention relates to a device, a system and a method for applying a volume of liquid to a treatment surface. The device includes a container for containing the liquid, a pump for extracting liquid from the container, an actuator for operating the pump, and a collapsible receptacle for accommodating extracted liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Acrux DDS Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Shu Kuen Chang, Alain Regard, Anastasios G. Karahalios, Mark LaFever
  • Publication number: 20170157378
    Abstract: This invention relates to a device, a system and a method for applying a volume of liquid to a treatment surface. The device includes a container for containing the liquid, a pump for extracting liquid from the container, an actuator for operating the pump, and a collapsible receptacle for accommodating extracted liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: ACRUX DDS PTY LTD
    Inventors: Shu Kuen Chang, Alain Regard, Anastasios G. Karahalios, Mark LaFever
  • Patent number: 9469467
    Abstract: A metering valve for dispensing an aerosol, includes a metering chamber and a valve stem. The valve stem is equipped with one end disposed on the side of a container and a dispensing end mounted in the metering chamber such that it can slide under the force of a spring between a first high position, known as the rest position, and a second position, known as the intermediate position for filing the metering chamber. The final low position is defined when a shoulder provided on the valve stem abuts against a shoulder provided inside the metering chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Nemera La Verpillière S.A.S.
    Inventors: Alain Regard, Grégoire Gauthier, Olivier Joly
  • Patent number: 9469466
    Abstract: A metering valve for dispensing an aerosol, includes a metering chamber and a valve stem. The valve stem is equipped with one end disposed on the side of a container and a dispensing end mounted in the metering chamber such that it can slide under the force of a spring between a first high position, known as the rest position, and a second position, known as the intermediate position for filing the metering chamber. The metering chamber includes an upper cylindrical compartment and a lower cylindrical compartment, the diameter of the upper compartment being greater than that of the lower compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Nemera La Verpillière S.A.S
    Inventors: Alain Regard, Grégoire Gauthier, Olivier Joly
  • Publication number: 20150298894
    Abstract: A metering valve for dispensing an aerosol, includes a metering chamber and a valve stem. The valve stem is equipped with one end disposed on the side of a container and a dispensing end mounted in the metering chamber such that it can slide under the force of a spring between a first high position, known as the rest position, and a second position, known as the intermediate position for filing the metering chamber. The final low position is defined when a shoulder provided on the valve stem abuts against a shoulder provided inside the metering chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Alain Regard, Grégoire Gauthier, Olivier Joly
  • Publication number: 20150232259
    Abstract: A metering valve for dispensing an aerosol, includes a metering chamber and a valve stem. The valve stem is equipped with one end disposed on the side of a container and a dispensing end mounted in the metering chamber such that it can slide under the force of a spring between a first high position, known as the rest position, and a second position, known as the intermediate position for filing the metering chamber. The metering chamber includes an upper cylindrical compartment and a lower cylindrical compartment, the diameter of the upper compartment being greater than that of the lower compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: Nemera La Verpilliere S.A.S.
    Inventors: Alain REGARD, Grégoire GAUTHIER, Olivier JOLY
  • Patent number: D749225
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: ACRUX DDS PTY LTD
    Inventors: Shu Kuen Chang, Alain Regard, Anastasios G. Karahalios, Mark LaFever
  • Patent number: D750788
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: ACRUX DDS PTY LTD
    Inventors: Shu Kuen Chang, Alain Regard, Anastasios G. Karahalios, Mark LaFever