Patents by Inventor Francois Nicolle

Francois Nicolle 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: 20180305163
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a spool for storing and distributing self-adhesive stickers. It consists of a body comprising an outlet orifice of the strip (4), an inner guide (7), an upper guide forcing the strip to bend and enabling the automatic separation of the sticker by exerting a poll on said strip (5), and a last guide including a cutting blade in (12). The device according to the invention is particularly intended for the use of rolls of self-adhesive stickers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: CAP CREATION
    Inventor: Jean-François NICOLLE
  • Patent number: 8430275
    Abstract: A device for dispensing and receiving a liquid or semi-liquid product via a dosage chamber of a pump body. The device includes a piston which is fixably mounted in the pump body and is provided with an end sealingly engaged into the chamber. The piston end is provided with a membrane forming an intake valve allowing the introduction of the product in the dosage chamber and including at least one sealing peripheral lip in sliding contact with an inner wall of the dosage chamber. The device includes a connection element wholly within the pump body for connecting the piston to the pump body. The connection element is an independent part from the membrane and the pump body and is connected to a bottom part of the pump body over a conduit extending up from the bottom part of the pump body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Rexam Dispensing Systems S.A.S.
    Inventors: David Leuliet, Francois Nicolle
  • Patent number: 8365961
    Abstract: A device for delivering a substance, the device including a first stationary portion and a second movable portion that is movable relative to the first portion between a rest position and an activated position, the device further including an abutment for putting the movable portion into abutment relative to the stationary portion, which abutment needs to be forced past in order to enable the movable portion to go from its rest position to its activated position, the abutment carried by the movable portion and an abutment carried by the stationary portion, at least one of these abutments being mounted on a resilient portion of the stationary portion and/or of the movable portion, the resilient portion being deformable between an abutment configuration and a retraction configuration and having a reinforcement for reinforcing the resilient portion, namely a part that bears against a zone of the resilient portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Rexam Healthcare la Verpilliere
    Inventors: Xavier Donnette, Julien Brand, Gaetan Painchaud, Sylvain Lanzi, Francois Nicolle
  • Patent number: 8365966
    Abstract: A pump for dispensing a liquid product, including a pump body and a dispensing head manually movable on the latter, the head including a cylinder forming a dosage chamber of the pump, slidingly mounted in the pump body, and a channel allowing the passage of the product or air from the dosage chamber towards an ejection orifice. The rod includes means for airtightly sealing the channel consisting of a peripheral shoulder capable of coming to a rest against a complementary sealing seat arranged in the cylinder, the opening of the channel being performed by separating the sealing seat from the cylinder opposite the shoulder of the rod after the rod reaching its stop early during the axial movement of the cylinder in the pump body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Rexam Dispensing Systems S.A.S.
    Inventors: Francois Nicolle, David Leuliet
  • Patent number: 8083159
    Abstract: The invention concerns a push-button nozzle for liquid or semi-liquid product dispenser, said dispenser comprising means for delivering the product under pressure which are mounted on the product container bottle and which comprise an ejection tube projecting outside. The invention is characterized in that said nozzle comprises a needle valve tightly closing the spraying orifice provided at the end of said nozzle, means for being fixed on the ejection tube and means for supplying products to a turbulence chamber located proximate said orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Rexam Dispensing Systems S.A.S.
    Inventors: David Leuliet, Francois Nicolle
  • Publication number: 20110114674
    Abstract: A pump for dispensing a liquid product, including a pump body and a dispensing head manually movable on the latter, the head including a cylinder forming a dosage chamber of the pump, slidingly mounted in the pump body, and a channel allowing the passage of the product or air from the dosage chamber towards an ejection orifice. The rod includes means for airtightly sealing the channel consisting of a peripheral shoulder capable of coming to a rest against a complementary sealing seat arranged in the cylinder, the opening of the channel being performed by separating the sealing seat from the cylinder opposite the shoulder of the rod after the rod reaching its stop early during the axial movement of the cylinder in the pump body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Francois Nicolle, David Leuliet
  • Publication number: 20110089198
    Abstract: A device for dispensing and receiving a liquid or semi-liquid product via a dosage chamber of a pump body. The device includes a piston which is fixably mounted in the pump body and is provided with an end sealingly engaged into the chamber. The piston end is provided with a membrane forming an intake valve allowing the introduction of the product in the dosage chamber and including at least one sealing peripheral lip in sliding contact with an inner wall of the dosage chamber. The device includes a connection element wholly within the pump body for connecting the piston to the pump body. The connection element is an independent part from the membrane and the pump body and is connected to a bottom part of the pump body over a conduit extending up from the bottom part of the pump body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: David Leuliet, Francois Nicolle
  • Patent number: 7882988
    Abstract: A pump for dispensing a liquid product, including a pump body and a dispensing head manually movable on the latter, the head including a cylinder forming a dosage chamber of the pump, slidingly mounted in the pump body, and a channel allowing the passage of the product or air from the dosage chamber towards an ejection orifice. The rod includes means for airtightly sealing the channel consisting of a peripheral shoulder capable of coming to a rest against a complementary sealing seat arranged in the cylinder, the opening of the channel being performed by separating the sealing seat from the cylinder opposite the shoulder of the rod after the rod reaching its stop early during the axial movement of the cylinder in the pump body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Rexam Dispensing Systems S.A.S.
    Inventors: Francois Nicolle, David Leuliet
  • Patent number: 7866513
    Abstract: A device for dispensing and receiving a liquid or semi-liquid product via a metering chamber of a pump body. The device includes a piston which is fixably mounted in the pump body and is provided with an end sealingly engaged into the chamber. The piston end is provided with an elastically deformable membrane put thereon. The membrane includes a transversal wall forming an input check valve which is provided with a central supply orifice sealingly closable by a protruded element forming the check valve seat on the end of the piston. The membrane includes a fixing cylindrical skirt which is provided with at least one sealing peripheral lip slidingly contacting the internal wall of the chamber. The skirt forms a valve when it is deformed by contact with a projection bearing by the internal wall of the chamber in such a way that the air compressed by the piston is released into the chamber by the pump priming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Rexam Dispensing Systems S.A.S.
    Inventors: David Leuliet, Francois Nicolle
  • Publication number: 20100224653
    Abstract: A device for delivering a substance, the device including a first stationary portion and a second movable portion that is movable relative to the first portion between a rest position and an activated position, the device further including an abutment for putting the movable portion into abutment relative to the stationary portion, which abutment needs to be forced past in order to enable the movable portion to go from its rest position to its activated position, the abutment carried by the movable portion and an abutment carried by the stationary portion, at least one of these abutments being mounted on a resilient portion of the stationary portion and/or of the movable portion, the resilient portion being deformable between an abutment configuration and a retraction configuration and having a reinforcement for reinforcing the resilient portion, namely a part that bears against a zone of the resilient portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Xavier Donnette, Julien Brand, Gaetan Painchaud, Sylvain Lanzi, Francois Nicolle
  • Patent number: 7780044
    Abstract: The invention is a pump for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid product, designed and intended to be used in particular in the pharmaceutical or cosmetic field. The pump has a needle valve and a dispensing head manually movable on a pump housing between an inactive position and a dispensing position. The head includes a first cylinder forming a metering chamber for the pump, which draws in fluid from a container's reservoir by an intake tube and a check valve. A piston sealingly secured to the metering chamber pushes fluid through a passage into a second dosage chamber that is sealed from the dispensing orifice by a biased needle valve that is biased by a spring that is sealingly isolated from the second dosage chamber, the chamber that holds the elastic spring has a conduit that allows a user to test and verify that the second dosage chamber does not leak.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Rexam Dispensing Systems S.A.S.
    Inventors: David Leuliet, Francois Nicolle
  • Publication number: 20090020565
    Abstract: A pump for dispensing a liquid product, including a pump body and a dispensing head manually movable on the latter, the head including a cylinder forming a dosage chamber of the pump, slidingly mounted in the pump body, and a channel allowing the passage of the product or air from the dosage chamber towards an ejection orifice. The rod includes means for airtightly sealing the channel consisting of a peripheral shoulder capable of coming to a rest against a complementary sealing seat arranged in the cylinder, the opening of the channel being performed by separating the sealing seat from the cylinder opposite the shoulder of the rod after the rod reaching its stop early during the axial movement of the cylinder in the pump body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Francois Nicolle, David Leuliet
  • Publication number: 20080164347
    Abstract: The invention concerns a push-button nozzle for liquid or semi-liquid product dispenser, said dispenser comprising means for delivering the product under pressure which are mounted on the product container bottle and which comprise an ejection tube projecting outside. The invention is characterized in that said nozzle comprises a needle valve tightly closing the spraying orifice provided at the end of said nozzle, means for being fixed on the ejection tube and means for supplying products to a turbulence chamber located proximate said orifice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: David Leuliet, Francois Nicolle
  • Publication number: 20080115845
    Abstract: The invention concerns a pump for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid product, designed to be used in particular in the pharmaceutical or cosmetic field. The pump comprises a needle valve and a dispensing head manually movable on the pump housing between an inactive position and a punctual product dispensing position. The head includes a first cylinder forming a metering chamber of the pump, which communicates with a take-off tube via a non-return valve, a piston being slidably mounted in said first cylinder. The head also includes a second cylinder wherein is slidably mounted said needle valve, means for elastic return of the needle valve in position for closing an orifice, and means for allowing the liquid to pass between the metering chamber and a second chamber provided at the end of said dispensing head, said second cylinder having a compartment wherein are housed the elastic return means and which is isolated from said second chamber by sealing closure means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: David Leuliet, Francois Nicolle
  • Publication number: 20080116227
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for dispensing and receiving a liquid or semi-liquid product via a metering chamber of a pump body. The inventive device comprises a piston which is fixably mounted in the pump body and is provided with an end sealingly engaged into said chamber. The piston end is provided with an elastically deformable membrane put thereon. Said membrane comprises a transversal wall forming an input check valve which is provided with a central supply orifice sealingly closable by a protruded element forming the check valve seat on the end of the piston. The membrane comprises a fixing cylindrical skirt which is provided with at least one sealing peripheral lip slidingly contacting the internal wall of the chamber. Said skirt forms a valve when it is deformed by contact with a projection bearing by the internal wall of the chamber in such a way that the air compressed by the piston is released into the chamber by the pump priming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: David Leuliet, Francois Nicolle
  • Patent number: 6902085
    Abstract: The invention concerns a liquid or gel product dispenser, comprising a reservoir (R) supporting a pump body (1) including in its lower part an intake valve (2) and provided with a piston (3) mobile along an axis, defining with said body a metering chamber communicating with at least an ejection orifice defined in an axially mobile dispensing nozzle at the end of the reservoir; said piston is coupled by friction with said dispensing nozzle, which is axially mobile in both directions by manual actuation, relative to said reservoir; said metering chamber comprises a lower section (10a) and an upper section (10b), both sections communicating via a conduit (30) arranged across said piston and a closure valve (5) is arranged between said piston and said nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Rexam Dispensing Systems S.A.S.
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Bougamont, François Nicolle
  • Publication number: 20050072810
    Abstract: The invention concerns a liquid or gel product dispenser, comprising a reservoir (R) supporting a pump body (1) including in its lower part an intake valve (2) and provided with a piston (3) mobile along an axis, defining with said body a metering chamber communicating with at least an ejection orifice defined in an axially mobile dispensing nozzle at the end of said reservoir, said piston is coupled by friction with said dispensing nozzle, which is axially mobile in both directions by manual actuation, relative to said reservoir; said metering chamber comprises a lower section (10a) and an upper section (10b), both sections communicating via a conduit (30) arranged across said piston and a closure valve (5) is arranged between said piston and said nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Bougamont, Francois Nicolle