Patents by Inventor Serge Lebalc'h

Serge Lebalc'h 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: 8256643
    Abstract: An articulated structure to connect a cover to a support, which may be installed on a container or is formed from a single piece with an opening section of the container, comprising an articulated joint to guide the cover between a closed position and an open position with a pivot point situated on the outer side of the cover and/or the support, and an elastomer spring part, which grips the outer side of the cover as well as the support and is prestressed at least in the closed position of the cover under tension, characterized in that a force application point of the elastomer spring part to the cover and/or to the support at least in the closed position of the cover is displaced to the outside beyond the pivot point of the articulated joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Seaquist General Plastics
    Inventors: Luc Uytterhaeghe, Frédéric Berthelin, Chi Hung Vo, Serge Lebalc'h
  • Patent number: 7748580
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser head for associating with a fluid reservoir (1), the head having: a stationary base (2) formed by, or for mounting on, the reservoir; a rotary actuator element (3) mounted in rotary manner on the base (2) so as to turn about an axis of rotation between two extreme abutment positions; and a dispenser orifice (30) that can be closed selectively by turning the element on the base. The two extreme abutment positions define two open positions of the dispenser orifice separated by at least one position in which the dispenser orifice is closed. The dispenser orifice (30) is situated on the axis of rotation of the element on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Seaquist General Plastics
    Inventors: Frédéric Berthelin, Erwan Delisle, Luc Uytterhaeghe, Alain Huet, Serge Lebalc'h, Chi-Hung Vo
  • Publication number: 20080203106
    Abstract: An articulated structure to connect a cover to a support, which may be installed on a container or is formed from a single piece with an opening section of the container, comprising an articulated joint to guide the cover between a closed position and an open position with a pivot point situated on the outer side of the cover and/or the support, and an elastomer spring part, which grips the outer side of the cover as well as the support and is prestressed at least in the closed position of the cover under tension, characterized in that a force application point of the elastomer spring part to the cover and/or to the support at least in the closed position of the cover is displaced to the outside beyond the pivot point of the articulated joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Luc Uytterhaeghe, Frederic Berthelin, Chi Hung Vo, Serge Lebalc'h
  • Publication number: 20070017937
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser head for associating with a fluid reservoir (1), said head comprising: a stationary base (2) formed by, or for mounting on, said reservoir; a rotary actuator element (3) mounted in rotary manner on the base (2) so as to turn about an axis of rotation between two extreme abutment positions; and a dispenser orifice (30) that can be closed selectively by turning the element on the base, the dispenser head being characterized in that the two extreme abutment positions define two open positions of the dispenser orifice separated by at least one position in which the dispenser orifice is closed, and in that the dispenser orifice (30) is situated on the axis of rotation of the element on the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: SEAQUIST GENERAL PLASTIC
    Inventors: Frederic Berthelin, Erwan Delisle, Luc Utterhaeghe, Alain Huet, Serge Lebalc'h, Chi-Hung Vo
  • Publication number: 20060213934
    Abstract: A closure device for mounting on an opening of a receptacle containing a fluid, said device comprising: a base (1) comprising fastener means (12) for fastening the base onto the opening of the receptacle, said base defining a fluid-dispensing orifice (11) through which the fluid contained in the receptacle can be dispensed; and an openable cap (2) for mounting on the base (1), said cap including closure means (210) for closing the dispenser orifice (11) of the base (1); the device further comprising first-use indicator means (25) for making it easy to see whether the cap (2) has already been withdrawn from the base (1), the device being characterized in that said indicator means comprise a visual indicator member (25) that is displaceable between an initial position that guarantees that the cap has not already been opened, and a final position that indicates that the cap has already been opened, said indicator member (25) reaching its final position when the cap (2) is put back into place on its base (1)
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Luc Uytterhaeghe, Henri Bubuis, Severine Delannoy, Serge Lebalc'h, Frederic Berthelin