Patents by Inventor Victor Esteve

Victor Esteve 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: 11951247
    Abstract: It is provided a dry powder inhaler (2) for a capsule containing dry powder, the dry powder inhaler (2) comprises: a mouth piece (14) with a mouth portion, wherein an opening of the mouth portion leads into a duct; a one-piece base body (10) comprising a capsule chamber portion and being attached to a covering body (6); and an actuator button (8) movable relative to the one-piece base body (10) from a normal position to a perforation position along an actuation direction, wherein the actuation direction is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and wherein perforation needles attached to the actuator button (8) extend into the capsule chamber when the actuator button (8) is in the perforation position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: EMPHASYS LMPORTADORA EXPORTADORA E DISTRIBUIDORA LTDA.
    Inventor: Victor Esteve
  • Publication number: 20230079268
    Abstract: A dispenser head (100) for dispensing a unit (C) of a pharmaceutical drug or a food supplement or food is provided, said dispenser head (100) comprising: a dosing duct (102) extending along a dosing axis (104) and connecting an inlet port (106) for receiving the unit (C) from a reservoir (11) with an outlet port (108) for dispensing the unit (C); a support section (130) for the unit (C), which extends from the exit port (108) parallel to the dosing axis (104); and a retention section (110), which extends from the support section (130).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventor: Victor Esteve
  • Patent number: 11517686
    Abstract: A dry powder inhaler for a capsule containing dry powder, the inhaler comprising a housing having a capsule receptacle, two actuator buttons arranged on opposing sides of the housing and two perforation needles, each needle being fixedly connected to an actuator button and movable relative to the housing towards each other from a normal position to a perforation position along an actuation direction to perforate a capsule arranged in the capsule receptacle, wherein a first end of each actuator button is connected to the housing at a lower portion of the housing and in that a second free end of each actuator button is movable into the perforation position such that the perforation needle is moved along a circular line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Emphasys Importadora Exportadora e Distribuidora Ltda.
    Inventor: Victor Esteve
  • Patent number: 11470939
    Abstract: A hair applicator for the application of medical liquids, hair dye, hair-care products and/or skin care products for the scalp includes a container defining a volume for storing the liquids, in particular a bottle. The container has a neck, a cap configured to close the container at the neck and having at least one application tip with at least one application nozzle for the application of the liquids. The cap is hollow and comprises a valve configured to close the at least one application nozzle. The valve comprises an inner member that is encompassed by the cap and is rotatably attached to the neck of the container and has a valve member configured to close the application nozzle. The cap is axially movable between a first closed position and a second open position by rotation of the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: EMPHASYS IMPORTADORA EXPORTADORA E DISTRIBUIDORA LTDA.
    Inventor: Victor Esteve
  • Publication number: 20220160974
    Abstract: Spray dispenser for nasal drugs includes a non-pressurized bottle for storing medical fluids in particular of drugs and other sterile fluids, a mounting body mounted to the top of the bottle and an actuating body, wherein the bottle, the mounting body and the actuating body are aligned along a longitudinal axis, and wherein the actuating body is slideably attached to the mounting body along the longitudinal axis and movable between an actuating position and a non-actuating position, wherein the spray dispenser includes an applicator nozzle and an actuating section for moving the actuating body into the actuating position, characterized in that the applicator nozzle has a nozzle axis which is inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis, the applicator nozzle facing away from the actuating section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: AP PHARMA SYSTEMS ATOMIZADORES E DISPENSADORES LTDA
    Inventor: Victor Esteve
  • Patent number: 11246393
    Abstract: A dispensing container for viscous products features a cream pot having an inner cylinder defining a storage volume to store a viscous product; a cap closes the cream pot and has a dispensing outlet; a screw rod rotatably connects to the cream pot; a piston having an inner thread couples to the screw rod so rotation of the screw rod moves of the piston in the inner cylinder along a longitudinal axis of the screw rod to reduce the storage volume of the inner cylinder and dispense the product through the dispensing outlet; an indexing mechanism locks the screw rod in rotational positions with respect to the cream pot and has indexing spring elements located at the screw rod and indexing sections located at a bottom of the cream pot, the indexing spring elements interact with the indexing sections to lock the screw rod with respect to the cream pot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignees: Emphasys Importadora Exportadora e Distribuidora Ltda.
    Inventors: Gerhard Brugger, Victor Esteve
  • Patent number: 11224702
    Abstract: Spray dispenser for nasal drugs includes a non-pressurized bottle for storing medical fluids in particular of drugs and other sterile fluids, a mounting body mounted to the top of the bottle and an actuating body, wherein the bottle, the mounting body and the actuating body are aligned along a longitudinal axis, and wherein the actuating body is slideably attached to the mounting body along the longitudinal axis and movable between an actuating position and a non-actuating position, wherein the spray dispenser includes an applicator nozzle and an actuating section for moving the actuating body into the actuating position, characterized in that the applicator nozzle has a nozzle axis which is inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis, the applicator nozzle facing away from the actuating section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: AP PHARMA SYSTEMS ATOMIZADORES E DISPENSADORES LTDA
    Inventor: Victor Esteve
  • Publication number: 20210069432
    Abstract: It is provided a dry powder inhaler (2) for a capsule containing dry powder, the dry powder inhaler (2) comprises: a mouth piece (14) with a mouth portion, wherein an opening of the mouth portion leads into a duct; a one-piece base body (10) comprising a capsule chamber portion and being attached to a covering body (6); and an actuator button (8) movable relative to the one-piece base body (10) from a normal position to a perforation position along an actuation direction, wherein the actuation direction is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and wherein perforation needles attached to the actuator button (8) extend into the capsule chamber when the actuator button (8) is in the perforation position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventor: Victor Esteve
  • Publication number: 20210016024
    Abstract: A dry powder inhaler for at least two capsules containing dry powder is provided, the dry powder inhaler including: At least two capsule chambers each capsule chamber for receiving one of the capsules; a mouth piece with a mouth portion comprising a distal opening; and a duct structure between the distal opening of the mouth piece and the at least two capsule chambers, wherein the duct structure comprises at least two primary ducts, wherein the distal opening of the mouth piece leads into the at least two primary ducts, and wherein each one of the at least two primary ducts leads into the corresponding one of the at least two capsule chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: EMPHASYS IMPORTADORA EXPORTADORA E DISTRIBUIDORA LTDA.
    Inventor: Victor Esteve
  • Publication number: 20200148462
    Abstract: A dispensing container for viscous products comprising: a cream pot having an inner cylinder that defines a storage volume configured to store a viscous product; a cap configured to close the cream pot and having a dispensing outlet; a screw rod rotatably connected to the cream pot; a piston having an inner thread and being coupled to the screw rod such that rotation of the screw rod leads to movement of the piston in the inner cylinder along a longitudinal axis of the screw rod to reduce the storage volume of the inner cylinder and to dispense the product through the dispensing outlet; wherein an indexing mechanism is provided that is configured to lock the screw rod in a plurality of rotational positions with respect to the cream pot, wherein the indexing mechanism comprises indexing spring elements located at the screw rod and indexing sections located at a bottom of the cream pot, wherein the indexing spring elements of the screw rod are configured to interact with the indexing sections of the cream pot i
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Gerhard BRUGGER, Victor ESTEVE
  • Publication number: 20190374001
    Abstract: A hair applicator for the application of liquids, in particular of medical liquids, hair dye, hair-care products and/or skin care products for the scalp, the hair applicator comprising a container defining a volume for storing the liquids, in particular a bottle, the container having a neck, a cap configured to close the container at the neck and having at least one application tip with at least one application nozzle for the application of the liquids, wherein the cap is hollow and comprises a valve configured to close the at least one application nozzle, wherein the valve comprises an inner part that is encompassed by the cap and rotatably attached to the neck of the container and that has a valve member configured to close the application nozzle, wherein the cap is connected to the neck of the container such that a rotational movement of the cap is translated into an axial movement of the application nozzle away from the container along a longitudinal axis of the hair applicator, and wherein the cap is axi
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventor: Victor Esteve
  • Publication number: 20190344025
    Abstract: A dry powder inhaler for a capsule containing dry powder, the inhaler comprising a housing having a capsule receptacle, two actuator buttons arranged on opposing sides of the housing and two perforation needles, each needle being fixedly connected to an actuator button and movable relative to the housing towards each other from a normal position to a perforation position along an actuation direction to perforate a capsule arranged in the capsule receptacle, wherein a first end of each actuator button is connected to the housing at a lower portion of the housing and in that a second free end of each actuator button is movable into the perforation position such that the perforation needle is moved along a circular line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Emphasys Importadora Exportadora e Distribuidora Ltda.
    Inventor: Victor Esteve
  • Publication number: 20180133415
    Abstract: Spray dispenser for nasal drugs includes a non-pressurized bottle for storing medical fluids in particular of drugs and other sterile fluids, a mounting body mounted to the top of the bottle and an actuating body, wherein the bottle, the mounting body and the actuating body are aligned along a longitudinal axis, and wherein the actuating body is slideably attached to the mounting body along the longitudinal axis and movable between an actuating position and a non-actuating position, wherein the spray dispenser includes an applicator nozzle and an actuating section for moving the actuating body into the actuating position, characterized in that the applicator nozzle has a nozzle axis which is inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis, the applicator nozzle facing away from the actuating section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: AP PHARMA SYSTEMS ATOMIZADORES E DISPENSADORES LTDA
    Inventor: Victor Esteve
  • Patent number: 9486592
    Abstract: A medicine dispensing device includes a single injection molded part having a body and a cover pivotally interconnected by an articulation. The body has an annular base and a cylindrical encasement. The cover has a cylindrical portion and an upper dome-shaped portion. The cover is pivotal about the articulation so as to receive the body for axial alignment of the body and the cover. The dome-shaped portion is provided with cams which during the pivoting of the cover toward the body push down a springed actuator of a primary medicine packaging received in the body and fixed in the body by fastening and locking means, thereby causing release of the medicine in the primary medicine packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Inventors: Victor Esteve, Eric Zembrod
  • Publication number: 20160158470
    Abstract: Powder inhaler, consisting of a base housing (1), snap-in capsule receptacle (2a) mounted together with a lid (2b); a moveable mouthpiece (4) with cap (5) and guided by lateral stems (6) and vertical guide (7); a perforation device (10) for opening the capsule; a flow guide tube, centralized and housed in the mouthpiece and on the guide; a de-agglomeration chamber formed above the housing of the capsule; a vertical passage formed between said de-agglomeration chamber and the upper edge of the mouthpiece; a secondary air intake point positioned between the walls of the capsule receptacle and the base housing which in turn has one or two air intake points with a pocket and include one or more secondary air flow passages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Victor ESTEVE, Eric ZEMBROD
  • Publication number: 20150080808
    Abstract: A medicine dispensing device includes a single injection molded part having a body and a cover pivotally interconnected by an articulation. The body has an annular base and a cylindrical encasement. The cover has a cylindrical portion and an upper dome-shaped portion. The cover is pivotal about the articulation so as to receive the body for axial alignment of the body and the cover. The dome-shaped portion is provided with cams which during the pivoting of the cover toward the body push down a springed actuator of a primary medicine packaging received in the body and fixed in the body by fastening and locking means, thereby causing release of the medicine in the primary medicine packaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Victor Esteve, Eric Zembrod
  • Patent number: 8777066
    Abstract: Packaging element with a hermetically sealed dosing mechanism for semi-solid products, comprehending its body as a sole piece (10) injected in plastic material, configuring two concentric parts, one internal that configures the product containing cup-like recipient (11) and an external which configures a skirt for optional finishing (12), both with their top endings integrated between themselves by a horizontal wall (13), above which emerge vertically two concentric collars (14) and (15), which configure a hermetical coupling for a device in the shape of a spinning disc (16) that rotates in only one direction and always in the same plane in relation to the main body (10), and whose spinning disc (16) outside portion, may receive an optional over-lid (17), while from its inside portion has constructive details integrated to the assembly of an integrated protection dosing valve mechanism (18) and an actioning mechanism (19) for a piston (20) that, by its turn, initially (full package) is placed along with the b
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Inventors: Victor Esteve, Eric Zembrod
  • Patent number: 8539946
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dry powder inhaler, having a base housing, having a capsule receptacle for a capsule containing dry powder, having at least one needle- or blade-like opening means, movably arranged in relation to the base housing, for opening the capsule, and having a mouthpiece, through which the dry powder from an opened capsule can be inhaled. The invention is distinguished in that the opening means are fastened on the mouthpiece, and that the mouthpiece can be moved in respect to the base housing out of a normal position into an opening position which opens the capsule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Inventors: Victor Esteve, Achim Kreim
  • Publication number: 20130144215
    Abstract: Medicine dispensing device, comprising a body (8) defined by two parts, a grip (9) and a head (10), coupled together by means (11) existing on their edges which face each other, these two parts (9-10) ordinarily being elliptical, the first vertically elongated, whereas the second is substantially short, and also has its upper side closed (12) with a fitting perimeter (13) for a lid (14) which also covers a raised and hollowed out central part (15) which, on the outside shows the dispensing actuator nozzle (7) and, on the inside, presents suitable means (16) to house the actuator (5), principally the flange (6), beneath which said flask (2) has its lower end fitted inside an elevator cup (17) which, in turn, is housed inside the grip (9), where sliders provide inner housing means (18) for the medicine packaging (1) and its elevator cup (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Victor Esteve, Eric Zembrod
  • Patent number: D867575
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Emphasys Importadora Exportadora e Distribuidora
    Inventor: Victor Esteve