With Material Supply Container And Discharge Assistant Casing Patents (Class 222/321.1)
  • Patent number: 11793947
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of inhalation devices for liquids. In particular, the invention relates to an improved seal construction for an inhalation device having a nebulizing nozzle and a piston which moves relative to a pumping chamber in order to generate pumping pressure and to an inhalation device comprising such seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SOFTHALE NV
    Inventors: Frank Bartels, Jürgen Rawert
  • Patent number: 11458933
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning device intended for spraying at least one fluid onto a surface to be cleaned of a motor vehicle, such as an optical sensor of an optical detection system, which comprises at least one conveyor body (8) inside of which a distribution duct (11) is arranged and which includes, at the terminal distribution portion (36) thereof, a fluid distribution element (9) in which at least one cleaning fluid spray nozzle (10) is formed, the distribution element (9) including a distribution channel (12) in fluid connection with the distribution duct (11) arranged in the conveyor body (8) and with the spray nozzle (10). According to the invention, the cleaning fluid distribution element (9) is made up of two portions (16, 17): a first portion (16) including a base (16a) of the distribution element (9) attached to the conveyor body (8) and a second portion (17) including a cover (17a) urged against the first portion (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Giuseppe Grasso, Grégory Kolanowski, Philippe Picot, Marcel Trebouet, Jordan Vieille
  • Patent number: 10004857
    Abstract: A nebulizer is proposed which comprises a blocking device for blocking opening of the nebulizer in a tensioned state. The nebulizer comprises preferably an indicator device for indicating a tensioned state of the nebulizer. The nebulizer comprises further a depressible actuator member at a housing part which is detachable from the nebulizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Besseler, Frank Herrmann, Holger Holakovsky, Herbert Argauer, Josef Gatz, Andreas Gorshoefer
  • Patent number: 9375740
    Abstract: A dispenser pump button is designed so as to have a structure in which, when the button body is pressed, a nozzle which is normally positioned within the button body moves forward so as to be exposed to the outside from the button body and enable contents to be discharged, in order to prevent a cap from being contaminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: YONWOO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seo-Hui Jung
  • Patent number: 9321062
    Abstract: A troweling system having an on-demand fluid misting component features a trowel having a trowel blade and a linear handle. The handle features a tubular handle cavity with a fluid pump located in the handle cavity. The system features a trigger located on a handle top surface. The system features a nozzle located on a handle first end that sprays a fluid in a spray pattern in front of the trowel. The system features a fluid container having a strap for wearing on a back of a user. The fluid container features a fluid aperture and a fill aperture. A cap is located on the fill aperture. The system features a hose having a hose first end located on a handle second end and a hose second end located inside the fluid container. The hose second end terminates close to a fluid container bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Inventor: Willie E. Hawkins, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9186689
    Abstract: The cap-integrated pumping type cosmetic container is provided, which has features in that as a cap integrated with a rotation member ascends and descends when a rotation member engaged to the top of a container body rotates, a discharge port is opened and closed, so the present invention makes it possible to open and close the discharge port in an easier way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: YONWOO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ah-Young Kim
  • Publication number: 20150108168
    Abstract: A dispenser (2) for a pumpable fluid (3), such as dishwashing detergent, soap or cooking oil, arranged at a sink unit, a work top, a cupboard, a wall, a sink, a bathtub or another similar surface (4), and that includes a movable discharge mechanism (5) for the fluid (3). The discharge mechanism (5) is receivable in an inserted concealed storage position (I) inside the surface (4) and in a projected, from the outside (6) of the dispenser (2), freely accessible discharge position (II), respectively, the discharge mechanism (5) including a pump (7) that is arranged to take a locked pump position and an unlocked pump position, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: STH DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN AB
    Inventor: Santosh Truedsson
  • Publication number: 20150102064
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for packaging and dispensing fluid products. The device, of the type having a manual pump (2) fitted on a bottle (1) or a pouch (5) containing the product to be dispensed, has a removable element (11) interposed between the pump (2) and the neck of the bottle (1), and an open/close element (13) which is secured to the pump (2) and is able to close the passage circuit for the product to be dispensed between the inside of the bottle (1) and the pump (2) when the removable element (11) is in place. Application to improving the preservation on storage of the product contained in the bottle or the pouch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe Taberlet, Patrice Puviland, Alain Guy
  • Publication number: 20150102069
    Abstract: A device (10) for packaging and dispensing a liquid or semi-liquid product, includes a substantially axial reservoir (12) having a transverse upper wall (14) provided with a neck (16) which receives a product release member (18) and an actuating element (20) for the release member (18), a cover (22) which is received on the neck (16) and which caps the release member (18) and the upper wall (14), characterized in that the cover (22) includes at least one first inner member (24) which is adapted to be axially and removably received on the neck (16) in a given axial position, and a second outer member (26) having a peripheral wall (58) which is fitted onto the first member (24) via a clearance compensation fastening element (27) for allowing the adjustment of the cover (22) with the transverse face (14) of the reservoir (12) with a reduced clearance (J).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: MAITRISE & INNOVATION
    Inventor: Daniel DE ROSA
  • Patent number: 8985401
    Abstract: Fluid discharge head having a discharge nozzle (5) which has a discharge opening (6) in which an inner sleeve (7) is arranged, which has a medium duct (8) and holds a spring-loaded valve body (10) automatically closing the discharge opening (6), the valve body (10) being formed as a cylindrical piston, which can be displaced axially in a cylinder chamber (12) formed by the inner sleeve (7), an upper (14) and a lower valve seat (15) being provided for the piston ends (16, 17), and the valve body (10) having an intermediate valve plate (18), which forms a chamber bottom of a pressure chamber (19) connected to the medium duct (8), and, in order to open the upper valve seat (14), a medium discharge pressure which is higher than a spring force holding the valve body (10) closed can be set in the pressure chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: MeadWestvaco Calmar GmbH
    Inventor: Gisbert Welp
  • Publication number: 20150076176
    Abstract: Exemplary dispensers having non-collapsible containers and venting pumps are disclosed herein. Some exemplary dispensers include a rigid container for holding a liquid and a pump secured to the container. The pump has a liquid pump portion and an air pump portion. The liquid pump portion has a one-way liquid inlet valve, a liquid pump chamber and a liquid outlet valve. Expansion of the liquid chamber causes liquid to flow from the container past the liquid inlet valve into the pump chamber. Compression of the liquid chamber causes liquid to flow from the pump chamber past the liquid outlet valve. In addition, the air pump portion includes an air pump chamber, a piston, a one-way air inlet valve and a filter. Compression of the air pump chamber causes air to flow through the filter and past the one-way air inlet valve into the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: GOJO INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: Eugene W. Ray
  • Publication number: 20150053721
    Abstract: A dispensing system is disclosed. The system includes a pump having a pump mechanism, an outlet, and an internal conduit for pumping a material through the conduit and out of the outlet. The pump also has a body portion. The system further includes a mounting mechanism comprising a base member sized to extend into and through an opening in a surface, the base member being configured to securely engage the surface. The body portion of the pump includes a first structure composed of a material susceptible to magnetic forces, and the mounting mechanism includes a second structure composed of a material susceptible to magnetic forces, the first and second structures adapted to act on each other through a magnetic force, such that the body portion of the pump is removably securable to the mounting mechanism through a magnetic connection. Methods of use are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventor: Keith A. Barclay
  • Publication number: 20150028061
    Abstract: A dispenser (300) includes an arched flange (303) that works as a baffle to prevent dispensed media from exiting a nozzle erratically. The dispenser (300) can be configured with a connector (402), connector extension (403), and nozzle (401) for use with vessels (802). Alternatively, a dispenser cap (1100) can include a coupling mechanism (1200) configured to attach to prior art dispensers. Dispensed media is directed along the dispensing surface (301) in a ventral direction (302) relative to the dispenser (300), thereby eliminating the possibility of the media being dispensed into the user's face or eyes, regardless of clogs present or user hand position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Andrew J. Mills
  • Publication number: 20140319176
    Abstract: A two-in-one dispensing bottle is disclosed. The bottle has a pre-cut unbroken section between its upper body portion and its lower body portion. The pre-cut unbroken section can be easily broken open with a twist and is covered with a break seal. A cover is designed to cover both the upper body portion and the lower body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventor: Chasmite Dolos
  • Publication number: 20140252042
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure include a dispenser having a fluid reservoir and a pump assembly. The pump assembly includes an intake tube affixed to a pumping mechanism and at least partially disposed in the fluid reservoir, and an intake valve at least partially disposed in the intake tube. The intake valve is configured to minimize fluid from the fluid reservoir from entering the intake tube when the pump mechanism is not in use, regardless of an orientation of the dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS LP
    Inventor: Antonio M. Cittadino
  • Patent number: 8820552
    Abstract: A locking sleeve (17) is described for fastening a closure device (11) on a container opening comprising a sleeve body which is at least provided with a slip-on collar at its lower end region, wherein the slip-on collar has an inner circumferential surface (21) for enveloping coverage of an outer circumferential surface (25) of the closure device, this inner circumferential surface being provided with a retaining device (22) at least in an area of overlap with the outer circumferential surface and the retaining device comprising a plurality of retaining units (23) which are radially distributed over the circumference of the inner circumferential surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Aptar France SAS
    Inventor: Juergen Pleyer
  • Patent number: 8820585
    Abstract: A foaming assembly includes a porous foaming element, a liquid chamber and an air chamber. The porous foaming element has an air inlet, a liquid inlet and an outlet. The porous foaming element has at least two zones of different pore sizes. The liquid chamber is in flow communication with the porous foaming element. The liquid chamber has a volume that is movable between an at rest postion to an activation position. The air chamber is in flow communication with the porous foaming element. The air chamber has a volume that is movable between an at rest position to an activation position. Liquid and air are forced into the porous foaming element under pressure wherein they mix to form foam which exits through the outlet. A dispenser may include a foaming assembly and a liquid container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Pibed Limited
    Inventors: Stewart Banks, Christopher James Lang, Dean Philip Limbert
  • Publication number: 20140231466
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser device having a dispenser member mounted on the neck of a container, with a neck gasket interposed. The dispenser member is mounted by a fastener element having a fastener portion and a compression portion. The compression portion includes a projecting profile that exerts stresses on the neck gasket. After assembly, the neck of the container generates first stresses in the neck gasket, and the projecting profile of the fastener element generates second stresses in the neck gasket, the first stresses approximately axially opposite the second stresses. The neck includes a top curved margin and defines an edge in contact with the neck gasket, the first and second stresses approximately axially opposite but radially offset, such that said first and second stresses are balanced at least in part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Guillaume Du Boisbaudry, Philip Steer
  • Patent number: 8763864
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser comprising: a fluid reservoir (1) provided with an opening (10); and a dispenser member (2, 3, 4, 5, 6), such as a pump or a valve, mounted on the opening (10) of the reservoir, the member forming a fluid chamber (C) that is provided with an inlet valve (28, 43), an outlet valve (47, 511), and a lip (42) that is movable in leaktight sliding in a cylinder (27) between a rest position and a depressed position, so as to cause the volume of the chamber (C) to vary, and the fluid in the chamber to be driven through the outlet valve towards a dispenser orifice (50); said container being characterized in that, in the proximity of the depressed position, the inlet valve defines a first escape path (F1) that puts the reservoir (1) into communication with the chamber (C), the chamber, in the proximity of the depressed position, communicating with the outside through a second escape path (F2) that passes via the outlet valve and the dispenser orifice so that, in the proximity of the depressed position,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Aptar France SAS
    Inventor: Frederic Duquet
  • Publication number: 20140175128
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser head, such as a pusher, includes an inlet duct, and a dispenser orifice in dispensing communication with the inlet duct. The dispenser head further includes diversion means for selectively interrupting dispensing communication between the inlet duct and the dispenser orifice, and for establishing filling communication with a filling duct formed by the dispenser head and exiting outside the dispenser head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Denis CROIBIER, Jean-Jacques LIGNY, Celine RAPHANEL
  • Patent number: 8757409
    Abstract: A fastener system for releasably fastening a dispenser member on a reservoir neck, the system having a fastener ring including flexible axial tabs for fastening around the reservoir neck, the tabs separated by axial slots; and a locking sleeve engaged around the fastener ring to lock the tabs in engagement around the neck. The sleeve forms a plurality of locking sectors that engage the tabs to lock them around the neck and a plurality of non-locking sectors not in contact with the ring. The sleeve is movable about the ring between an assembled position and a disassembled position in which the locking sectors are situated at the slots so as to enable the tabs to deform in order to disengage from the neck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Aptar France SAS
    Inventor: Alain Behar
  • Publication number: 20140151396
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for a container with a lower wall portion to contain a liquid, gas or viscous material therein; an upper flange having an upper flange region; and a lid attached to the upper flange with at least a first region with a first bond strength to survive a drop test, and a second region with a second bond strength for easy opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Charles Stehli, JR., Donald Pansier, Robert Dematteis
  • Publication number: 20140061250
    Abstract: The present invention relates to maximizing advertising space on product packaging. Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method of increasing advertising space on various product packaging by increasing the graphic space on and apparent volume of the packaging, such as those used for cosmetics and toiletries. Preferred embodiments include a product packaging with a partially or completely recessed container closure. Further preferred embodiments include a container closure that is threaded, fused, or snapped in to the body of the container. Embodiments of the invention can be modified to accommodate existing products or provide a unique package design for emerging products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventor: Robert Turcotte
  • Publication number: 20140042189
    Abstract: A fastener ring for fastening a dispenser member, such as a pump or a valve, on a neck of a reservoir, the ring including a reception mechanism suitable for receiving the dispenser member, and a substantially-cylindrical attachment skirt for coming into engagement around the neck of the reservoir. The skirt defining an inner wall that defines a top first inner wall section for coming into engagement with the neck, and a bottom second inner wall section for extending out of contact with the neck. The attachment skirt includes an orientation tab that interrupts the bottom second inner wall section and that projects radially inwards relative to the second section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Xavier Brahim, Olivier Lecomte
  • Publication number: 20140027474
    Abstract: A sleeve for the sealed fastening of a dispensing member in the neck of a bottle for the conditioning of a liquid product to be dispensed, the sleeve having an external skirt intended to be locked onto the outer wall of the neck and an internal reinforcement wherein the dispensing member is intended to be fixed in a sealed manner, the internal reinforcement having two exterior surfaces respectively lower and upper, each of the surfaces having an interference diameter allowing for the sealed clamping of the surface onto an inner wall of a neck, the diameter of the surfaces being different in such a way that the sleeve allows for the sealed fastening of a dispensing member indifferently onto two types of necks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Pierre Dumont, Herve Lompech, Thomas Pruvost
  • Publication number: 20130313288
    Abstract: A dispenser (300) includes an arched flange (303) that works as a baffle to prevent dispensed media from exiting a nozzle erratically. The dispenser (300) can be configured with a connector (402), connector extension (403), and nozzle (401) for use with vessels (802). Alternatively, a dispenser cap (1100) can include a coupling mechanism (1200) configured to attach to prior art dispensers. Dispensed media is directed along the dispensing surface (301) in a ventral direction (302) relative to the dispenser (300), thereby eliminating the possibility of the media being dispensed into the user's face or eyes, regardless of clogs present or user hand position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew J. Mills
  • Patent number: 8584908
    Abstract: A discharge pump equipped with a push-down head in which a nozzle is opened and closed by advancing and retracting a valve rod member by a lever member and a first pressing member, wherein a second pressing member is provided between the base and the tip of the valve rod member to prevent back flow of air. A push-down head discharge pump has a head body configured by providing a liquid flow pipe to the lower surface of a laterally facing cylinder section so as to extend vertically downward from the lower surface, the liquid flow pipe communicating with a stem of a discharge pump, the cylinder section having a nozzle opened at the front thereof. When the head body is pushed down, a valve rod member mounted in the cylinder section is advanced and retracted. The valve rod member is composed of the base and the tip, and a second pressing member is mounted between the base and the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Kakuta
  • Patent number: 8544690
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser having a fluid reservoir (2) for containing fluid, the reservoir including an opening (230) having an outer top edge (25) and an inner bottom edge (26); a dispenser member (3), such as a pump or a valve; a fastener that fastens the dispenser member in the opening (230). The dispenser includes a tamperproofing mechanism (1) that is distinct from the fastener and that is secured to the dispenser member (3). The tamperproofing mechanism comes into contact with the inner edge (26) in the event of an attempt at removing the dispenser member (3) from the opening (230).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Aptar France SAS
    Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Gérard Cornet
  • Publication number: 20130240569
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for dispensing a liquid, including a piston that is movable within a chamber and a nozzle connected to the piston such that the movement of the piston causes the movement of the nozzle, wherein one end of the piston engages the chamber so as to form a non-return valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicants: MGI COUTIER, PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES SA
    Inventors: Brahim Hamza, Jean-Michel Issartel, Akim Driss Bouguerra, Rodolphe Emaille, Christophe Broquet, Gérard Jeuffe
  • Patent number: 8528790
    Abstract: A dispensing system is presented for providing power generation from the actuation that occurs to provide product. The dispensing mechanism includes a plunger and magnet. The magnet is secured to the dispensing mechanism so that it moves with the plunger. Surrounding the dispensing mechanism is a housing that includes a coil. The coil is positioned such that as the pump is actuated, the magnet moves relative to the coil, generating power to the coil. The generated power that is produced can be applied to electronic devices that include, but are not limited to, light-emitting diodes and controllers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Inventor: Jackson W. Wegelin
  • Patent number: 8528789
    Abstract: A container for a liquid, in particular, a high-value liquid in a small quantity such as a perfume is disclosed. The container comprises a reservoir (12) within which a liquid can be contained. A dispenser (24), typically a pump dispenser, is carried on a neck (20) of a filling opening of the reservoir (12) thereby sealing the reservoir. The dispenser can dispense a quantity of liquid from the reservoir (12) on operation of a trigger. A casing (32) is also carried on the reservoir (12). The casing (32) and the reservoir (12) can be mutually rotated between a closed condition and an open condition. In the closed condition, the casing prevents access to the trigger and the reservoir predominantly projects from the casing, and in the open condition, the trigger can be operated and the reservoir (12) is substantially received within the casing (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: TIPRC Limited
    Inventors: Louise Ramsey, Peter Ramsey
  • Publication number: 20130181014
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser head for mounting on an axial actuator rod (31) of a dispenser member (3), the head comprising an inner core (1) and an outer casing (2), the core (1) forming a connection sleeve (11) of axis (X) for mounting on the axial actuator rod (31), the casing (2) forming a dispenser endpiece (23) that is elongate and that is offset relative to the axis (X), the dispenser head being characterized in that the core (1) forms a deformable cannula (14) that is connected to the connection sleeve (11) and that extends in the endpiece (23) of the casing (2), said cannula forming a first section (14a) that is substantially rectilinear and that extends transversely relative to the axis X, a second section (14b) that is bent, and a third section that is inserted into the dispenser endpiece (23), the cannula (14) initially being rectilinear over its entire length and then being deformed while it is being inserted into the endpiece (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Laurent Decottignies, Ludovic Goudigan
  • Publication number: 20130134186
    Abstract: A head for dispensing liquid as a drip, includes a nozzle onto which a channel for ejecting the liquid leads. Air sucked in from the outside is returned through the channel in the opposite direction. In the nozzle, on the ejection channel, the drip dispensing head of the invention includes a valve functioning as a non-return valve for the circulation of the liquid being ejected. A mobile disc of the valve is produced so as to selectively enable air to pass through the valve when the disc is bearing against the seat thereof in a position for closing the liquid ejection channel. The disc is returned to the position by negative pressure applied upstream, which tends to suck in outside air. The disc is advantageously made of a microporous material, which provides antibacterial filtering of the return air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventors: Alain Defemme, Fabrice Mercier
  • Patent number: 8413853
    Abstract: A fastener device for fastening a dispenser member (4) on a neck (11) of a fluid reservoir (1), the device including: a fastener ring (2) including a reception mechanism (21) and a fastener mechanism (23) for engaging around the neck (11) of the reservoir (1); and a blocking hoop (3) engaged around the ring (2) and movable relative to the ring between a provisional pre-assembled position and a final assembled position. The hoop (3) includes a clearance section (32) that, in the provisional position, is disposed around the fastener mechanism (23), but with an intermediate clearance gap (E), so as to enable the fastener mechanism (23) to move radially outwards without being hindered by the hoop (3), and is offset axially in the final position relative to the fastener mechanism (23), so as to enable the hoop to block the ring (2) on the neck (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Aptar France SAS
    Inventors: Alain Behar, Gerard Cornet
  • Patent number: 8413855
    Abstract: A piston pump assembly in which a piston-forming element to be received in a piston chamber of a piston chamber-forming member carries a removable stop flange member which may be secured to the piston chamber-forming member to provide a retention stop to prevent the piston-forming element from being removed from the piston chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Gotohti.com Inc.
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Andrew Jones, Zhenchun (Tony) Shi
  • Publication number: 20130068797
    Abstract: A manually actuated pump type fluid dispenser has a casing (118) defining an internal cavity and a pump member (101) at least partly located in the cavity. The pump member has a central core (101)a and first and second seal members (101b, 101c) projecting radially outwardly of the core and spaced in an axial direction of the core for contact with the casing to define a pump chamber within the cavity. A region (112) of the core between the first and second seal members is resiliently deformable from an initial resiliently biased configuration in which the first and second seal members are axially spaced by a first amount and an axially compressed configuration in which the seal members are spaced by a second amount which is less than the first amount to reduce the volume of the pump chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: LEAFGREEN, LTD.
    Inventors: Keith Laidler, Timothy Rodd
  • Patent number: 8382010
    Abstract: A dosing device with a manually actuated pumping component, which includes a pumping chamber, an inlet valve and an outlet valve in the region of a dosing opening, is provided. An inlet region in the region of the inlet valve and/or an outlet region in the region of the outlet valve is/are provided with flow profiles. The dosing device is to be used for dispensing pharmaceutical liquids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Aptar Radolfzell GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Nadler, Juergen Greiner-Perth
  • Publication number: 20130037576
    Abstract: An improved dispenser for dispensing metered amounts of powdered material, such as baby formula, from a powdered material container having a removable cap that can be quickly and easily interconnected with the dispenser. The dispenser can accommodate formula bottles of various sizes and includes a dispensing plunger that provides an oscillating action to prevent compaction of the formula and functions to ensure even dispensing of the formula into the formula bottle. Uniquely, the improved dispenser includes a strategically positioned vibration motor that controllably vibrates the powdered material container in a manner to also prevent compaction and clumping of the powdered material contained within the powdered material container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventor: Artin Gevorgian
  • Publication number: 20120318825
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser including a reservoir forming a neck presenting a thread, a dispenser member, and a fastener system including a fastener ring provided with assembly means for assembling on the thread of the neck in such a manner that the ring is unscrewable from the neck over an axial unscrewing stroke. The outer wall of the neck is provided with a shoulder, and the fastener system includes a security band engaged on the fastener ring. The band axially abuts the shoulder and is secured to the fastener ring at the end of the unscrewing stroke, so as to prevent the fastener system from being removed from the neck immediately after the fastener ring has been unscrewed. The security band includes an unblocking mechanism for disengaging the band from its axial abutment with the shoulder of the neck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Stephane Beranger, Patrick Muller
  • Patent number: 8308030
    Abstract: An assembly for a bottle which includes a neck with a vertical axis, which neck has a shoulder. The assembly includes a ring which is capable of being engaged around the neck and which includes profiles for retention on the neck which are capable of co-operating with the shoulder. The assembly further includes a fixed insert which is capable of being fitted to the bottle and which delimits a housing for receiving the ring. Opposing surfaces of the ring and the housing include complementary protruding and recessed fastening profiles for resilient engagement of the complementary profiles, at least two successive profiles on the ring or the housing allowing the ring to be fastened in at least two positions which are axially offset relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Lionel Drugeon, Thierry Ponton, Vincent Riedinger, Stéphane Maire, Sylvain De Raemy, Julien Sickersen
  • Patent number: 8272539
    Abstract: The present invention provides a piston pump for liquid in which a sump is defined in a chamber into which sump liquid in the chamber flows due to gravity. A passageway leads from an outlet of the sump out of the chamber to a dispensing outlet. The dispensing outlet is at a height below the height of the sump outlet and fluid to exit the sump flows from the sump outlet upwardly in a first portion of the passageway to a height above the sump outlet then downwardly to the dispensing outlet. The chamber and its sump is defined between a piston chamber-forming member defining the chamber to be downwardly opening and a piston forming element axially slidable in the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Gotohti.Com Inc.
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Andrew Jones, Padraig McDonagh, Zhenchun (Tony) Shi
  • Patent number: 8220667
    Abstract: A dispenser system for dispensing a highly viscous liquid from a container having a threaded neck. The system utilizes a base that is positioned under the container. The base defines a receptacle that receives the threaded neck of the container. In this manner, gravity biases the contents of the container into the base. A pump is provided that draws some of the highly viscous liquid from the base. The pump is held atop a support. The support holds the pump at a predetermined height above the base. The height of the pump is greater than the length of the container. In this manner, the pump is unobstructed in a full range around the pump. The pump can therefore be accessed from any angle without interference by the inverted container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Inventors: Angelia Butcher, Todd Koch, Shelby Kettle, Donna Bradley-Koch, Patricia McCaffery
  • Publication number: 20120160873
    Abstract: A dispenser for adjusting rationing liquid includes a base having a space defined therein. A saddle head is movably sleeved on the base. The saddle head has a pathway defined therein and passing therethrough. The saddle head has a piston movably received in the space. The piston has an outer periphery abutting against an inner periphery of the space. A spring is sleeved on the base. An upper valve set is mounted in the pathway and a lower valve set is mounted in the space in the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: PLASTIC INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CENTER
    Inventors: Hui Min Hsu, Chin Tsang Hsu, Hsiang Jen Hsiao, Jong Wu Chen, Wei Shiu Chen, Wei Cheng Chen, Po Han Huang, Ming Hsien Sung, Wei Tsang Lai
  • Publication number: 20120160872
    Abstract: A pump structure for dispenser includes a base having a space defined therein and passing therethrough. The base has a vertical groove axially defined in an outer periphery thereof and a plurality of horizontal grooves parallelly defined in the outer periphery thereof and communicated with the horizontal grooves. A base ring is sleeved on the base. The base ring has a protrusion extending from an inner periphery thereof for slidably moving in the vertical groove and the horizontal groove. A saddle head is movably sleeved on the base. An upper valve set is mounted in a pathway in the saddle head and a lower valve set is mounted in the space in the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: ANNE BERG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui Min HSU, Chin Tsang HSU, Han Chang CHIANG, Ming Hsien SUNG, Po Han HUANG, Wei Cheng CHEN, Hsiang Jen HSIAO, Jong Wu CHEN, Wei Shiu CHEN, Wei Tsang LAI
  • Publication number: 20120067924
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for dispensing a fluid using a dispensing container employing an airless pump, which may employ abstract or non-cylindrical shapes. The airless pump uses a chamber enclosing a fluid with a piston comprising a surface of the chamber. The chamber has an interior volume with a substantially uniform cross section along a height of the chamber, to which the piston is conformed allowing the piston to transverse the height of the chamber. The gaps between the piston and the interior of the chamber are sealed with a multi-lobe ring seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventor: David M. Deans
  • Publication number: 20120061423
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser device for mounting on a reservoir. The device has a dispenser member with a body and an actuator rod that is axially movable down and up with the body; a fastener ring for fastening the body on an opening of a reservoir; and a dispenser head mounted on the actuator rod. The dispenser head includes a connection sleeve engaged axially on the actuator rod, the head including a radial duct, an orifice formed in an outer casing that surrounds the connection sleeve, defining a substantially annular gap. The fastener ring includes an axial guide for preventing the dispenser head from turning freely, while enabling it to move axially. The dispenser head includes a guide element that co-operates with the guide, the guide element extending radially from the connection sleeve to the outer casing, in the annular the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: VALOIS SAS
    Inventors: Patrick Muller, Bruno Stuart
  • Publication number: 20120061422
    Abstract: A fastener device for fastening a dispenser member on a neck of a reservoir, the device including a fastener ring. The fastener ring having reception mechanism for receiving, in stationary manner, the dispenser member; an annular plate for exerting axial pressure on the neck; and a fastener skirt that extends downwards from the plate, the skirt including a fastener mechanism for fastening around the neck. The ring is made of two different plastics materials, a substantially-hard first material and a flexible second material that is more flexible than the first material. The device also includes a hoop that, in the final assembled position, extends around the skirt of the ring with radial clamping. The flexible second material comes into contact with the hoop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: VALOIS SAS
    Inventors: Stephane Beranger, Florent Pouliaude
  • Patent number: 8096450
    Abstract: A fluid spray device comprising a reservoir (10) containing fluid; a pump or a valve (20) mounted on the reservoir (10) by means of a fixing ring (30) for selectively dispensing the fluid; and a dispenser head (40) including a dispenser orifice (45), the device further comprising an actuator device (50) that is displaceable between a rest position and a dispensing position, the actuator device (50) being displaced in a direction that is different from the direction in which the fluid is sprayed through the dispenser orifice (45), said fluid spray device being characterized in that said actuator device (50) is formed on the dispenser head (40), and co-operates with the fixing ring (30), or with an element secured thereto, in order to actuate the pump or the valve (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S.
    Inventors: Serge Herry, Ludovic Petit
  • Patent number: 8056770
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pump intended to be mounted on a bottle so as to enable a liquid contained in said bottle to be dispensed, said pump including a pump body, an atomizer secured to a push button, a means for the elastic return of the translatory motion of said atomizer in said body, and a plunger mounted in frictional contact against the internal surface of said body so as to define a dosing chamber which is in communication with the liquid by means of a clack valve, wherein the plunger is mounted coaxially around the atomizer in an association zone, said association zone being arranged so as to enable sealed swiveling between the plunger and the atomizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Rexam Dispensing Systems S.A.S.
    Inventors: Herve Lompech, Richard Thomas Abucewicz, Roger Pappineau, Jean-Luc Marcel Octau, Pierre Gabriel Dumont
  • Publication number: 20110220682
    Abstract: The invention relates to an openable cosmetic case of a dual structure protecting a tube, and more particularly, to an openable cosmetic case of a dual structure protecting a tube wherein a tube-type inner case to which an airless pump is engaged is made of rigid material and is protected by an outer case that can be disassembled and assembled and the airless pump performs a pumping operation under state in which the pump is completely mounted in the outer case without being exposed to the outside, thereby improving structure and operation properties and protecting the tube of the inner case from the exterior shock, pressure and ultraviolet rays. The cosmetic case has a dual structure in which a pair of outer cases that can be disassembled and assembled protect a tube-type inner case to which an airless pump is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: TOLY KOREA, INC.
    Inventor: Jun-Kuk Lim