Patents Assigned to Clariant Production (FRANCE)
  • Patent number: 9149785
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a hydrated moisture control substance comprising the steps: (i) providing a predetermined amount by weight of humidity control substance having a moisture content lower than the moisture content desired with respect to the relative humidity of the atmosphere to be established and/or maintained within a sealable packaging material, (ii) determining the amount of water necessary in order to impart the desired moisture content to the humidity control substance, (iii) introducing said predetermined amount of the humidity control substance into a mixing apparatus, (iv) introducing said amount of water into the mixing apparatus under mixing and allowing the humidity control substance to adsorb the water to form the hydrated humidity control substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Clariant Production (France) S.A.S.
    Inventors: Valere Logel, Etienne Lemasle
  • Publication number: 20150053579
    Abstract: A stopper for closing a dispensing opening of a container which includes a body element having a top face and a bottom face, the bottom face being directed towards the inside of the container; a moving element which is situated at the top face of the body element, wherein the moving element is movable from an initial position in which the moving element does not extend beyond the top face in the plane of the top face, to an opening position in which the moving element is moved to extend at least partly beyond the outer extension of the top face, wherein the moving element provides, a gripping surface for a user to remove the body element from the dispensing opening. The moving element substantially covers the entire top face of the body element in the initial position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: Clariant Production (France) SAS
    Inventors: Jacquy Lebon, Stephane Rault, Dominique Bois
  • Patent number: 8960491
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container (100) for loosely stored products, comprising a container body (10) having a connecting means (16), the container further comprising a cover (11) having a connecting means (19), said connecting means (19) of the cover (11) having a hinge (21), wherein said connecting means (19) of the cover (11) is engaged with said connecting means (16) of the container body (10) from below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Clariant Production (France) S.A.S.
    Inventors: Valere Logel, Dominique Bois
  • Patent number: 8875917
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a closure cap for a container, the closure cap including a top part connectable to a container body via a hinge, the top part being pivotable about the hinge. The top part further includes a sealing skirt to sealingly engage with an opening of the container body, and the top part includes a desiccant chamber for accommodating a desiccant. A spring element for pre-tensioning products received in the container body, the spring element extending from the top part in a single loop, is also an element of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Clariant Production (France) SAS
    Inventors: Armindo Lourenco, Vincent Sebille
  • Patent number: 8875919
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a stopper (1) for closing a dispensing opening (70) of a container (8). The stopper comprises a body element (2) for closing the dispensing opening, the body element having a top face (20) and a bottom face (22), the bottom face being directed towards the inside of the container; a moving element (3) which is situated at the top face (20) of the body element (2), wherein the moving element is movable relative to the body element from an initial position in which the moving element does not extend beyond the outer extension of the top face (20) in the plane of the top face of the body element, to an opening position in which the moving element is moved relative to the body element to extend at least partly beyond the outer extension of the top face (20) of the body element (2) in the plane of the body element, wherein the moving element provides, in the opening position, a gripping surface (32) for a user to remove the body element from the dispensing opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Clariant Production (France) SAS
    Inventors: Stephane Rault, Jacquy Lebon
  • Patent number: 8800809
    Abstract: A canister including a body portion containing an end wall and a cylindrical wall extending from the end wall to an upper cylindrical edge portion thereof, and a cap, securable to the body portion, containing a circular top wall with an inner surface and an outer surface and a cylindrical outer wall secured to the top wall containing an inner portion and an outer portion, wherein one or more support elements are secured to the inner surface of the top wall, thereby forming two ends of the support element and also thereby forming a gap between the inner portion of the cylindrical outer wall of the cap and each end of the support element, whereby at least a portion of the upper cylindrical edge portion of cylindrical wall of the body portion is secured within the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Clariant Production (France) S.A.S.
    Inventor: Benoit Portier
  • Patent number: 8783485
    Abstract: Container (100) for loosely stored products comprising a container body (10), a cover (20), and a hinge (22) placed between the container body (10) and the cover (20) wherein the cover (20) has a cylindrical inner wall (30) and a cylindrical outer wall (32), and the inner wall (30) is provided with a sealing portion (34) at the outer edge of the inner wall (30), wherein the vertical position. (A) of an apex (36) of the sealing portion (34) is smaller than the vertical height (B) of the outer wall (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Clariant Production (France) S.A.S.
    Inventors: Valere Logel, Dominique Bois
  • Patent number: 8778504
    Abstract: This invention relates to a paper coating composition for enhancing the stiffness of paper or paperboard, comprising an alkali soluble polymer prepared by polymerization of at least one monomer A and at least one monomer B, wherein monomer A is selected from the following group: acrylic acid alkyl esters, methacrylic acid alkyl esters styrene, methyl styrene, acrylonitrile, vinyl acetate. 2 hydroxy alkyl acrylate, and monomer B is selected from the following group: acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, itaconic acid (meth)acrylamide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Clariant Production (France)
    Inventors: Jean Yves Anquetil, Damien Corpet
  • Patent number: 8763797
    Abstract: A tubular container, closed at its top part by a closure means of the stopper type including with a hinge, for packaging unit products stacked axially or in bulk such as pallets, tablets, cachets or pills, and provided with a compensation device, positioned at the bottom of the container. The container optionally includes a desiccating means and the compensation device includes a compensation means and a fastening means. The fastening means is secured to the compensation means and has a shape memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Clariant Production (France) SAS
    Inventors: Bruno Guillon, Valere Logel
  • Patent number: 8685346
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vial (10) for receiving goods (30) in a leak-proof arrangement, with a body (14) and a cap (12) connected via a hinge (16), the vial including a mold (26) for receiving lamellar goods (30), with the mold having a height which is less than the length of lamellar goods wherein a cavity (40) is formed between said mold receiving the stack of lamellar goods and the container body which cavity (40) receives desiccant material (44).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Clariant Production (France) S.A.S.
    Inventors: Valere Logel, Dominique Bois
  • Publication number: 20130071679
    Abstract: This invention relates to a paper coating composition for enhancing the stiffness of paper or paperboard, comprising an alkali soluble polymer prepared by polymerization of at least one monomer A and at least one monomer B, wherein monomer A is selected from the following group: acrylic acid alkyl esters, methacrylic acid alkyl esters styrene, methyl styrene, acrylonitrile, vinyl acetate. 2 hydroxy alkyl acrylate, and monomer B is selected from the following group: acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, itaconic acid (meth)acrylamide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Clariant Production (FRANCE)
    Inventors: Jean Yves Anquetil, Damien Corpet
  • Patent number: D715507
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Clariant Production (France) SAS
    Inventor: M. Michel van Pruyssen
  • Patent number: D729010
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Clariant Productions (France) SAS
    Inventors: Valere Logel, Jacquy Lebon, Caroline Pot
  • Patent number: D741035
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: CLARIANT PRODUCTION (FRANCE) SAS
    Inventor: M. Michel van Pruyssen