Patents Assigned to Tebro
  • Patent number: 8348102
    Abstract: A fluid product dispensing device has a reservoir containing fluid and dispenser head with a dispensing orifice. The reservoir moves relative to the dispenser head to cause dispensation. The reservoir is moved by a lateral actuator that pivots in relation to the dispenser head which in turn pivots an actuator link that is located in the middle of the lateral actuator which in turn is in contact with the reservoir itself. As the lateral actuator moves, the actuator link pivots and moves the reservoir closer to the dispensing head, which causes dispensation as desired by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Tebro S.A.
    Inventor: Guiseppe Stradella
  • Patent number: 7984830
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser device has a reservoir, a pump, a dispensing outlet, an actuator, and a removable cap. The actuator is integrally formed with the dispensing outlet in at least one embodiment. The cap has detents that project from the cap. The actuator is blocked from actuating by a blocking flange that is integrally connected with the dispensing outlet. The detents from the cap bend the blocking flange so that the reservoir can not move in relation to the dispensing outlet when the cap is in a closed position. When the cap is removed, the detents no longer bend the blocking flange, and the actuator can then move the reservoir in relation to the dispensing outlet and affect dispensation. In at least one embodiment the actuator is not axially aligned with the dispensing outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Tebro S.A.
    Inventor: Giuseppe Stradella
  • Publication number: 20100294807
    Abstract: The invention concerns a fluid product dispensing device including a reservoir containing fluid and a dispenser head provided with a dispenser orifice. The dispenser head is displaceable relative to the reservoir to dispense fluid through the dispenser orifice. The dispenser head is displaced relative to the reservoir by a lateral actuator mechanism that include a manual actuator element mounted to pivot about the dispenser head. The manual actuator element co-operates with the reservoir or with an element secured thereto. The lateral actuator element further includes an actuator member which is pivotally mounted inside the manual actuator element. The actuator member co-operates with the reservoir or with an element secured thereto, so as to displace said reservoir relative to the dispenser head, while the manual actuator element is being actuated by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: TEBRO S.A.
    Inventor: Guiseppe STRADELLA
  • Publication number: 20080116223
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser device comprising: a reservoir (10) containing the fluid; a dispenser head (20) provided with a dispenser orifice (21), said dispenser head (20) being displaceable relative to said reservoir (10) so as to dispense the fluid through said dispenser orifice; and a removable protective cap (30) that is displaceable between a closed position, in which it covers said dispenser orifice (21), and an open position, in which it uncovers said dispenser orifice (21); said device being characterized in that it further comprises blocking means (40) that are displaceable and/or deformable between a blocking position, in which they prevent fluid from being dispensed, and a release position, in which they do not prevent fluid from being dispensed, said blocking means (40) being displaced and/or deformed into their blocking position by said protective cap (30) in its closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: TEBRO SA
    Inventor: Giuseppe Stradella
  • Patent number: 7353971
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser device having a body (10), a fluid reservoir (20) containing one or a plurality of doses of fluid, a piston (30) designed to slide in the reservoir so as to dispense a dose of fluid each time the device is actuated, and actuator (40) for displacing the piston (30), the device being characterized in that it includes at least two laterally-actuated elements (50, 60) distributed around the body (10), the laterally-actuated elements (50, 60) being displaced simultaneously in a direction that is approximately transverse to the central axis of the device, and each co-operating with a peripheral edge (41) of the actuator (40) so as to exert an axial force thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Tebro S.A.
    Inventor: Giuseppe Stradella
  • Patent number: 6938798
    Abstract: A device for dispensing a substance in fluid or powder form, the device having a dispensing outlet (10), an air blaster (20) for generating a blast of air when the device is actuated, and at least one reservoir (30) containing a single dose of substance. The reservoir (30) an air inlet (31) connected to the air blaster (20), and a substance outlet (32) connected to the dispensing orifice (10), the air inlet (31) being provided with a substance retaining member (40) for retaining the substance in the reservoir (30) until it is dispensed, and the substance outlet (32) being closed off by a closure element (50). The dispenser device is configured such that the closure element (50) is a spherical element, such as a ball, force fitted into the substance outlet (32) of the reservoir (30). The device further has a mechanical opening system (60, 70, 80) co-operating with the closure element (50) for ejecting it mechanically from its closure position when the device is actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: TEBRO S.A.
    Inventor: Giuseppe Stradella
  • Patent number: 6397839
    Abstract: A dispensing device is disclosed for a fluid product, activated by inhaling, which includes a product reservoir (20), a pump or dosing valve (30), and an activating device controlled by inhaling. The activating device includes a control element (3) and an actuating member (7). The actuating member (7) is urged towards its actuating position when the control element (3) is in its control position. A retaining element (8) is provided, which is mobile between a retaining position and a releasing position. Further provided is a cam element (2), which is urged towards its storing position and is moved into its inhaling position when the user of the device inhales. The retaining element (8) is elastically deformable between its retaining position and its releasing position. The retaining element (8) is urged towards its releasing position by the actuating member (7) when the control element (3) is in its control position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Tebro
    Inventor: Giuseppe Stradella
  • Patent number: 6164501
    Abstract: A device for dispensing a fluid substance contained in a container (1) provided with an opening has an element (2) that is movable between a rest position in which it closes the opening of the container (1) and an actuated position, a connection between the inside of the container and an expulsion channel (10) for expelling the substance, and an actuator member (6) for moving the element towards its actuated position. The element slides in a sealed manner inside the container so that the substance is expelled via the expulsion channel. The element includes a sealing ball (5) which, in the rest position of the element, cooperates with the element to increase interference between the element and the container, thereby guaranteeing total hermetic closure of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Tebro
    Inventor: Giuseppe Stradella
  • Patent number: 6099503
    Abstract: A reloadable auto-injector including a housing portion (1, 101) designed to receive a syringe (3), and a cover portion (2, 102), the auto-injector incorporating an injection device for automatically injecting the substance contained in the syringe, the injection device comprising: a piston (21) comprising a high portion (21b) and a low portion (21c), the low portion (21c) co-operating with the plunger of the syringe, the piston (21) being mounted to move, under the effect of an actuating spring (22) between a cocked position and an end-of-stroke position, the spring (22) being compressed in the cocked position; and trigger means (19) mounted to move between a blocking position in which they hold the piston (21) in its cocked position, and a releasing position in which they release the piston (21), the trigger means (19) being released from their blocking position by an actuating member; the auto-injector being characterized in that it further includes recocking means for recocking the automatic injection devi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: TEBRO
    Inventor: Giuseppe Stradella
  • Patent number: 6082356
    Abstract: A device (2) for pre-dosing a powder for a dispenser that includes an expulsion channel (12), the device being characterized in that it comprises at least one hermetically closed reservoir (4) each containing a dose of powder that is to be expelled on each actuation of the dispenser, said dispenser including a transfer device (16, 17) designed to transfer an entire dose of powder from one of said at least one reservoir (4) towards said expulsion channel (12) on each actuation of the dispenser, said transfer device (16, 17), when actuated, exerting pressure on a portion of a reservoir (4), each reservoir (4) including a closure wall (6) adapted to open totally and in predetermined manner towards the outside of the reservoir under the effect of the pressure created by actuating said transfer device (16, 17). A transfer element such as an insert (1) may optionally be placed in each reservoir (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Tebro
    Inventor: Giuseppe Stradella
  • Patent number: 5681291
    Abstract: An auto-injector for a medicament prefilled syringe, having a head at one end and fitted with a needle at the other end, the auto-injector incorporating a first device D1 which makes automatic the needle penetration into the user's body and controls a second device D2 which performs the medicament injection. The first device includes: a cylindrical body (1) formed for receiving a syringe (4) and provided at its upper end with a collar forming a seat suitable to bear the head of the syringe, and a sliding tubular element or slider (5) concentric to the body and adapted to slide on a cylindrical surface of the body. One of the body (1) and slider (5) is formed with a bevelled projection and the other of the body (1) and slider (5) is formed with a shoulder (11). A resilient ring (9) is arranged in such a way that ring (9) prevents the reciprocal movement of body (1) and slider (5) thus maintaining the latter in such a position to cover the entire needle (10) of the syringe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Tebro S.A.
    Inventor: Rosaria Galli
  • Patent number: 5546932
    Abstract: A powder jet dispenser for medicament inhalation therapies, intended to be the drug pack container, incorporating a dose metering system, comprising a filling unit (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 35) and a separation unit (25, 26) to fill a fix positioned dosage chamber (19) and to provide, after filling, air-tight separation of the filling unit from the medicament reservoir (36). The dosage chamber (19) being connected to a compression chamber (5) of a servo-assisted air compression system actuated by a manual stroke of a plunger (3) providing the compression of a spiral load spring (7). The load spring is released through a sliding control mechanism (11, 14) which is automatically actuated by the stroke of the plunger (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Assignee: Tebro SA
    Inventor: Rosaria Galli