Patents Assigned to Tebro
  • 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