Patents Assigned to Valois
  • Patent number: 8267086
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser device including: a body (1) incorporating a dispenser orifice (5); a reservoir (10) containing the fluid; and a dispenser member (15), such as a metering valve or pump, for selectively dispensing the fluid contained in the reservoir (10), the device also including a dose indicator having an electronic display the display including a permanent display member (21) that does not require any energy in order to keep the display unchanged, and that requires only a small amount of energy in order to change the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventor: Pascal Bruna
  • Patent number: 8261740
    Abstract: An inhaler comprising: a body; at least one cover element that is movable between a closed position and an open position; individual reservoirs formed on a reservoir substrate; movable support means that receive said reservoir substrate and that are displaceable between a non-dispensing position and a dispensing position; and an indicator device for indicating doses that have been dispensed or that remain to be dispensed, said indicator device comprising: a rotary indicator element that supports indicator means, such as numbers, colors, and/or symbols; and an actuator that co-operates with said movable support means so as to cause said rotary indicator element to turn when said movable support means return from the dispensing position to the non-dispensing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventors: Andrew Gordon Pocock, Stuart Brian William Kay, Paul Greenhalgh, Wayne O'Hara, Xavier Donnette
  • Patent number: 8230856
    Abstract: A mouthpiece (10) for a fluid dispenser device, said mouthpiece comprising a body (11) that is provided with a fluid dispenser orifice (20) through which the fluid is expelled, and said mouthpiece being characterized in that said body (11) presents a substantially convex elongate shape, with a top surface (12) incorporating said dispenser orifice (20) and extending longitudinally on two sides of said dispenser orifice (20), two lateral bearing surfaces (13) being provided laterally on two sides of said dispenser orifice (10) for receiving the lips of the user during inhalation, said top surface (12) being slightly convex and said lateral bearing surfaces (13) being slightly concave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventors: Andrew Pocock, Stuart Kay, Wayne O'Hara, Paul Greenhalgh
  • Patent number: 8225784
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser device comprising a body (10), said device further comprising: an elongate flexible strip (20) supporting a plurality of reservoirs (21) each containing a dose of fluid or powder; reservoir-opening means (30) for opening a respective reservoir on each actuation; first displacement means (40) for causing said flexible strip (20) to advance before and/or during and/or after each actuation, so as to bring a full reservoir into register with said reservoir-opening means; and second displacement means (45) for displacing a full reservoir (21) against said opening means (30) each time the device is actuated, the leading end (25) of said flexible strip (20), in the advance direction of said strip, being fastened to a receiver element (50) that is rotatably mounted, said receiver element (50) being fastened to a loaded spring (500) that is adapted to exert a force on said receiver element (50) so as to urge it to turn, such that said receiver (50) exerts a traction force on said elongate strip (20),
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventors: Zakaria Sallak, Maxime Kirniak
  • Patent number: 8196847
    Abstract: A fluid spray head comprising an expulsion channel (5) provided with a spray orifice (1) and a spray profile (10) formed in an end wall of said spray head, said spray profile (10) comprising preferably non-radial spray channels (11) opening out to a central spray chamber (12) disposed directly upstream from said spray orifice (1), an insert (20) being disposed in said expulsion channel (5) so as to form a cover for said spray profile (10), the central axis (X) of said insert (20) being substantially identical to the central axis (Y) of said expulsion channel (5), and said spray head including centering means for centering said insert (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventors: Arnaud Helie, Wilfrid Beaujour
  • Patent number: 8191736
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser comprising: a fluid reservoir (1) provided with a neck (11) that is externally threaded and that internally defines an opening (10) that communicates with the inside of the reservoir, the neck (11) forming at least one helical thread (12); a dispenser head (2) mounted on the neck (11) of the reservoir (1), the head (2) comprising: a dispenser member (3), such as a pump or a valve; a pusher (4) for actuating the dispenser member (3); and a fastener member (5, 6) engaged both with the threaded neck (11) of the reservoir (1) and with the dispenser member; the fluid dispenser being characterized in that the fastener member (5, 6) comprises: a deformable and malleable skirt (51) for coming into engagement with the threaded neck (11); and a rigid hoop (6) that is engaged around the skirt (51) so as to push the skirt radially against the threaded neck (11) in such a manner as to deform the skirt (51) against the thread (12) so as to create a thread imprint (530) in the skirt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventor: Stephane Beranger
  • Patent number: 8186343
    Abstract: A dose indicator for indicating the number of doses that have been dispensed or that remain to be dispensed from a fluid dispenser device, the indicator being characterized in that it comprises an indicator body, a drive element, a rotary transmission element, a first rotary counter element, and a second rotary counter element, said first and second rotary counter elements being disposed side by side in a common plane and turning about parallel axes of rotation, said first and second counter elements co-operating to provide a common indication on each occasion the indicator is driven, said first rotary counter element being a disk having a top surface and a bottom surface, said top surface including first indicator means located close to the outer peripheral edge of said top surface, and said bottom surface including a first gear co-operating with a drive gear provided on said rotary transmission element, said first rotary counter element including a drive tooth adapted to co-operate on each complete revoluti
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventors: Fabio Stradella, Giuseppe Stradella
  • Patent number: 8167176
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser device a body in which the direction in which an actuating element (5) moves is different from, and in particular perpendicular to, the axial direction in which the piston or the valve member of the dispensing member moves, the actuating element (5) having an end portion provided with the cam surface (6) which co-operates with the reservoir (3) or a fixing ring (8) adapted to fix the dispensing member to the reservoir (3) so that the actuating element (5) being moved substantially radially into its actuating position causes the reservoir (3) to be moved axially relative to the piston or to the valve member of the dispensing member so as to dispense a dose of fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventor: Guiseppe Stradella
  • Patent number: 8162178
    Abstract: A fluid dispensing device, in at least one embodiment containing medication typically have a shelf life and separately an expiration date after first being opened, as this exposure created by opening or sing the container for the first time raises the chance of contamination dramatically. A time indicator is situated so that as the container is opened for the first time, a timer displays the expiration date and time of the container. The time indicator can not be reset once it is triggered. In one embodiment, the indicator is triggered as the container is actuated by a rotational movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventor: Jean-Jacques Ligny
  • Patent number: 8136519
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser device comprising: a reservoir (1) of fluid to be dispensed; a dispenser member (2), such as a pump or a valve, mounted on said reservoir (1); and a body (3) that is suitable for receiving said reservoir (1), said body (3) being provided with a dispenser orifice and an opening (310) through which said reservoir (1) can be inserted into the body (3), said reservoir (1) being displaceable in said body (3) between a rest position and a dispensing position, said reservoir (1) being removable from said body (3); said reservoir (1) and said body (3) including respective ID means (10, 11) that make it possible to associate said reservoir (1) with said body (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S.
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Pardonge, Salim Haffar
  • Patent number: D654288
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventor: Jean-Paul Lecoutre
  • Patent number: D654724
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventor: Jean-Paul Lecoutre
  • Patent number: D654725
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventor: Jean-Paul Lecoutre
  • Patent number: D656340
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventor: Jean-Paul Lecoutre
  • Patent number: D682084
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventors: Christophe Pierre, Isabelle Lallemant
  • Patent number: D684255
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventor: Stefan Ritsche
  • Patent number: D688550
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventor: Christophe Pierre
  • Patent number: D692319
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S.
    Inventor: Francis Moreau
  • Patent number: D694399
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventor: Stefan Ritsche
  • Patent number: D725391
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Richard Valois
    Inventor: Richard Valois