Patents Assigned to Valois S.A.S.
  • Publication number: 20070158369
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser device comprising a dispenser member (10), such as a pump or a valve, a fluid reservoir (30), and a fastener element (20) for fastening said dispenser member (10) onto a neck (35) of said reservoir (30), a turret (40) being disposed between the body (11) of the dispenser member (10) and said fastener element (20), said turret (40) including a deformable radial flange (45), said deformable radial flange including deformable sealing means (46, 47) projecting from said radial flange (45), said radial flange (45), after assembly, being deformed and co-operating in leaktight manner with the top edge of the neck (35) of the reservoir (30), and said sealing means (46, 47), after assembly, being deformed and co-operating in leaktight manner with said fastener element (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: VALOIS S.A.S.
    Inventors: Antonio Margheritis, Alessio Mariotti
  • Patent number: 7237549
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser device including a body (1), a reservoir unit (3) having a reservoir containing one dose or two half-doses of fluid, a dispensing member mounted to move axially inside the reservoir (3) between a rest position and a dispensing position, and an actuating element (5) that is mounted to move between a rest position and an actuating position. The actuating element (5) is disposed laterally, and has an end portion provided with a cam surface (6) which co-operates with the dispensing member (8) or the reservoir unit (3), the actuating element (5) being moved in a direction that is different from, and in particular substantially perpendicular to, the axial direction in which the dispensing member (8) moves relative to the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Valois S. A. S
    Inventor: Guiseppe Stradella
  • Publication number: 20070131722
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser valve comprising a valve body (10) and a valve member (20) that is slidable in said valve body (10) between a rest position and a dispensing position, said valve member (20) including a dispenser orifice (25), said valve including an axial guide element (15) that co-operates with a guided portion (29) of the valve member (20), said guided portion (29) being remote from said dispenser orifice (25).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2004
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: VALOIS S.A.S.
    Inventors: David Goujon, Christophe Jacuk, Christophe Marie, Frederic Pirou
  • Publication number: 20070131799
    Abstract: A fluid product spray head (40) comprises a spray orifice (45) and a spray profile (100) upstream from this spray orifice (45). Said spray profile has a swirling chamber (101) connected, during the spraying of the product, to the spray orifice (45) and to at least one non-radial channel (110) connected to the swirling chamber (101). The spray profile (100) is provided in the bottom of the spray head (40). A obturator (38) interacts with the spray orifice (45) while being able to be displaced and/or deformed between a closing position of the spray orifice (45) and an open position of the spray orifice (45). The inventive spray head (40) has an axially hollow sleeve (150) that accommodates the spray profile (100), and said obturator (38) axially displaces and/or deforms at least partially in said sleeve (150).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: VALOIS S.A.S
    Inventors: Francois Le Maner, Wilfrid Beaujour
  • Publication number: 20070095940
    Abstract: The invention concerns a fluid product dispensing head designed to be mounted on a fluid product dispensing member, said head comprising: a body (1) defining a dispensing channel (13) having a substantially axial inlet (131), open downwards and designed to be connected to the dispensing member, and a lateral outlet (132) emerging onto an outer peripheral surface (15) of the body; and an outer ring (2) defining a dispensing orifice (23), the body being mounted in the ring such that the lateral outlet (132) of the channel (13) communicates with the dispensing orifice (23). The invention is characterized in that the ring (2) comprises stop means (26, 27), the body defining a support surface (17) in abutting contact with the stop means, the body being insertible from the top into the ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: VALOIS S.A.S
    Inventors: Stephane Beranger, Firmin Garcia
  • Patent number: 7207452
    Abstract: A device is provided for fastening a distribution component on a vessel neck. The fastening device includes a retainer ring comprising a skirt defining an internal wall and an external wall, with the internal wall adapted to contact the external wall of the neck. The device also includes a lining collar surrounding the skirt of the retainer ring, the lining collar defining an internal wall and a visible external wall. The external wall of the skirt is formed with longitudinal external ribs extending at over the height of the skirt. The external ribs are in fitting contact against the internal wall of the collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S.
    Inventor: Gilles Jourdin
  • Publication number: 20070068971
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser member comprising a body (1), an actuator element (2), and a return spring (3), said actuator element comprising a portion disposed inside the body and a top portion (21, 23) that projects out from the body, said actuator element being axially displaceable, downwards and upwards, inside said body between a rest position and a depressed position, said actuator element being urged towards the rest position by the return spring (3), the dispenser member being characterized in that it further comprises blocking means (14, 24, 3) for preventing the actuator element (2) from turning relative to said body (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Applicant: VALOIS S.A.S.
    Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Stephane Beranger
  • Patent number: 7195135
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser having two dispensing members (11, 21) mounted on two reservoirs (10, 20), each dispensing member being provided with a dispensing head (12, 22) through which fluid is caused to flow by pressing on a common pusher (3). The two dispensing heads are interconnected via a flexible spacer (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S
    Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Laurent Decottignies
  • Patent number: 7188752
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser assembly having a fluid dispenser (1) and a wrapper (2) at least partly encasing the dispenser. The wrapper defines at least one application zone (21, 26) that comes into contact with the dispenser. The dispenser includes a body (10) forming at least one substantially cylindrical segment that defines an affixing zone for coming into contact with the application zone of the wrapper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S.
    Inventor: Jean-Paul Lecoutre
  • Publication number: 20070051745
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser comprising a body (1), a fluid reservoir (2), a dispenser member, such as a pump or a valve, mounted on said reservoir (2), and a dose indicator device for indicating the number of doses of fluid that have been dispensed or that remain to be dispensed from said reservoir, the dispenser being characterized in that said dose indicator device includes a first safety system for actuating the dose indicator device once the dispenser has performed a predetermined incomplete actuation stroke, even if the dispenser does not perform the complete actuation stroke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: VALOIS S.A.S.
    Inventor: Fabien Poulard
  • Patent number: 7182225
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser member having a dispensing wall (623) defining an outside surface and inside surface, said wall being provided with a through dispensing orifice (625) connecting the inside surface to the outside surface, the inside surface forming a leaktight slide cylinder for a piston (632, 633) suitable for moving in leaktight contact inside said cylinder for selectively unmasking the dispensing orifice, said piston forming a wall element of a fluid chamber inside which fluid is selectively put under pressure, said fluid dispenser member being characterized in that the inside surface extends over two surface segments, namely a top segment (6232) and a bottom segment (6242), the top segment having an inside diameter that is smaller than the inside diameter of the bottom segment, the dispensing orifice being formed at the top segment, and the piston being provided with a sealing lip (633) in leaktight sliding contact with the bottom segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S.
    Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Hervé Pennaneac′h
  • Publication number: 20070034652
    Abstract: The inventive fluid product dispenser comprises a container (10) containing a fluid product, a propellant, a control non-metering valve (20) which is mounted on said container and provided with a valve element displacing between the closed and open positions thereof. Said valve (20) is used for deliver the fluid product when the valve element is maintained in the open position. Said dispenser also comprises a delivering head (30) mounted on said valve element of the valve (20) and provided with a delivering orifice (31) and is characterised in that said head (30) comprises a metering system (32, 33, 34, 35) which delivers an exact and reproducible dose at each actuation of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Applicant: VALOIS S.A.S
    Inventor: Ludovic Petit
  • Publication number: 20070029341
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dose indicator (A) which is intended for a fluid product dispensing device (B). The inventive indicator consists of at least one rotary counting means (10) which can move in rotation and which comprises indicator means (15), said indicator means indicating the number of doses that have been distributed or that remain to be distributed. Moreover, said at least one counting means is actuated by an actuation member (35) which is in turn actuated by a transmission element (34) that is designed to co-operate with the dispensing device each time the latter is actuated. The dose indicator comprises amplification means which are designed to amplify the movement of the transmission element (34) with each actuation, such that the movement of the actuation member (35) is greater than the movement of the transmission element (34).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Applicant: VALOIS S.A.S.
    Inventors: Fabio Stradella, Giuseppe Stradella
  • Publication number: 20070029347
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser pump comprising a pump body (10), a pump chamber (20) provided with an inlet valve (30) and with an outlet valve (40), and a piston (50) sliding in said pump body (10) so as to dispense the fluid contained in the pump chamber (20), said outlet valve (40) comprising a valve element (41) co-operating with a valve seat (42), said outlet valve (40) further comprising deformable sealing means (45, 46) provided between said valve seat (42) and said valve element (41), said sealing means (45, 46) being elastically deformed in the closed position of said outlet valve (40) so as to improve sealing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Applicant: VALOIS S.A.S
    Inventor: Francois Le Maner
  • Patent number: 7172097
    Abstract: A fluid-dispenser pump having a pump body (10) containing a measuring chamber (20) defined between an upper piston (30) sliding in an upper portion (11) of the pump body (10), and a lower piston (40) sliding in a lower portion (12) of the pump body (10). The lower piston (40) co-operates with a spring (50) disposed in the lower portion (12) of the pump body (10). The spring (50) is isolated from any contact with the fluid, and the lower portion (12) of the pump body includes an air-intake (15) enabling air to be admitted and/or expelled during actuation of the pump. Isolation is provided to prevent fluid from penetrating into the air-intake (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S.
    Inventor: Ludovic Petit
  • Patent number: 7172098
    Abstract: A dispenser head comprising a connection sleeve (20), a dispenser orifice (31), a duct (123) connecting said connection sleeve (20) to the dispenser orifice, and a press surface (11), the head further comprising a shutter (4) that is housed, at least in part, in said duct (123), and that is resiliently biased by spring means (47) towards said dispenser orifice (31), said shutter (4) including a contact zone (41) that bears in resilient leaktight manner against the dispenser orifice (31) so as to seal it hermetically, said shutter being axially movable against the spring means in such a manner as to withdraw its contact zone from the dispenser orifice, thereby creating an outlet passage for the fluid, the shutter including at least one abutment zone (440) that is resiliently biased by the spring means against a fixed support zone (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S.
    Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Fabrice Perignon
  • Patent number: 7171965
    Abstract: A dose tape for use in a dry powder inhaler has blisters formed in a formpack layer. A lidstock layer is attached over the formpack layer, to seal a dose of dry powder within each of the blisters. A tear strip is attached to the lidstock layer over each of the blisters. Pulling on the tear strip shears out an area of the lidstock over the blister, unsealing the powder contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S.
    Inventors: Matthew Young, Stuart Kay, Neil Harrison, Ian Darby, Peter Crew, Anne Powell, Cheryl Vanessa Rogerson
  • Patent number: 7137391
    Abstract: A fluid-dispenser dose counter including two superposed count disks (10, 20). The first disk (10) may be a units disk, and the second disk (20) may be a tens and/or hundreds disk. Each disk (10, 20) is rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation (23, 33), the axes of rotation (23, 33) being parallel to and offset from each other. The counter also includes a cover (30). The cover (30) may define the axis of rotation (33) of the first disk (10) and the axis of rotation (23) of the second disk (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S.
    Inventor: Pascal Bruna
  • Patent number: D532692
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S.
    Inventors: Gerard Cornet, Patrick Bousquel
  • Patent number: D539161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S.
    Inventors: Gerard Cornet, Patrick Bousquel