Patents Assigned to Valois S.A.
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Patent number: 6446841Abstract: A pre-compression pump for dispensing metered quantities of fluid, said pump including a piston (1) secured to or integral with an actuating rod (2) and slidably-received in a pump body (3) including a pump chamber (10) defined between an inlet valve (11) and an outlet valve (12), said pre-compression pump being characterized in that, when the pump is actuated, said outlet valve (12) is urged towards its closed position by the pressure of the fluid contained in the pump chamber (10), and in that, at the end of the actuating stroke of the pump, a lever element (30) moves said outlet valve (12) towards its open position to enable the fluid contained in the pump chamber (10) to be expelled.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2001Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventor: Ludovic Petit
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Patent number: 6443370Abstract: The invention relates to a spray head (100) for a fluid dispenser for dispensing a fluid, the spray head being provided with an expulsion channel (1) opening out in a spray orifice (9), and with a moving closure member (10) mounted to move between a closed position, in which it closes said orifice (9), and a spray position, said closure member (10) being urged resiliently towards its closed position, and being displaced towards its spray position by the pressure of the fluid, the spray head being provided with a swirl chamber (20) of variable volume, the volume of said swirl chamber (20) being at its maximum when the closure member (10) is in the spray position, and being substantially zero when said closure member is in the closed position, said spray head being characterized in that said closure member (10) is provided with the spray orifice (9) and with swirl channels (30) which, when the closure member is in the spray position, connect said expulsion channel (1) to said swirl chamber (20), the volume andType: GrantFiled: November 20, 2000Date of Patent: September 3, 2002Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventors: François Brulle, Ludovic Petit
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Patent number: 6441100Abstract: A valve joint of a dispensing valve of a fluid product dispensing device, said joint being intended to come into contact with a fluid product comprising an aerosol propellant of the HFC-134a or HFC-227 type, with or without alcohol, characterised in that said joint comprises a surface subjected to a surface treatment, said surface treatment being adapted to lower the friction coefficient of the joint so as to reduce the risks of the valve blocking and/or to create a barrier on the joint surface so as to reduce the level of extractables from said joint.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2001Date of Patent: August 27, 2002Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventor: Patrice Leone
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Publication number: 20020104853Abstract: A fixing device for a dispenser for dispensing a fluid substance, the dispenser being suitable for being fitted to a container (1) provided with a neck (10) and comprising a dispenser member (2) mounted on the neck (10) of the container (1), said neck (10) forming an outwardly-extending peripheral thick portion (11) cooperating with the remainder of the neck to form a bottom shoulder (12), said fixing device comprising a fixing ring (20) for fixing the dispenser member to the neck, the fixing ring (20) being provided with a peripheral skirt (21) which extends to below said shoulder (12), said fixing device being characterized in that said skirt (21) is provided with flaps (22) whose free ends point inwards and upwards and come into abutment contact against the shoulder (12), thereby snap-fastening the fixing ring (20) to the neck (10) of the container (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2001Publication date: August 8, 2002Applicant: Valois S.A.Inventor: Daniel de Rosa
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Patent number: 6427680Abstract: A nasal applicator suitable for co-operating with a head (100) of a nasal dispenser device for dispensing a fluid or powder substance into the nose, said head (100) being designed to be inserted at least in part into a nostril when the device is actuated, said nasal applicator being characterized in that said applicator (200) co-operates with the end (110) of the head (100), said applicator (200) being provided with a bearing piece (201) that extends substantially transversely to the direction in which the substance is dispensed, said bearing piece (201) being suitable for coming to bear under the nostril against the top lip of the user so as to define an insertion angle at which said head (100) is inserted into the nostril.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 1999Date of Patent: August 6, 2002Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventor: François Oechsel
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Patent number: 6425499Abstract: A fluid spray device comprising an outlet channel (120) terminating in a spray orifice (125), a first tank (110) containing a first substance, a second tank (210) containing a second substance, said two tanks (110, 210) being interconnected by a passage (160, 260) and prior to actuation of the device, being separated from each other in leakproof manner by sealing means (115, 215) disposed in said passage (160, 260), mixer means (130, 135; 235) being provided to open said passage (160, 260) and to mix together the two substances before they are dispensed, and dispenser means (235, 135) being provided for dispensing said mixture, the device being characterized in that said sealing means comprise at least one ball (115, 215) adapted to be expelled from the passage (160, 260) by said mixer means (130, 135; 235), said mixer means comprising a first piston (135; 235) slidably received in one of the tanks (110; 210) to transfer one of the substances from its tank (110; 210) into the other tank (210; 110), said dispeType: GrantFiled: June 29, 2000Date of Patent: July 30, 2002Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventor: Jean-Louis Guiffray
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Publication number: 20020096539Abstract: A fluid dispenser device includes a dispenser member, such as a pump or a valve, having an actuator rod. A pusher is mounted to turn on and about the actuator rod and is provided with a dispenser orifice. The dispenser is actuated by applying pressure to the pusher. A fastening ring is provided for fastening the dispenser member on a receptacle. The ring has a fastening system for co-operating with a neck of the receptacle. The fastening ring includes at least one internal locking profile, and the pusher includes at least one locking member which can be engaged with the internal profile to prevent the pusher being actuated. The pusher has at least one inner bushing which includes the locking member. The pusher also has an outer skirt concentric with the inner bushing. The inner bushing defines the dispenser orifice. At least a portion of the inner bushing is received in the fastening ring. The pusher skirt is adapted to surround at least a portion of the fastening ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2002Publication date: July 25, 2002Applicant: Valois S.A.Inventors: Alex Milian, Yannick Pointel
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Patent number: 6422429Abstract: A fluid-dispensing member is designed to be mounted on the neck of a container. The dispensing member includes: a body defining a chamber that slidably receives a piston; a fixing member designed to co-operate with the neck and extending around the body; and a delivery channel connecting the chamber to a stationary dispensing orifice. The delivery channel is formed between the body and the fixing member. The fixing member is suitable for co-operating with an inside wall of the neck so as to fix the dispensing member in the neck.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2001Date of Patent: July 23, 2002Assignee: Valois, S.A.Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Stéphane Beranger
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Publication number: 20020086951Abstract: A valve joint of a dispensing valve of a fluid product dispensing device, said joint being intended to come into contact with a fluid product comprising an aerosol propellant of the HFC-134a or HFC-227 type, with or without alcohol, characterized in that said joint comprises a surface subjected to a surface treatment, said surface treatment being adapted to lower the friction coefficient of the joint so as to reduce the risks of the valve blocking and/or to create a barrier on the joint surface so as to reduce the level of extractables from said joint.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2001Publication date: July 4, 2002Applicant: VALOIS S.A.Inventor: Patrice Leone
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Publication number: 20020076271Abstract: A fixing device for fixing a dispensing member to the neck of a receptacle, said fixing device comprising:Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2001Publication date: June 20, 2002Applicant: VALOIS S.A.Inventors: Stephane Beranger, Firmin Garcia
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Publication number: 20020074346Abstract: A packaging assembly comprising:Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2001Publication date: June 20, 2002Applicant: VALOIS S.A.Inventors: Frederic Duquet, Herve Pennaneac'h
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Publication number: 20020070244Abstract: A fluid dispenser comprising:Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2001Publication date: June 13, 2002Applicant: VALOIS S.A.Inventor: Marisol Simard
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Publication number: 20020070239Abstract: A fluid dispenser comprising:Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2001Publication date: June 13, 2002Applicant: VALOIS S.A.Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Jean-Jacques Ligny
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Publication number: 20020070242Abstract: A fluid dispenser comprising:Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2001Publication date: June 13, 2002Applicant: VALOIS S.A.Inventor: Marisol Simard
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Patent number: 6401987Abstract: A fluid dispenser device comprising a body (10) defining a dispensing orifice (11), and a reservoir (20) containing one or more doses of fluid, said reservoir (20) having a piston (25) which, at rest, forms a leaktight stopper, said device being characterized in that it further comprises a resilient element (30), such as a spring, that co-operates firstly with said reservoir (20) or with said piston (25), and secondly with a cocking member (40), said cocking member (40) being mounted to be movable manually relative to said body (10) so as to compress said spring (30), and being mounted to be lockable relative to said body (10) in at least one locked position in which said spring (30) is compressed, said device including at least one triggering member (50, 51) adapted to release said spring (30) so as to move said at least one piston (25) relative to said reservoir (20) so as to expel a dose of fluid.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2001Date of Patent: June 11, 2002Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventors: François Oechsel, Bruno Simon
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Patent number: 6398074Abstract: This invention relates to a reservoir (10) for a fluid product containing a single dose, the reservoir (10) comprising an air inlet (11) and a product outlet (15), the air inlet (11) comprising a product retention device (12 and/or 13) to keep the product in the reservoir (10) until dispensation of the product, and the product outlet (15) being blocked, preferably in a sealed fashion, by a closing ball (16) which is removed from its blocking position by the flow of air when the product is being dispensed. This invention also relates to the method of filling the reservoir and a dispensing device for the product contained in the reservoir using an air blast (20).Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2000Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventors: Pascal Bruna, Jean-Louis Guiffray
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Patent number: 6398079Abstract: A fluid dispenser device comprising: a fluid pump (1) comprising: a pump body (10) provided with an inlet valve member (12); an actuating rod (2) mounted to move axially in the body (10); and a free piston (3) mounted to slide in leaktight manner in the body (10), the piston (3) being mounted to move over the actuating rod (2) to form an outlet valve member (332) therewith; and an air pump comprising an air chamber (54) provided with an inlet valve member (515), with an outlet valve member (331), and with a piston (48) for compressing the air in the chamber; the fluid dispenser device being characterized in that the outlet valve (332) of the fluid pump and the outlet valve (331) of the air pump open out into a common duct (23).Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2001Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Stéphane Beranger, Aline Abergel
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Publication number: 20020056732Abstract: Fluid product dispenser comprising:Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2001Publication date: May 16, 2002Applicant: VALOIS S.A.Inventors: Aline Abergel, Frederic Duquet, Firmin Garcia, Herve Pennaneac'h
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Publication number: 20020047025Abstract: A valve ball serving to come into leaktight contact against a valve seat so as to close off selectively a communication passageway for a fluid, said valve ball comprising a substantially spherical core and a covering surrounding said core, said covering defining a deformable surface suitable for adapting its shape to accommodate any surface imperfections of the valve seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2001Publication date: April 25, 2002Applicant: VALOIS S.A.Inventor: Dany Ray
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Patent number: 6371337Abstract: A fluid-dispensing member comprising: a body defining a chamber; an actuating rod provided with a pusher; a piston mounted on the actuating rod to slide in leaktight manner in the chamber; an inlet valve; and an outlet valve; wherein the outlet valve comprises a differential piston that can be moved under the action of the pressure exerted on the fluid by the piston against the action of a spring which abuts at one end against the differential piston, and at its other end against the pusher.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2001Date of Patent: April 16, 2002Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Stéphane Beranger