Patents Assigned to Valois S.A.
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Patent number: 6948640Abstract: A fluid reservoir (1) having a neck (11) defining a substantially cylindrical drum (12) and an opening (110), said neck being externally provided with an external thread (13) serving to co-operate with a ring (21) internally provided with an internal thread (210) having the same pitch as the external thread (13) of the neck, the external thread (13) being provided with locking means (16) to prevent the ring from being unscrewed, said locking means comprising at least one projection (16) situated under the external thread (13) on the path of the internal thread (210), said fluid reservoir being characterized in that said projection (16) comprises a ramp (161) on which the internal thread (210) engages during tightening, and a locking edge (162) at the end of the ramp (161) defining therebeyond a locking wall (163) against which the internal thread (210) abuts in the event of unscrewing.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2000Date of Patent: September 27, 2005Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventors: Hervé Pennaneac′h, Marc Prieur
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Patent number: 6945473Abstract: The invention relates to a fluid product dispenser having a reservoir (1) containing a fluid product and a gas, and having an opening (15), a bottom (13), and an actuation wall (11) that is movable to reduce the volume of the reservoir. The dispenser also has a dispensing orifice (22), a plunger tube (4) that extends into the reservoir, and a porous material part (3) that absorbs fluid product by capillary action, and which is placed between the plunger tube and the dispensing orifice (22). The porous material part has a discharge end (31) located in the immediate vicinity of the dispensing orifice (22).Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2002Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Assignee: Valois S.A.S.Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Jean-Paul Lecoutre, Alex Millan
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Patent number: 6938802Abstract: A dispensing pump for a fluid product, including a pump body (10) in which at least one piston (20, 30) slides, wherein a pump chamber (40) is defined between an input valve (50) and an output valve (60), and the pump body (10) extends towards the inside of a tank (2) through a plunger tube (70), the input valve (50) being sealably connected to the plunger tube (70), the pump having a return spring (5) which brings the pump back towards its rest position, and characterized in that the spring is positioned out of any contact with the fluid product.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2002Date of Patent: September 6, 2005Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventor: Ludovic Petit
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Patent number: 6933850Abstract: A fluid product distribution device (1) having a body (10) defining an entry passage (11), an actuating rod (13) displaceable in the body, an actuating element (15) coupled to the actuating rod, and a fixation element (17) for fixing the body (10) in an opening (20) of a receptacle (2) containing fluid product. One of the components is provided with an identification unit (3) suitable for delivering information relating to the distribution device.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2002Date of Patent: August 23, 2005Assignee: Valois S.A.S.Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Philippe Levillain, Jean-Jacques Ligny
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Patent number: 6913205Abstract: The present invention concerns a fluid product distributor comprising a reservoir of fluid product (1), a distribution outlet, a distribution system (2) for distributing fluid product through the distribution outlet, and an activating button (3) to activate the means of distribution. The distribution further comprises a visible reservoir the distribution outlet and the activating button (3) being located on either side of the reservoir (1), such that the reservoir visibly extends between the distribution outlet and the activating button.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2002Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: Valois S.A.S.Inventors: Gérard Cornet, Firmin Garcia
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Publication number: 20050103891Abstract: A fluid dispenser comprising a fluid reservoir (2), a dispenser member (3; 13), and a dispenser outlet (31; 131) through which fluid is dispensed in the form of a dispensing spray intended to be directed towards a target, the dispenser being characterized in that it is provided with adjustment means (4; 51; 52; 53; 54; 144, 146; 1310) that are capable of modifying at least one characteristic of the dispensing spray.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2002Publication date: May 19, 2005Applicant: VALOIS S.A.S.Inventors: Aline Abergel, Gerard Cornet, Firmin Garcia
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Patent number: 6860411Abstract: Fluid dispenser device having a body (1), a fluid reservoir (3), a dispensing member, such as a pump or a metering valve having a piston or a valve member that is mounted to move axially, which dispensing member is fitted to the reservoir (3), and an actuating element (5) mounted to move between a rest position and an actuating position, for actuating the dispensing member and thus for selectively dispensing the fluid contained in the reservoir (3). In the fluid dispenser device, the direction in which the actuating element (5) moves is different from, and preferably perpendicular to, the axial direction in which the piston or the valve member of the dispensing member moves.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2001Date of Patent: March 1, 2005Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventor: Guiseppe Stradella
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Patent number: 6860436Abstract: A fluid dispenser comprising: two sheets (1, 1?), at least one of which is deformable, the two sheets forming a fluid reservoir (15) between them, said at least one deformable sheet defining a deformable actuating wall so as to reduce the volume of the reservoir, the reservoir (15) advantageously being provided with resilient means (4) urging the reservoir towards its maximum volume; and a dispensing piece (2) fixed in leaktight manner between the two sheets (1, 1?) and defining a dispensing orifice (24) via which the fluid from the reservoir is dispensed; said fluid dispensing being characterized in that the reservoir (15) is defined by an inner first sealing line (12) and the outer peripheral edges of the sheets are sealed together along an outer second sealing line (10) which surrounds the inner first sealing line, the two sealing lines (10, 12) defining between them at least one non-sealed-together zone (11) in which the sheets are not sealed together.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2001Date of Patent: March 1, 2005Assignee: Valois S.A.S.Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Aline Abergel
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Patent number: 6832702Abstract: A fluid dispenser, including: a receptacle defining a fluid reservoir and an opening; a dispensing member fitted in the opening of the receptacle, and provided with an actuating rod, and a pusher serving to be fitted to the actuating rod of the dispensing member. A trim shell is provided in which an assembly made up of the receptacle and of its dispensing member is adapted to be held in removable manner, and in that the pusher is held captive by the trim shell so that the actuating rod can be connected to the pusher only when inside the trim shell.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2002Date of Patent: December 21, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.S.Inventor: Firmin Garcia
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Patent number: 6830163Abstract: A manually-actuated fluid dispenser pump including a pump body (10) and a piston (50) mounted to slide in leaktight manner in the pump body (10) between a rest position and a dispensing position, the piston (50) being provided with at least a bottom sealing lip (51) in leaktight contact with the pump body (10), the pump body (10) being provided with an inwardly-extending radial shoulder (11) co-operating with the bottom lip (51) of the piston (50) to form an abutment for the piston (50), and to define its dispensing position, the pump being characterized in that the pump body (10) is provided with an axial annular setback (15) at the radial shoulder (11) so that the active sealing portion (53) of the bottom lip (51) makes no contact with the radial shoulder (11) when the piston (50) is in its dispensing position, so that no axial force is exerted on the active portion (53).Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2003Date of Patent: December 14, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.S.Inventor: Ludovic Petit
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Patent number: 6824020Abstract: A dispenser head for a dispenser device for dispensing a fluid, said dispenser head being characterized in that it comprises an inner body (10) defining a dispensing channel (11) for the fluid, said channel (11) being terminated by a dispensing orifice (12), and a separate outer body (20) defining an actuating surface (21) on which the user presses to actuate the dispenser device, said outer body (20) being fitted over said inner body (10) in a manner such that, in the event that an attempt is made to tear off or to remove said dispenser head, only said outer body (20) is removable, said inner body (20) remaining fixed to said dispenser device.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2001Date of Patent: November 30, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventor: Ludovic Petit
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Patent number: 6824015Abstract: A closure device for closing off the dispensing orifice (5) of a fluid dispenser. The closure device comprising a removable cap (10) provided with a closure element (20) which, in the closed position, closes off the orifice (5). The closure device being characterized in that the closure element (20) is provided with a bactericidal and/or bacteriostatic substance which acts on the small quantity of fluid remaining at the orifice (5) after the dispenser has been actuated.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2001Date of Patent: November 30, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventor: Claude Ammann
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Patent number: 6817490Abstract: A fluid dispenser pump comprising a pump body (1) in which a piston (2) connected to an actuating rod (10) is slidably mounted in leaktight manner, said actuating rod (10) being mounted to slide inside an element (4), such as a ferrule, which is secured to the pump body (1), said fluid dispenser pump being characterized in that said actuating rod (10) includes a flexible outer tubular portion (11) that is in leaktight contact with said element (4), and a rigid inner tubular portion (12) that is concentric with said flexible outer tubular portion (11), the zone of contact between the inside of the ferrule (4) and the actuating rod (10) being leaktight regardless of the position of said actuating rod (10).Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2003Date of Patent: November 16, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventor: Ludovic Petit
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Patent number: 6817489Abstract: A manually-actuated device for dispensing a fluid in liquid or powder form and that comprises a fluid reservoir (10), dispensing means (20) for selectively dispensing the fluid contained in the reservoir (10), a dispensing head (30) provided with a dispensing orifice (31), and an actuating system (40) for manually actuating said dispensing means (20), said device being provided with a captive cap (50) mounted to move between a rest position, in which it covers the dispensing orifice (31) and prevents the dispensing means (20) from being actuated, and an in-use position, in which it uncovers the dispensing orifice (31) and enables the dispensing means (20) to be actuated, characterized in that said cap (50) is part of said actuating system (40), said cap (50) actuating said dispensing means (20) by being moved towards its in-use position.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2003Date of Patent: November 16, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventors: Xavier Cabarroque, Fabien Poulard
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Publication number: 20040222240Abstract: The invention describes a fluid dispenser assembly comprising a fluid dispenser (1) having a fluid reservoir (11) and a dispensing orifice (12). The dispenser also comprises a sleeve (2) in which the fluid dispenser (1) is slidably mounted. The sleeve (2) is deformable to go between a dispenser reception position, in which it holds said dispenser (1) inside said sleeve (2), and a dispenser dispensing position, in which said dispenser (1) can be extracted from said sleeve (2), in particular by gravity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2004Publication date: November 11, 2004Applicant: VALOIS S.A.S.Inventors: Alex Milian, Fabienne Uguen
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Patent number: 6811060Abstract: A fluid dispenser pump comprising a pump body (10) containing a pump chamber (11) defined between an upper piston (20) and a lower piston (30), the pistons (20, 30) being mounted to slide in leaktight manner in the pump body (10), the pump chamber (11) being provided with an inlet valve (40) and with an outlet valve (50), the lower piston (30) co-operating with the outlet valve (50), when the full dose has been metered out, to open the outlet valve and to make it possible to deliver the fluid contained in the pump chamber (11), the dispenser pump being characterized in that the lower piston (30) is separate from the inlet valve seat (42) and is mounted to float in the pump chamber (11), the lower piston (30) being returned to its rest position by the inlet valve seat (42).Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2003Date of Patent: November 2, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.S.Inventor: Ludovic Petit
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Patent number: 6811057Abstract: A fluid dispenser assembly characterized in that it comprises: a fluid dispenser (1) defining a substantially flat body (10) provided with a dispensing orifice (17) and with a removable closure member (18) suitable for closing the dispensing orifice (17); and packaging (2) encasing the dispenser (1) and forming an opening portion (24, 28; 240, 280) in which the removable closure member (18) is received so that it is possible to take hold of it in order to remove it from the body, thereby unmasking the dispensing orifice.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2002Date of Patent: November 2, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.S.Inventors: Frédéric Duquet, Hervé Pennaneac'h
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Patent number: 6805301Abstract: A fluid product dispenser includes: a fluid product tank, a dispenser part comprising a pierced membrane connected directly to the tank, a mechanism to vibrate the pierced membrane, and an actuator button to activate the vibration mechanism. The tank is located above the pierced membrane such that the fluid product is supplied to the membrane from the tank using the force of gravity under normal operating conditions. The membrane is connected to the tank by a passage provided with an inlet valve capable of opening and cutting off the passage selectively.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2002Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventor: Firmin Garcia
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Patent number: 6799690Abstract: An attachment device is provided to attach a distribution device, such as a pump or a valve, onto a neck of a recipient. The attachment device comprises a ring forming a skirt equipped with an attachment structure, such as clip-on heads, designed to co-operate with the neck of the recipient. A reception structure is provided to receive the distribution device. An annular plate extends radially inwards from the skirt. The plate is designed to be pressed against the upper end of the neck, with an inserted seal if required. The plate can be moved axially upwards away from the attachment structure by pressing the plate on the upper end of the neck.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2001Date of Patent: October 5, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventors: Olivier de Pous, Jean-Jacques Ligny
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Patent number: 6789750Abstract: A fluid dispenser device comprising a reservoir (10) containing one or more doses of fluid, a dispensing orifice (20), and a dispensing member (30), said device being characterized in that said reservoir is of the syringe type (10) having a hollow tube (11) provided with an upstream opening (12) and with a downstream opening (13), said upstream opening (12) being provided with a piston (40) which, at rest, forms a leaktight stopper, and which co-operates with an actuating rod (30) forming the dispensing member, and said downstream opening (13) being provided with an end-piece (50) firstly incorporating closure means (51) for forming a leaktight stopper at rest, and secondly adapted to define a spray profile (55) when the device is actuated.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2001Date of Patent: September 14, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventor: Frédéric Heldt