Patents Assigned to Valois S.A.
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Patent number: 6789706Abstract: A fluid dispenser comprising: a reservoir (1) serving to contain fluid and defining an actuating wall (14); and a dispensing orifice (20) via which the fluid is dispensed each time the wall (14) of the reservoir (1) is actuated; the reservoir (1) further containing a pump (3) defining a pump chamber (31) provided with an inlet valve (32) for communicating with the reservoir (1) and with an outlet valve (33), the pump (3) including a pusher (34) which is pushed in order reduce the volume of the pump chamber, said pusher (34) being disposed below the actuating wall (14) of the reservoir; said dispenser being characterized in that a delivery duct (21) connects the outlet valve (33) of the pump (3) to the dispensing orifice (20).Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2003Date of Patent: September 14, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.S.Inventors: Aline Abergel, Firmin Garcia
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Patent number: 6783035Abstract: Fluid product dispenser having a fluid product reservoir (13) containing a fluid product, the reservoir (13) and, a distribution orifice (32; 22) through which the fluid product is forced in the form of a spray when the actuation wall (36) is pressed. The reservoir includes a deformable actuation wall (36) that is pressed to reduce the internal volume of the reservoir, a bottom plate (1), an intermediate plate (2) defining an opening (24), and a cover plate (3) including the actuation wall (36), and wherein the opening (24) is formed in the intermediate plate (2) defining the useful volume of the reservoir (13) with the bottom plate (1) and the cover plate (3).Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2002Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.S.Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Alex Millian
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Patent number: 6780929Abstract: A valve or pump gasket for sealing a fluid dispenser device comprising a valve or a pump mounted on a fluid container, said gasket being characterized in that it comprises one or more of the following elastomer materials: a) a hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR); b) an octene-ethylene copolymer (OEC); and c) a butyl or a halobutyl rubber.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2001Date of Patent: August 24, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventor: Patrice Leone
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Publication number: 20040155067Abstract: A fluid dispenser device comprising 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), said fluid dispenser device being characterized in that the direction in which said 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 device further comprising force-regulating means for predetermining the force to be exerted on the actuating element (5) for actuating the dispensing member, said force being constant each time the device is actuated, independently of the quantity of fluid contained in the reservoir (3) and/or of theType: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2004Publication date: August 12, 2004Applicant: VALOIS S.A.Inventor: Guiseppe Stradella
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Patent number: 6772913Abstract: A fixing device for fixing a dispenser member to the neck (41) of a container (4), device comprising a ring (2) forming an annular abutment web (20) serving to come into abutment against the top of the neck, with a gasket (5) optionally being interposed, and a peripheral skirt (21) serving to surround the neck, the skirt forming tabs (22) defining free ends (220), said fixing device being characterized in that each of the tabs is provided with at least one deformation zone (221, 222, 223), the tabs being deformed inwards when thrust is exerted axially on their free ends.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2001Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Jean-Jacques Ligny
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Patent number: 6761288Abstract: A fluid dispenser comprising a fluid reservoir (111) of variable volume, and a dispensing orifice (130), said reservoir being provided with at least one deformable actuating wall (112) urged by resilient means (15) into a rest position corresponding to the reservoir having its maximum volume, said dispenser being characterized in that the resilient means (15) are situated outside the reservoir (111), not in contact with the fluid.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2002Date of Patent: July 13, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventor: Firmin Garcia
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Publication number: 20040129800Abstract: A fluid dispenser for dispensing fluid in liquid or powder form, the fluid dispenser comprising a fluid reservoir (30) of variable volume, said reservoir defining at least one movable wall (31, 32) that can be moved to vary the volume of the reservoir, the dispenser further comprising a dispensing orifice (311) in communication with the reservoir so that fluid from the reservoir can be delivered through the dispensing orifice when the volume of the reservoir is reduced;Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Applicant: VALOIS S.A.S.Inventor: Frederic Duquet
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Patent number: 6758371Abstract: The invention concerns a dispensing device comprising a fluid product pump (1) defining: a pump chamber (112) with variable volume; an intake valve (14) allowing the fluid product to penetrate into the pump chamber; and an outlet valve (16) allowing the pressurized fluid to exit from the chamber; a dispensing orifice (195) downstream the outlet valve, and the outlet valve comprising a valve seat (126) and a mobile valve member (16) elastically stressed on said seat. The invention is characterized in that the mobile valve member (16) forms piston means for delivering the fluid product downstream towards the dispensing orifice.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2002Date of Patent: July 6, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Aline Abergel
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Patent number: 6752298Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing a fluid, said dispenser comprising: a reservoir (3) containing said fluid and provided with at least one actuating wall (10) on which pressure is exerted to reduce the volume of the reservoir, said reservoir being provided with resilient means (4) suitable for increasing the volume of the reservoir; a dispensing orifice (50) via which the fluid is dispensed as a mixture with a gas, so as to generate a two-phase spray; and a removable closure element (12) for closing the dispensing orifice (50), thereby isolating the reservoir from the outside; said dispenser being characterized in that the resilient means are stressed so that the reservoir defines a minimum volume so long as the closure element (12) closes off the dispensing orifice.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2003Date of Patent: June 22, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Aline Abergel
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Patent number: 6742677Abstract: A manually-actuated fluid dispenser pump with a pump body (10) having a longitudinal axis (A), and a dip tube (90) connected to the pump body (10) and serving to extend towards the bottom of a reservoir to which the pump is assembled, the pump being characterized in that the dip tube (90) is substantially rigid and extends axially along the longitudinal axis (A) of the pump prior to the pump being assembled to the reservoir, the dip tube (90) being provided with deflection or tilting mechanism (95) so that, after assembly, the dip tube (90) forms an angle with the longitudinal axis (A) of the pump.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2003Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.S.Inventors: Ludovic Petit, Serge Herry
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Publication number: 20040089673Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing a fluid, said dispenser comprising: a reservoir (3) containing said fluid and provided with at least one actuating wall (10) on which pressure is exerted to reduce the volume of the reservoir, said reservoir being provided with resilient means (4) suitable for increasing the volume of the reservoir; a dispensing orifice (50) via which the fluid is dispensed as a mixture with a gas, so as to generate a two-phase spray; and a removable closure element (12) for closing the dispensing orifice (50), thereby isolating the reservoir from the outside; said dispenser being characterized in that the resilient means are stressed so that the reservoir defines a minimum volume so long as the closure element (12) closes off the dispensing orifice.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Applicant: VALOIS S.A.S.Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Aline Abergel
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Patent number: 6722585Abstract: A spray head (1) for spraying fluid through a spray orifice (7), the head being provided with an expulsion channel (5), and with a closure member disposed in fixed manner in the expulsion channel (5), upstream from the spray orifice (7), the closure member comprising a closure element (9) which, at rest, closes off the spray orifice (7), and an elastically-deformable portion (10) supporting the closure element (9) for opening the spray orifice (7), the spray head (1) further being provided with a spray profile, the spray head being characterized in that the spray profile is formed on the closure member.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2001Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventor: Giuseppe Stradella
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Publication number: 20040069812Abstract: A fluid dispenser comprising:Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2003Publication date: April 15, 2004Applicant: VALOIS S.A.S.Inventors: Stephane Beranger, Firmin Garcia, Philippe Levillain, Franck Plessis
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Publication number: 20040069811Abstract: A fixing member (100) for fixing a dispensing member (3) to an opening (20) of a reservoir (2), said fixing member having means (132) designed to receive the dispensing member, and a substantially cylindrical skirt (110) designed to be engaged in the opening of the reservoir to establish leaktight contact therein, said fixing member being characterized in that the skirt is provided with at least one vent (115) passing through the thickness of the skirt.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2003Publication date: April 15, 2004Applicant: VALOIS S.A.S.Inventors: Fabrice Perignon, Fabienne Uguen
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Publication number: 20040065688Abstract: A fluid dispenser (100; 200; 300; 400) for dispensing a fluid in liquid or in powder form, said dispenser including a reservoir (12) serving to contain fluid, and a dispensing orifice (114; 214; 314; 414) via which the fluid is dispensed, said reservoir (12) having an actuating wall (111; 211; 311; 411) and a backing wall (112; 212; 312; 412), said walls be adapted to be brought towards each other by elastic deformation to reduce the volume of the reservoir, and thus to deliver fluid through the dispensing orifice, said dispenser further comprising a one-piece body (110; 210; 310; 410) and of at least one flexible sealing film (120; 220; 320; 421; 422), the actuating wall and the backing wall being formed by the one-piece body, characterized in that the actuating wall and the backing wall are angularly positioned relative to each by forming an angle that decreases when they are brought towards each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2003Publication date: April 8, 2004Applicant: VALOIS S.A.Inventors: Frederic Duquet, Firmin Garcia, Alex Milian
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Patent number: 6705062Abstract: A packaging machine for filling and sealing receptacles, the machine having a plurality of stations at which packaging operations are performed by packaging devices (21-29), the stations having at least a filling station (21) and a sealing station (23, 24, 27). The packaging machine includes a conveyor (10) for causing the receptacles to travel along a path passing through the various stations, the packaging machine being characterized in that the stations are disposed in an enclosure (2) in which a vacuum prevails.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2002Date of Patent: March 16, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventor: Jean-Pierre Varlet
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Patent number: 6698623Abstract: A fluid dispenser pump actuated manually to dispense a metered quantity or “dose” of fluid each time it is actuated. The pump has a pump body containing a pump chamber and a return spring resiliently urging the pump towards its rest position and returning it automatically to the rest position after each actuation. The pump chamber has an outlet value that is urged towards a closed position by the pressure from the fluid while the pump is being actuated, and is opened mechanically by a valve control element at the end of actuation. Once the full dose has been prepared, the outlet valve is kept in the open position while the fluid is expelled from the pump chamber. This prevents the flow of fluid from closing the outlet valve again before the full dose of fluid has been expelled.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2003Date of Patent: March 2, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventor: Ludovic Petit
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Patent number: 6698627Abstract: A fluid dispenser comprising a dispensing member (1, 2) and packaging (4) surrounding said dispensing member at least in part, said dispensing member (1, 2) comprising a fluid reservoir (1) defining a neck (11) and at least one deformable actuating wall (10) serving to be pushed in to reduce the internal volume of the reservoir, said dispensing member (1) being provided with a dispensing orifice (25) through which the fluid is delivered by pressing on the actuating wall (10) of the reservoir (1), said packaging (4) having at least one deformable face (41) situated facing the actuating wall (10) of the reservoir, so that the actuating wall can be pushed in via the deformable face of the packaging, said fluid dispenser being characterized in that the packaging (4) is connected to the dispensing member (1, 2) at a fixing appendage (21) that is secured to or integral with the dispensing member and that has a fixing zone (210) for fixing to the packaging (4).Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2003Date of Patent: March 2, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.S.Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Alex Milian
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Publication number: 20040011821Abstract: A manually-actuated fluid dispenser pump including a pump body (10) and a piston (50) mounted to slide in leaktight manner in said pump body (10) between a rest position and a dispensing position, said piston (50) being provided with at least a bottom sealing lip (51) in leaktight contact with said pump body (10), said pump body (10) being provided with an inwardly-extending radial shoulder (11) co-operating with said bottom lip (51) of the piston (50) to form an abutment for said piston (50), and to define its dispensing position, said pump being characterized in that said pump body (10) is provided with an axial annular setback (15) at said radial shoulder (11) so that the active sealing portion (53) of the bottom lip (51) makes no contact with said radial shoulder (11) when the piston (50) is in its dispensing position, so that no axial force is exerted on said active portion (53).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2003Publication date: January 22, 2004Applicant: VALOIS S.A.Inventor: Ludovic Petit
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Patent number: 6672488Abstract: Fixing device for fixing a dispensing unit on a neck (30) of a container (3) defining an external wall (32), said device comprising: a cladding hoop (2) defining an internal wall (22), and a fixing ring (1) forming receiving means (13) for holding the dispensing unit and a skirt (10) defining an internal wall (101), an external wall (102) and a free lower end (105), wherein said skirt further defined a first fixing area (103) at which its internal wall (101) is for engaging with the external wall (32) of the neck and a second locking area (104) at which its external wall is tightly engaged with the internal (22) of the cladding hoop, characterized in that the second locking area (104) is located under the first locking area (103), substantially at the lower end (105) of the skirt.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2002Date of Patent: January 6, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventor: Olivier de Pous