Patents Assigned to Valois
  • Patent number: 6860411
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventor: Guiseppe Stradella
  • Patent number: 6832702
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S.
    Inventor: Firmin Garcia
  • Patent number: 6830163
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S.
    Inventor: Ludovic Petit
  • Patent number: 6824020
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventor: Ludovic Petit
  • Patent number: 6824015
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventor: Claude Ammann
  • Patent number: 6817489
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventors: Xavier Cabarroque, Fabien Poulard
  • Patent number: 6817490
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventor: Ludovic Petit
  • Patent number: 6811057
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S.
    Inventors: Frédéric Duquet, Hervé Pennaneac'h
  • Patent number: 6811060
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S.
    Inventor: Ludovic Petit
  • Patent number: 6805301
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventor: Firmin Garcia
  • Patent number: 6805263
    Abstract: A fluid product dispenser includes a reservoir (3) containing said fluid product and provided with at least one actuating wall (10) on which pressure is exerted to reduce the reservoir volume, a dispensing orifice (50) communicating with the reservoir and through which the fluid product is dispensed out of the reservoir in a mixture with a gas to create a two-phase spray, a detachable sealing unit (12) to seal the dispensing orifice (50) and so isolate the reservoir from the outside, and a spring (4) to bring the actuating wall (10) into a non-operational position defining the maximum volume of the reservoir (3) when the sealing unit (12) is withdrawn from the dispensing orifice (50), said spring (4) being compressed when the sealing unit (12) seals the outlet orifice (50), the reservoir (3) containing approximately only fluid product so long as the detachable sealing unit (12) seals the dispensing orifice (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Valois Sas
    Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Christophe Pierre
  • Patent number: 6799690
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventors: Olivier de Pous, Jean-Jacques Ligny
  • Patent number: 6789750
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventor: Frédéric Heldt
  • Patent number: 6789706
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S.
    Inventors: Aline Abergel, Firmin Garcia
  • Patent number: 6786369
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser including: an entraining gas reservoir (10) provided with an actuator (12′) suitable for pressurizing the gas contained in the reservoir; a fluid reservoir (3); and a dispensing orifice (21) serving to pass a mixture made up of entraining gas and of fluid; the fluid reservoir (3) being separated from the gas reservoir (10) by a partition (31″; 31″′). The partition is permeable to the gas and impermeable to the fluid, so that the pressurized gas penetrates into the fluid reservoir (3) through the partition, and entrains the fluid with it towards the dispensing orifice. The fluid is urged towards the dispensing orifice by thrust mechanism (32″, 32″′) so that fluid is always present at the dispensing orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Alex Millian, Fabienne Uguen
  • Patent number: 6783035
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S.
    Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Alex Millian
  • Patent number: 6780929
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventor: Patrice Leone
  • Patent number: 6772913
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Jean-Jacques Ligny
  • Patent number: 6769579
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser for dispensing fluid in liquid or powder form, the fluid dispenser comprising a reservoir (17) provided with at least one deformable actuating wall (2) and with a dispensing orifice (14), said fluid dispenser being characterized in that it further comprises a body (1) defining a frame (10) having a thickness defined to determine a defined inscribed volume (Vi), said actuating wall (2) extending over said frame (10) and being deformable so as to reduce the volume of the reservoir and so as to penetrate into the inscribed volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventor: Alex Milian
  • Patent number: 6761288
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventor: Firmin Garcia