Patents by Inventor Alban R. D'Epenoux

Alban R. D'Epenoux has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11932528
    Abstract: An assembly for dispensing fluid products, comprising a housing (44) having a dispense opening (40) and a mount (42) for a container (12) that contains the fluid product, pumping means (45), a diverting element (53) rotatable around a rotation axis (R) provided with a first channel (A) and a second channel (B), which are in fluid communication with one another and each have an open end (66) arranged radially with respect to the rotation axis (R) on a peripheral surface (65) of the rotatable diverting element (53). The assembly further comprises a suction conduit (49) connected to an inlet of the pumping means (45) for withdrawing fluid product from said container (12) installed on the mount (42), a delivery conduit (50) fluidly connecting an outlet of the pumping means (45) and said rotatable diverting element (53), and a recirculation conduit (52) arranged downstream of the diverting element (53) for returning fluid product to the container (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: Corob S.p.A., PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrea Bergamini, Giuseppe Casalini, Joanne Sarah Thompson, Alban R. D'Epenoux
  • Patent number: 11565223
    Abstract: A dispensing machine for dispensing fluid products comprising a dispensing zone (15) in which elongated support means (12) are disposed, configured to support a plurality of removable containing units (11) of the fluid products in a stationary manner along a longitudinal axis (X) is disclosed. The dispensing zone (15) further includes translation means (20) configured to allow moving a receptacle (18) positioned on a metering unit and disposed on the translation means (20) substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction (X) to delivery positions substantially vertically below said containing units (11) and measurement means (16) configured to meter a quantity of fluid product that is delivered from a containing unit (11) to the receptacle (18) in a delivery position corresponding to the respective containing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: Corob S.P.A., PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrea Bergamini, Giuseppe Casalini, Joanne Sarah Thompson, Alban R. D'Epenoux
  • Publication number: 20220127132
    Abstract: An assembly for dispensing fluid products, comprising a housing (44) having a dispense opening (40) and a mount (42) for a container (12) that contains the fluid product, pumping means (45), a diverting element (53) rotatable around a rotation axis (R) provided with a first channel (A) and a second channel (B), which are in fluid communication with one another and each have an open end (66) arranged radially with respect to the rotation axis (R) on a peripheral surface (65) of the rotatable diverting element (53). The assembly further comprises a suction conduit (49) connected to an inlet of the pumping means (45) for withdrawing fluid product from said container (12) installed on the mount (42), a delivery conduit (50) fluidly connecting an outlet of the pumping means (45) and said rotatable diverting element (53), and a recirculation conduit (52) arranged downstream of the diverting element (53) for returning fluid product to the container (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Andrea Bergamini, Giuseppe Casalini, Joanne Sarah Thompson, Alban R. D'Epenoux
  • Publication number: 20220112072
    Abstract: Computer-implemented method to control a dispensing machine configured to deliver fluid products inside a receptacle (118) and comprising a plurality of containing units (111), each containing a respective fluid product, one or more storage zones (128) of the containing units (111) and a dispensing zone (115) wherein it is provided to temporarily and selectively locate at least one sub-assembly of containing units (111) containing the fluid products to be delivered in a dispensing cycle, making use of a computing device (161) comprising at least one processor (164), data storage means (162) with a formulation database, an input device (163), and a display device (159), wherein the control method comprises determining the disposition of the plurality of containing units (111) in the dispensing zone (115) and in the storage zone(s) (128), receiving, via the input device, a target formulation, selected by the user, and identifying, via the processor, from the formulation database an associated plurality of fluid
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Andrea Bergamini, Vittorio Mercurio, Giuseppe Casalini, Joanne Sarah Thompson, Alban R. D'Epenoux
  • Publication number: 20220105745
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a container (1) for mixing paint comprising a paint cup (2) comprising a base portion (3) and sidewall portions (4) enclosing a receptacle volume (5), and having an opening (6) opposite to the base portion(3); a rotatable mixing element (17) disposed in the receptacle volume (5); and a coupling means (19) for operatively connecting the rotatable mixing element (17) to an actuator (30) configured to drive the rotatable mixing element (17). A paint mixing apparatus (26) comprising one or more ports (27) configured to accommodate such paint mixing container (1) and comprising an actuator (30) configured to drive the rotatable mixing element (17) and a process for mixing paint making use of such paint mixing container (1) are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Alban R. D'Epenoux, Ignasi Roig Ferrer-Dalmau
  • Publication number: 20210086149
    Abstract: A dispensing machine for dispensing fluid products comprising a dispensing zone (15) in which elongated support means (12) are disposed, configured to support a plurality of removable containing units (11) of the fluid products in a stationary manner along a longitudinal axis (X) is disclosed. The dispensing zone (15) further includes translation means (20) configured to allow moving a receptacle (18) positioned on a metering unit and disposed on the translation means (20) substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction (X) to delivery positions substantially vertically below said containing units (11) and measurement means (16) configured to meter a quantity of fluid product that is delivered from a containing unit (11) to the receptacle (18) in a delivery position corresponding to the respective containing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Andrea Bergamini, Giuseppe Casalini, Joanne Sarah Thompson, Alban R. D'Epenoux
  • Patent number: D946065
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignees: Corob S.p.A., PPG Indutries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Alban R. d'Epenoux, Joanne Sarah Thompson, Giuseppe Casalini, Andrea Bergamini
  • Patent number: D967879
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignees: Corob S.p.A, PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Alban R. d'Epenoux, Joanne Sarah Thompson, Giuseppe Casalini, Andrea Bergamini