Patents by Inventor Alexandre CHEN

Alexandre CHEN 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: 11426569
    Abstract: A fluid applicator including a skin contact detector device. The contact detector device includes a flexible outer substrate (S1) that defines an outer contact surface (S11), the flexible outer substrate (S1) covering a detection zone (Z) that has a plurality of conductive pellets (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5) separate from one another, the conductive pellets (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5) being arranged above a common conductive plate (D). The conductive pellets (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5), in the absence of stress, are spaced apart from the common conductive plate (D) by insulating spacers (C), so that pressure exerted on the flexible outer substrate (S1) causes at least one of the conductive pellets (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5) to come into contact with the common conductive plate (D), thereby creating at least one short-circuit signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Alexandre Chen
  • Patent number: 10980330
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser assembly having a fluid reservoir (R), a dispenser member (5), and a dispenser orifice (62). The fluid reservoir (R) includes a piston (42) movable in leaktight sliding contact in a slide cylinder (41) over a maximum stroke between a start position that corresponds to a substantially full state of the reservoir, and an end position that corresponds to a substantially empty state of the reservoir. The dispenser assembly has a detector (35) arranged outside the fluid reservoir (R) and acts remotely to detect a determined physical property that enters into a small detection field that covers an alert position of the piston that is closer to the end position than to the start position. The piston (42) carries the detectable determined physical property and the detector (35) delivers, in response to a detection of the physical property, at least one alert signal perceptible to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Alexandre Chen
  • Publication number: 20200384251
    Abstract: A fluid applicator including a skin contact detector device. The contact detector device includes a flexible outer substrate (S1) that defines an outer contact surface (S11), the flexible outer substrate (S1) covering a detection zone (Z) that has a plurality of conductive pellets (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5) separate from one another, the conductive pellets (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5) being arranged above a common conductive plate (D). The conductive pellets (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5), in the absence of stress, are spaced apart from the common conductive plate (D) by insulating spacers (C), so that pressure exerted on the flexible outer substrate (S1) causes at least one of the conductive pellets (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5) to come into contact with the common conductive plate (D), thereby creating at least one short-circuit signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Alexandre CHEN
  • Patent number: 10654057
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser having a reservoir (1), a dispenser head (T) provided with a dispenser orifice (62), a dip tube (22), a pusher (6) axially movable over a determined stroke, an electric pump (4) that delivers air into the reservoir (1) so as to force the fluid through the dip tube (22) and actuated by the pusher (6), and a fluid outlet valve (7). All of the air coming from the electric pump is delivered into the reservoir. The electric pump (4) is activated by the pusher (6) as soon as it leaves its high rest position, and the outlet valve (7) is opened only in the proximity of the low depressed position, such that the electric pump (4) is electrically powered before the outlet valve (7) is opened and delivers air into the reservoir (1) with an increase in pressure that is less than 1 Bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Regis Jacquemart, Alexandre Chen, Arnaud Leboucher
  • Publication number: 20190116960
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser assembly having a fluid reservoir (R), a dispenser member (5), and a dispenser orifice (62). The fluid reservoir (R) includes a piston (42) movable in leaktight sliding contact in a slide cylinder (41) over a maximum stroke between a start position that corresponds to a substantially full state of the reservoir, and an end position that corresponds to a substantially empty state of the reservoir. The dispenser assembly has a detector (35) arranged outside the fluid reservoir (R) and acts remotely to detect a determined physical property that enters into a small detection field that covers an alert position of the piston that is closer to the end position than to the start position. The piston (42) carries the detectable determined physical property and the detector (35) delivers, in response to a detection of the physical property, at least one alert signal perceptible to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Alexandre CHEN
  • Publication number: 20170304854
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser comprising: a reservoir (1); a dispenser head (T) that is provided with a dispenser orifice (62); a dip tube (22) that conveys the fluid from the reservoir (1) to the dispenser head (T); a pusher (6) that is axially movable over a determined stroke; an electric pump (4) that delivers air into the reservoir (1) so as to force the fluid through the dip tube (22) as far as the dispenser head (T), the electric pump (4) being actuated by the pusher (6); and a fluid outlet valve (7); the fluid dispenser being characterized in that: all of the air coming from the electric pump is delivered into the reservoir; the electric pump (4) is activated by the pusher (6) as soon as it leaves its high rest position, and the outlet valve (7) is opened only in the proximity of the low depressed position, such that the electric pump (4) is electrically powered well before the outlet valve (7) is opened; and the electric pump (4) delivers air into the reservoir (1) with an increase in pressure that is less than 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: RĂ©gis JACQUEMART, Alexandre CHEN, Arnaud LEBOUCHER