Patents by Inventor Cedric Morhain
Cedric Morhain 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).
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Publication number: 20100150774Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device to evaporate low volatility active substances or ingredients from a liquid solution contained in a reservoir (2). The device comprises at least one liquid retaining support and dispensing means (14) arranged in a casing (1) at a distance and in a suitable position for dispensing doses of said liquid solution on said support by means of a push-button (6). The device further has a timer adapted to allow the operation of said dispensing means in selected time periods, said time periods being greater than the time necessary for evaporating most of the solvent and active ingredient from the support.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: ZOBELE HOLDING SPAInventors: Fabio Marchetti, Cedric Morhain, Franco Zobele, Stefano Deflorian
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Publication number: 20080305002Abstract: The present invention refers to a volatile substance diffuser based on permeable membrane with a closure where a solid wall is applied to or separated from the membrane to stop or allow evaporation, respectively. The shape of the membrane is adapted to compensate possible vacuum inside the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2008Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: ZOBELE HOLDING S.p.A.Inventors: Edoardo Bertassi, David Moreno, Jose Antonio Munoz, Cedric Morhain
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Patent number: 7382975Abstract: Incorporates a device for active substances (3) which has a wick (6) and a first heating resistor (8) for operating the diffuser on normal system. It also has a single button (12) connected through an electronic circuit (10) to an additional second heating resistor (9) located in the same channel and after the first heating resistor (8) in the vicinity of the wick (6). Activation of the button (12) determines the switching on of the second heating resistor (9) and can also activate at the same time a fan (4) or even based on a fan speed (4) increase the same, moving from normal operating mode to boost mode in which a substantial and instant increase in evaporation and diffusion of the active substances is produced.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2004Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Zobele Espana, S.A.Inventors: Andrea Caserta, Ruben Garcia Fabrega, Pere Casas Colomer, Joan Gusi Hidalgo, Cedric Morhain
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Patent number: 7379662Abstract: The device for diffusing volatile substances comprises two containers (1, 2) to hold respective liquids with respective volatile substances. Each container has at least one aperture closed by a cap (12, 22). The device is configured so that it can be located on a supporting surface with the containers (1, 2) vertically confronting, so that one of the containers is selectively in an upper position or in a lower position with respect to the other container. The container which is in the upper position emanates the volatile substance which it contains, and the other one does not emanate the volatile substance which it contains.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2005Date of Patent: May 27, 2008Assignee: Zobele España, S.A.Inventors: Andrea Caserta, Cedric Morhain, David Moreno Perez, Jose Antonio Muñoz Martinez
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Publication number: 20060202050Abstract: The device for diffusing volatile substances comprises two containers (1, 2) to hold respective liquids with respective volatile substances. Each container has at least one aperture closed by a cap (12, 22). The device is configured so that it can be located on a supporting surface with the containers (1, 2) vertically confronting, so that one of the containers is selectively in an upper position or in a lower position with respect to the other container. The container which is in the upper position emanates the volatile substance which it contains, and the other one does not emanate the volatile substance which it contains.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2005Publication date: September 14, 2006Applicant: ZOBELE ESPANA, S.A.Inventors: Andrea Caserta, Cedric Morhain, David Perez, Jose Munoz Martinez
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Patent number: 7106956Abstract: The device comprises conventionally a plug (2) for the electrical supply of a heater element (14) to bring about the heating and evaporation, by way of a flat wick (10), of an active substance contained in a main receptacle (5). The novelty lies in the fact that said container (5) is heat-formed and defines a triangular configuration reservoir (6) with a flat extension (7) that accommodates the flat “Y”-shaped wick (10) in which the ends of its divergent arms (11) are engaged in recesses (9) in the mouth of the active substance reservoir (6), said wick (10) being pressed by an impermeable strip (12) which is heat-sealed to the body of the reservoir (6), so that the heater element (14) positioned facing the front end of the extension (7) brings about the warming of the wick (10) and the corresponding evaporation of the active substance, which will issue by way of a hole (16) in the impermeable strip (12) to be diffused in the environment.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2003Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: Zobele España, S.A.Inventors: Andrea Caserta, Julio Cesar Ruiz Ballesteros, Cedric Morhain
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Publication number: 20060193611Abstract: It is of the type of those which are connected to the electric mains by means of a plug (1), incorporates a single container (6) equipped with a body of two or more independent receptacles (8) which hold different liquid fragrances in which respective wicks (2) are immersed and a lid (9) which closes the body (7) and renders the receptacles (8) independent. The lid (9) comes with openings (10) in correspondence with the positions of the wicks (2) for the egress and vaporization of the fragrance by actuation of one or more resistance elements (3), located in opposition to said openings (10), by means of a manual pushbutton (4) or automatically in accordance with a pre-established program, diffusing the fragrances in a sequential or combined manner during predetermined intervals of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2005Publication date: August 31, 2006Inventors: Julio Ruiz Ballesteros, Jose Munoz Martinez, Cedric Morhain, Ruben Garcia Fabrega, Jordi Farre Albaladejo, Andrea Caserta
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Patent number: 7095953Abstract: The device comprises a container (1) of active substance in liquid form, which is sealed by means of a permeable membrane (3) which lets the active substance vapour pass and prevents the passage of liquid, being completed with a porous support (5) on the inner face of the membrane (3), so as to take the active substance to the centre of the membrane (3), this being warmed by a heater element (9) with pins (10) which are coupled directly onto the pins (8) of a socket plug (7), via which the device is powered, so that the evaporation of the active substance takes place by warming and it issues to the exterior by ways of slots (12) provided in a housing (11) which joins the container (1) to the socket plug (7). The assembly forms a disposable device, although the container (1) can be embodied so that it is interchangeable.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2005Date of Patent: August 22, 2006Assignee: Zobele Espana, S.A.Inventors: Andrea Caserta, Julio Cesar Ruiz Ballesteros, Cedric Morhain
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Patent number: 7076160Abstract: The indicator is a non-electric indicator and is based on a thermochromic material which is applied on a diffuser or thermodiffuser device of volatile substances (1), so that when heating of the latter takes place to evaporate the volatile substance contained in a reservoir associated with said device (1), when a determined temperature is reached the indicator, constituted by a plastic insert (4) with thermochromic pigments, changes colour and indicates that the diffuser device (1) is in diffusion conditions. The colour change product can be constituted by the combination of some thermochromic and normal paints applied on the external surface of the device, so that when a determined temperature is reached the thermochromic paint changes colour and originates an indication of the device being in diffusion conditions.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2001Date of Patent: July 11, 2006Assignee: DBK Espana, S.A.Inventors: Jaume Cardellach Lopez, Andrea Caserta, Cedric Morhain
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Publication number: 20060131443Abstract: It relates to an evaporator device of those which are used to diffuse fragrances, insecticides or other substances which are held in a recipient (1) in the form of two immiscible liquids. It comprises two wicks (2, 2?) which extend from the interior of the recipient (1) in contact with the liquid or the liquids to the exterior where the evaporation area thereof is located, and a stopper cover (3) which closes the recipient (1) and which is traversed by the wicks (2, 2?). One of the wicks (2) has an impermeable layer (4) which extends from its lower extremity to the stopper cover (3) of the recipient (1) preventing contact with one of the liquids and enabling the ingress of the other liquid into the wick (2) only through its lower extremity, thereby allowing the independent egress of each liquid through each wick (2, 2?).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2004Publication date: June 22, 2006Inventors: Jose Antonio Martinez, Cedric Morhain, Ruben Fabrega, Andrea Caserta
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Publication number: 20060120701Abstract: Incorporates a device for active substances (3) which has a wick (6) and a first heating resistor (8) for operating the diffuser on normal system. It also has a single button (12) connected through an electronic circuit (10) to an additional second heating resistor (9) located in the same channel and after the first heating resistor (8) in the vicinity of the wick (6). Activation of the button (12) determines the switching on of the second heating resistor (9) and can also activate at the same time a fan (4) or even based on a fan speed (4) increase the same, moving from normal operating mode to boost mode in which a substantial and instant increase in evaporation and diffusion of the active substances is produced.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2004Publication date: June 8, 2006Inventors: Andrea Caserta, Ruben Garcia Fabrega, Pere Casas Colomer, Joan Gusi Hidalgo, Cedric Morhain
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Patent number: 7055764Abstract: It relates to an evaporator device of those which are used to diffuse fragrances, insecticides or other substances which are held in a recipient (1) in the form of two immiscible liquids. It comprises two wicks (2, 2?) which extend from the interior of the recipient (1) in contact with the liquid or the liquids to the exterior where the evaporation area thereof is located, and a stopper cover (3) which closes the recipient (1) and which is traversed by the wicks (2, 2?). One of the wicks (2) has an impermeable layer (4) which extends from its lower extremity to the stopper cover (3) of the recipient (1) preventing contact with one of the liquids and enabling the ingress of the other liquid into the wick (2) only through its lower extremity, thereby allowing the independent egress of each liquid through each wick (2, 2?).Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2004Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignee: Zobele Espana, S.A.Inventors: José Antonio Muñoz Martinez, Cedric Morhain, Ruben Garcia Fabrega, Andrea Caserta
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Publication number: 20060081721Abstract: The invention relates to a diffuser of multiple volatile substances (air freshener liquid, odour absorption formulae, bactericide active substances, insecticides, etc.) comprising two or more containers (2, 2?) placed with a symmetrical or approximately symmetrical arrangement about a central body (1) to which they are joined by corresponding supports (3, 3?) that constitute said central body (1). Each container (2, 2?) holding the air freshener liquid or the desired formulation is closed by an active substance diffuser body (4) that also acts as a stopper and prevents dripping. When the device is at rest only one of the containers is diffusing. To change the fragrance, simply turn the device automatically or manually so that the container that was emanating is in the opposite position with respect to the other container, which will then diffuse its active substance, its evaporation being regulated individually or globally.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2005Publication date: April 20, 2006Applicant: ZOBELE ESPANA, S.A.Inventors: Andrea Caserta, Cedric Morhain, David Perez, Jose Munoz Martinez
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Publication number: 20050249673Abstract: The device comprises conventionally a plug (2) for the electrical supply of a heater element (14) to bring about the heating and evaporation, by way of a flat wick (10), of an active substance contained in a main receptacle (5). The novelty lies in the fact that said container (5) is heat-formed and defines a triangular configuration reservoir (6) with a flat extension (7) that accommodates the flat “Y”-shaped wick (10) in which the ends of its divergent arms (11) are engaged in recesses (9) in the mouth of the active substance reservoir (6), said wick (10) being pressed by an impermeable strip (12) which is heat-sealed to the body of the reservoir (6), so that the heater element (14) positioned facing the front end of the extension (7) brings about the warming of the wick (10) and the corresponding evaporation of the active substance, which will issue by way of a hole (16) in the impermeable strip (12) to be diffused in the environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2003Publication date: November 10, 2005Applicant: ZOBELE ESPANA, S.A.Inventors: Andrea Caserta, Julio Ruiz Ballesteros, Cedric Morhain
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Publication number: 20050236384Abstract: The device comprises a container (1) of active substance in liquid form, which is sealed by means of a permeable membrane (3) which lets the active substance vapour pass and prevents the passage of liquid, being completed with a porous support (5) on the inner face of the membrane (3), so as to take the active substance to the centre of the membrane (3), this being warmed by a heater element (9) with pins (10) which are coupled directly onto the pins (8) of a socket plug (7), via which the device is powered, so that the evaporation of the active substance takes place by warming and it issues to the exterior by ways of slots (12) provided in a housing (11) which joins the container (1) to the socket plug (7). The assembly forms a disposable device, although the container (1) can be embodied so that it is interchangeable.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2005Publication date: October 27, 2005Inventors: Andrea Caserta, Julio Ruiz Ballesteros, Cedric Morhain
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Publication number: 20050008350Abstract: The indicator is a non-electric indicator and is based on a thermochromic material which is applied on a diffuser or thermodiffuser device of volatile substances (1), so that when heating of the latter takes place to evaporate the volatile substance contained in a reservoir associated with said device (1), when a determined temperature is reached the indicator, constituted by a plastic insert (4) with thermochromic pigments, changes colour and indicates that the diffuser device (1) is in diffusion conditions. The colour change product can be constituted by the combination of some thermochromic and normal paints applied on the external surface of the device, so that when a determined temperature is reached the thermochromic paint changes colour and originates an indication of the device being in diffusion conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2001Publication date: January 13, 2005Inventors: Jaume Cardellach Lopez, Andrea Caserta, Cedric Morhain
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Patent number: D535002Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2005Date of Patent: January 9, 2007Assignee: Zobele Espana, S.A.Inventors: Andrea Caserta, Cedric Morhain, David Moreno Perez, Jose Antonio Muñoz Martinez
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Patent number: D608221Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2008Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Zobele Holding SpAInventors: Fabio Marchetti, Cedric Morhain