Patents by Inventor Christian DUPIRE

Christian DUPIRE 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: 12110221
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pouring device suitable for piercing and emptying a granular material contained in a vacuum-sealed package, including: a tubular body, having a duct for the flow of the material, extending from an inlet opening positioned at a first end of the tubular body to an outlet opening for the granular material, positioned at a second end of the tubular body; and a hollow piercing tool having a distal end ending in a pointed tip, and a widened base at the proximal end thereof, rigidly connected to the body. The device further includes a shoulder serving as a stop coming into contact with the wall of the package to stop the pouring device when the wall is pierced by the piercing tool, and possibly a bowl bringing the granular material having escaped the hollow portion of the piercing tool into the inside of the hollow portion by gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: LESAFFRE ET COMPAGNIE
    Inventors: Adrien Gatti, Matthieu Guyot, Christian Dupire, Hervé Szymanek, Yves Gosselin
  • Publication number: 20230312320
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pouring device suitable for piercing and emptying a granular material contained in a vacuum-sealed package, including: a tubular body, having a duct for the flow of the material, extending from an inlet opening positioned at a first end of the tubular body to an outlet opening for the granular material, positioned at a second end of the tubular body; and a hollow piercing tool having a distal end ending in a pointed tip, and a widened base at the proximal end thereof, rigidly connected to the body. The device further includes a shoulder serving as a stop coming into contact with the wall of the package to stop the pouring device when the wall is pierced by the piercing tool, and possibly a bowl bringing the granular material having escaped the hollow portion of the piercing tool into the inside of the hollow portion by gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Adrien GATTI, Matthieu GUYOT, Christian DUPIRE, Hervé SZYMANEK, Yves GOSSELIN