Patents by Inventor Claude Benoit-Gonin

Claude Benoit-Gonin 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).

  • Publication number: 20230249881
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a tamper-evident closure, comprising the steps of: forming a body having a base and a lid; and inserting a dispensing member and a tamper-evident member into the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Claude Benoit-Gonin, Jean-Yves Rognard
  • Patent number: 11685575
    Abstract: A tamper-evident closure comprising a cap and a retaining ring, the retaining ring is connected to the sidewall by a plurality of bridges, at least one of the bridges is frangible and at least one of the bridges is non-frangible whereby to form a link between the ring and the sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Lino Dreyer, Graeme Hood, Claude Benoit-Gonin, Jean-Yves Rognard, Axel Rognard
  • Patent number: 11649093
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a tamper-evident closure, comprising the steps of: forming a body having a base and a lid; and inserting a dispensing member and a tamper-evident member into the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Claude Benoit-Gonin, Jean-Yves Rognard
  • Publication number: 20220002037
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a tamper-evident closure, comprising the steps of: forming a body having a base and a lid; and inserting a dispensing member and a tamper-evident member into the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Claude Benoit-Gonin, Jean-Yves Rognard
  • Patent number: 11180292
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a tamper-evident closure, comprising the steps of: forming a body having a base and a lid; and inserting a dispensing member and a tamper-evident member into the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Claude Benoit-Gonin, Jean-Yves Rognard
  • Publication number: 20210354890
    Abstract: A child-resistant aerosol cap comprising a base which is attachable onto an aerosol container, and a lid which is attachable to the base, the lid includes locking means for releasably locking the lid onto the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Claude Benoit-Gonin, Antonio Gonzales, Felipe Grino
  • Patent number: 11097457
    Abstract: A method of forming a bi-injected closure, comprising the steps of: forming a cap with a top plate and a depending sidewall, in a first injection moulding phase using a first mould part, the cap formed so as to include one or more external sealing areas; changing the first mould part for a second mould part, the second mould part sealing against the or each sealing area on the cap; and forming an outer ring around the cap sidewall whilst the second mould part is sealed against the sealing area/s in a second moulding phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Claude Benoit-Gonin, Philippe Bardet
  • Publication number: 20210188488
    Abstract: A tamper-evident closure comprising a cap and a retaining ring, the retaining ring is connected to the sidewall by a plurality of bridges, at least one of the bridges is frangible and at least one of the bridges is non-frangible whereby to form a link between the ring and the sidewall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Lino Dreyer, Graeme HOOD, Claude BENOIT-GONIN, Jean-Yves ROGNARD, Axel ROGNARD
  • Publication number: 20210122532
    Abstract: A tamper-evident closure (10) for a container mouth, comprising a cap and a retaining ring arranged under the cap for retaining the closure on the container, the cap is separable from the ring, the cap and ring are joined by a pair of arms (37, 39), the arms are non-frangibly connected to a common root (40) at one end, the other end (36) one of the arms is non-frangibly connected at a circumferentially clockwise location from the root and the other end (38) of the other arm is non-frangibly connected to a circumferentially anticlockwise location from the root, whereby the arms permit axial separation of the cap from the ring and assume a generally V-form configuration when doing so and whereby the cap remains tethered to the ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Lino DREYER, Graeme HOOD, Claude BENOIT-GONIN
  • Patent number: 10934063
    Abstract: A tamper-evident screw closure (1) is provided and comprises: a head plate (2); a substantially cylindrical skirt (3) having an internal screw thread (4); and a tamper-evident drop band (11), the band being frangibly connected to the lower edge of the skirt. The band comprises a first portion (12) directed downwardly from the cap skirt and a second portion (14) which extends from the lower end of the first portion and which is folded over inwardly and back in the direction of the head plate for engaging behind a securing ring on a container neck. At least one extension (15) is provided in axial extension of the second portion. The extension is provided with one or more notches (18) and the interior of the skirt is provided with one or more corresponding projections (20) which locate in the notches when the second portion is folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: OBRIST CLOSURES SWITZERLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Claude Benoit-Gonin, Phillipe Bardet
  • Publication number: 20210053729
    Abstract: A child-resistant aerosol cap (10) comprising a base (15) which is attachable onto an aerosol container, and a lid (20) which is attachable to the base, the lid includes locking means (28,29,65,70) for releasably locking the lid onto the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Bryers LLP
    Inventors: Claude Benoit-Gonin, Antonio Gonzales, Felipe Grino
  • Publication number: 20210039840
    Abstract: A closure (10) for a container mouth, comprising a cap (15) and a retaining ring (20) for retaining the closure on a container mouth, a tether (45) is provided between the cap side wall and the retaining ring along the circumference of the cap, one end of the tether is fixedly connected to the side wall and the other end is fixedly connected to the retaining ring, in which the tether is connected to the cap by a root (30) and extends from the root in a clockwise direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Claude BENOIT-GONIN, Sebastien WIDMER, Axel ROGNARD, Lino DREYER, Graeme HOOD
  • Patent number: 10442591
    Abstract: A closure (910) comprising a base (912) and a lid (914), the base and lid being joined by a hinge arrangement (932) so that the lid is movable between a closed position and an open position, the hinge arrangement comprising a main hinge (981) and a separate auxiliary hinge (995), in which the lateral extent of the main hinge is greater than the lateral extent of the auxiliary hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: OBRIST CLOSURES SWITZERLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Rognard, Claude Benoit-Gonin
  • Patent number: 10358273
    Abstract: A head stand container closure is provided. The closure comprises a base, and a lid having a top plate upon which the closure rests in use. The base is attachable to a container and the lid is attached or attachable to the base. The closure comprises an internal tamper-evident member comprising a part which is initially spaced from the lid top plate and upon first opening of the closure the part moves to or towards the top plate when the head is in a head down orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Claude Benoit-Gonin, Philippe Bardet
  • Publication number: 20190152658
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a tamper-evident closure, comprising the steps of: forming a body having a base and a lid; and inserting a dispensing member and a tamper-evident member into the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Claude Benoit-Gonin, Jean-Yves Rognard
  • Patent number: 10287067
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a tamper-evident closure, comprising the steps of: forming a body having a base and a lid; and inserting a dispensing member and a tamper-evident member into the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Claude Benoit-Gonin, Jean-Yves Rognard
  • Publication number: 20190039787
    Abstract: A tamper-evident screw closure (1) is provided and comprises: a head plate (2); a substantially cylindrical skirt (3) having an internal screw thread (4); and a tamper-evident drop band (11), the band being frangibly connected to the lower edge of the skirt. The band comprises a first portion (12) directed downwardly from the cap skirt and a second portion (14) which extends from the lower end of the first portion and which is folded over inwardly and back in the direction of the head plate for engaging behind a securing ring on a container neck. At least one extension (15) is provided in axial extension of the second portion. The extension is provided with one or more notches (18) and the interior of the skirt is provided with one or more corresponding projections (20) which locate in the notches when the second portion is folded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: CLAUDE BENOIT-GONIN, PHILLIPE BARDET
  • Publication number: 20180257831
    Abstract: A head stand container closure is provided. The closure comprises a base, and a lid having a top plate upon which the closure rests in use. The base is attachable to a container and the lid is attached or attachable to the base. The closure comprises an internal tamper-evident member comprising a part which is initially spaced from the lid top plate and upon first opening of the closure the part moves to or towards the top plate when the head is in a head down orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Claude Benoit-Gonin, Philippe Bardet
  • Patent number: 9932158
    Abstract: A closure includes a base and a lid, the base and lid being joined by a double hinge arrangement so that the lid is movable between a closed position and an open position. The double hinge arrangement includes a first hinge and a second hinge. The lid may be held stably in the open position via tongues or the like, which are provided on or by the lid, base, and/or hinge arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Rognard, Claude Benoit-Gonin
  • Publication number: 20180009142
    Abstract: A method of forming a bi-injected closure, comprising the steps of: forming a cap with a top plate and a depending sidewall, in a first injection moulding phase using a first mould part, the cap formed so as to include one or more external sealing areas; changing the first mould part for a second mould part, the second mould part sealing against the or each sealing area on the cap; and forming an outer ring around the cap sidewall whilst the second mould part is sealed against the sealing area/s in a second moulding phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Claude BENOIT-GONIN, Philippe BARDET