Patents by Inventor Frédéric Duquet

Frédéric Duquet 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: 20050135951
    Abstract: A fluid pump (100; 200; 300) comprising: a pusher (120; 220; 320) comprising: a push wall (121; 221; 321) defining a push outside surface (1211; 2211; 3211) and an inside surface (1212; 2212; 3212); and a peripheral skirt (122; 22; 322) which extends from the inside surface of the push wall; a pump chamber (1) provided with an inlet valve and with an outlet valve; a dispensing orifice (125; 225; 325) via which the fluid is dispensed; a main piston (136; 236; 336) for causing the volume of the pump chamber to vary; and a differential piston (131, 132, 133; 231, 232, 233; 331, 332, 333) that is mounted to move in the pump chamber in response to variation in the pressure in the pump chamber, the differential piston being mounted to move away from the push wall when the pressure increases in the pump chamber; the pusher and the differential piston being mounted to move along an actuating axis (X) which extends substantially perpendicularly to the push wall; characterized in that the differential piston is
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Frederic Duquet
  • Patent number: 6811057
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser assembly characterized in that it comprises: a fluid dispenser (1) defining a substantially flat body (10) provided with a dispensing orifice (17) and with a removable closure member (18) suitable for closing the dispensing orifice (17); and packaging (2) encasing the dispenser (1) and forming an opening portion (24, 28; 240, 280) in which the removable closure member (18) is received so that it is possible to take hold of it in order to remove it from the body, thereby unmasking the dispensing orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S.
    Inventors: Frédéric Duquet, Hervé Pennaneac'h
  • Publication number: 20040135005
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser for dispensing a fluid in the form of a powder, said fluid dispenser comprising a fluid reservoir (23) provided with a movable actuating wall (22) and with a spraying orifice (53), the reservoir containing a piece of porous material (4) suitable for being impregnated with gas and with the fluid in powder form, said fluid dispenser being characterized in that the porous material occupies the major part of the volume of the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: VALOIS SAS
    Inventor: Frederic Duquet
  • Publication number: 20040129800
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser for dispensing fluid in liquid or powder form, the fluid dispenser comprising a fluid reservoir (30) of variable volume, said reservoir defining at least one movable wall (31, 32) that can be moved to vary the volume of the reservoir, the dispenser further comprising a dispensing orifice (311) in communication with the reservoir so that fluid from the reservoir can be delivered through the dispensing orifice when the volume of the reservoir is reduced;
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Applicant: VALOIS S.A.S.
    Inventor: Frederic Duquet
  • Publication number: 20040065688
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser (100; 200; 300; 400) for dispensing a fluid in liquid or in powder form, said dispenser including a reservoir (12) serving to contain fluid, and a dispensing orifice (114; 214; 314; 414) via which the fluid is dispensed, said reservoir (12) having an actuating wall (111; 211; 311; 411) and a backing wall (112; 212; 312; 412), said walls be adapted to be brought towards each other by elastic deformation to reduce the volume of the reservoir, and thus to deliver fluid through the dispensing orifice, said dispenser further comprising a one-piece body (110; 210; 310; 410) and of at least one flexible sealing film (120; 220; 320; 421; 422), the actuating wall and the backing wall being formed by the one-piece body, characterized in that the actuating wall and the backing wall are angularly positioned relative to each by forming an angle that decreases when they are brought towards each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Applicant: VALOIS S.A.
    Inventors: Frederic Duquet, Firmin Garcia, Alex Milian
  • Publication number: 20030230599
    Abstract: A spring (4) comprising two branches (41, 42) is connected by a bend (40) such that the branches form, in the idle position, an acute angle. Said branches are elastically mobile in relation to each other by relative pivoting around the bend until they come into contact with each other so as to be extended relatively in parallel. The spring also comprises a spring stiffness variation systems (43, 44) which produce different stiffnesses depending on whether the spring is compressed or slackened. Said variation system producing a low stiffness when the branches are extended relatively in parallel and a greater stiffness when the branches are forced together from the idle position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Applicant: VALOIS SAS
    Inventors: Frederic Duquet, Firmin Garcia
  • Patent number: 6655549
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser assembly having, a fluid dispenser (1) defining a substantially flat body (10) provided with a dispensing orifice (12) and with a removable closure member (15) masking the dispensing orifice, packaging (2) encasing the body (10) of the dispenser while leaving the removable closure member (15) accessible so that it can be removed from the body. The dispenser assembly being characterized in that the packaging (2) comprises a casing portion (3) containing the body (10) of the dispenser; and a substantially plane portion (4) connected to the casing portion (3) by zones of least resistance (43), so that the casing portion (3) can be separated from the plane portion (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventors: Frédéric Duquet, Hervé Pennaneac'h
  • Patent number: 6651846
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser assembly comprising: a fluid dispenser (1) defining a fluid reservoir (11), a deformable actuating wall (12), and an outlet orifice (13); and packaging (2) defining a casing (21, 22) surrounding the dispenser (1), the actuating wall being pushed in via the casing; said fluid dispenser assembly being characterized in that the packaging further comprises a hinged flap (23, 24) that can be folded over onto the casing (21, 22) so as to be superposed thereon, the flap being secured to or integral with the casing via a side edge (25), the flap comprising an outside face (23) and an inside face (24) serving to come into contact with the casing when the flap is folded over on the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventors: Frédéric Duquet, Firmin Garcia, Hervé Pennaneac'h
  • Patent number: 6575332
    Abstract: Fluid product dispenser, including a fluid product pack (2) defining a fluid product container, a dispensing orifice, and a removable sealing part (25) sealing the dispensing orifice; and a case (1) wherein the fluid product pack (2) is inserted by sliding so as to take the pack out of its case to remove the removable sealing part. The fluid dispenser also includes a stopping feature (16, 26, 265) to limit the sliding of the pack in the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventors: Aline Abergel, Frédéric Duquet, Firmin Garcia, Hervé Pennaneac'h
  • Publication number: 20030094466
    Abstract: Fluid product dispenser comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Applicant: VALOIS SAS
    Inventors: Frederic Duquet, Herve Pennaneach
  • Publication number: 20030000962
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser assembly characterized in that it comprises:
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: VALOIS S.A.
    Inventors: Frederic Duquet, Herve Pennaneac'h
  • Publication number: 20020195469
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser assembly comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Applicant: VALOIS S.A.
    Inventors: Frederic Duquet, Herve Pennaneac'h
  • Publication number: 20020195465
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser assembly comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Applicant: VALOIS SAS
    Inventors: Frederic Duquet, Firmin Garcia, Herve Pennaneac'h
  • Publication number: 20020185401
    Abstract: A perfume test packaging characterized in that it comprises:
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Applicant: VALOIS S.A.
    Inventors: Frederic Duquet, Firmin Garcia, Herve Pennaneac'h
  • Patent number: 6478195
    Abstract: A packaging assembly, including a fluid dispenser defining substantially parallel opposite side edges, and a housing having two substantially parallel opposite sides. Each side defines an inside wall, with the two inside walls facing each other, and each inside wall is provided with a respective longitudinal groove which extends over at least a portion of the length of the side. The two resulting grooves are parallel, and at least a portion of each of the opposite side edges of the dispenser are slidably engaged in the corresponding one of the grooves in the housing, so as to enable the dispenser to be slidably extracted from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventors: Frédéric Duquet, Hervé Pennaneac'h
  • Publication number: 20020074346
    Abstract: A packaging assembly comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Applicant: VALOIS S.A.
    Inventors: Frederic Duquet, Herve Pennaneac'h
  • Publication number: 20020056732
    Abstract: Fluid product dispenser comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Applicant: VALOIS S.A.
    Inventors: Aline Abergel, Frederic Duquet, Firmin Garcia, Herve Pennaneac'h
  • Patent number: D511690
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S.
    Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Frederic Duquet