Patents by Inventor Franck Rolion

Franck Rolion 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: 20090317172
    Abstract: A capillary writing tip that includes a body extending from a base along a central axis (Z) to a peak, the body having a main face with a maximum dimension (L) measured transversally with respect to the central axis and delimited by a main base edge adjacent to the base, as well as by a first and a second substantially straight peak edge, which meet at the peak and are of respective lengths (l) less than the maximum length. The body also has a first secondary face delimited by, among other things, the first peak edge; a second secondary face delimited by, among other things, the second peak edge; the first and second secondary faces presenting a substantially straight common edge extending from the peak to a lower end adjacent to the base, the common edge having a length (m) which is different from the maximum width (L) and from the length (l) of the first and second peak edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: SOCIÉTÉ BIC
    Inventors: Vincent Bedhome, Franck Rolion
  • Publication number: 20090290929
    Abstract: A retractable writing instrument that includes a barrel, a writing tip, an actuating mechanism that includes a plurality of parts for extending and retracting the writing tip upon actuation of the actuation member, and a cushioning device enabling a retraction of the writing tip when an excessive pressure is exerted by a user. The cushioning device includes a spring member elastically deformable, which is integrally formed with a movable part of the actuating mechanism, the part being movable relative to the barrel. The spring member has a free end abutting the barrel toward its rear end and has a through hole. A stem extends within the spring member's hole and connects the actuating member to the actuating mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: Societe BIC
    Inventors: Franck Rolion, Bertrand Baudoin, Rick O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20090226240
    Abstract: A writing instrument that includes a barrel having a front end, a fluid reservoir compartment, and a longitudinal axis. The writing instrument further includes a head disposed at the front end of the barrel where the head has a front part with an opening and at least one rib having a peak; a capillary connector having a front portion, a main portion having a diameter, a rear portion having a diameter, and a radial shoulder, where the capillary connector extends from the front part of the head to the fluid reservoir compartment; and a ring substantially coaxial with the longitudinal axis and disposed at a distance from the opening in the front part of the head. At least one air passage is formed between the ring and the barrel and the at least on rib extends in a radial direction between the ring and the barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: Societe BIC
    Inventors: Franck Rolion, Arnaud Bez
  • Publication number: 20090205785
    Abstract: A frictional clutch for a correction device includes a rotatable supply reel with a circular center opening and a rotatable take-up reel being laterally arranged spaced apart from the supply reel, the take-up reel having an outer circumferential surface onto which a correction tape is to be wound up and the supply reel having an outer circumferential surface from which the correction tape is to be wound off, wherein the outer circumferential surface of the supply reel is provided with a circumferential radial groove in which an elastic tensioning element is accommodated, the radial circumferential groove being at its bottom at least partially transected such that the elastic tensioning element projects into the center opening secantically, when it is in a stress-relieved condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Franck Rolion, Arnaud Bez
  • Publication number: 20080308237
    Abstract: A hand-held device for transferring a film of material from a backing tape onto a substrate that includes a housing having a first housing member and a second housing member, as well as an application member around which the tape is guided and which is designed to be pressed against a substrate in order to transfer the film. The first and second housing member are mounted telescopically with each other such that in an extended position one of the housing members cover the application member and in a pushed-back position the application member is exposed for usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: Societe BIC
    Inventors: Franck Rolion, Franck Vadenne
  • Patent number: 7452147
    Abstract: A writing instrument that includes a tubular body extending along a longitudinal axis between a rear end and a front end provided with an opening through which a writing tip is capable of protruding, a lateral button having at least one actuation face oriented radially outward and at least one first cam arranged inside the body, and a writing tip advancing mechanism that include a movable member movable in a longitudinal direction in the body. The movable member includes at least a first ramp inclined relative to the longitudinal axis, the lateral button is capable of remaining in a rest position in which the first cam is facing the first ramp, and the lateral button is capable of making a first tilting movement toward the inside of the body during which the first cam interacts with the first ramp and the movable member makes a first movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Societe BIC
    Inventors: Franck Rolion, Frédéric Duchesne, Jeanne-Antide Bouveresse
  • Publication number: 20080277070
    Abstract: A hand-held device for transferring a film of adhesive, covering or coloured material from a backing tape onto a substrate that includes a housing provided with a tip opening through which an application member's tip protrudes. A cover is provided and is moveable relative to the neck portion from a first position in which the tip of the application member is uncovered to a second position in which the tip of the application member is covered. The cover is transferable between the first and second positions by rotating it relative to the housing, the cover is arranged at the outer surface of a neck portion of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: Societe BIC
    Inventors: Franck Rolion, Arnaud Bez
  • Publication number: 20080264753
    Abstract: A frictional clutch for a hand-held device for transferring a film from a backing tape onto a substrate comprises a first main member having a cylindrical element coaxially protruding into a circular center opening of a second main member. The first and second main member are supported such that they can carry out a relative rotational movement. The second main member include coaxial tensioning elements for holding and pre-tensioning an elastic ring guided around the tensioning elements. The tensioning elements are geometrically arranged such that the ring is exposed in the form of at least one secant-shaped leg in the center opening. The secant-shaped leg of the ring is biased radially outwards when the cylindrical element of the first main member is inserted into the center opening of the second member in order to produce a frictional force between the ring and the circumferential wall of the cylindrical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: SOCIETE BIC
    Inventors: Franck Rolion, Arnaud Bez
  • Patent number: 7396179
    Abstract: A writing instrument that includes a body provided with an ink reservoir; an inker element mounted at one end of the body; and a feeder device. The feeder device includes a duct that connects the reservoir to the inker element and opens out into the reservoir via an opening. The feeder device also includes a valve that includes a tab received in the duct, the tab being extended by a head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Société BIC
    Inventors: Didier Lange, Franck Rolion, Vincent Bedhome
  • Publication number: 20080031675
    Abstract: A writing instrument that includes a body extending along a central axis between a front end provided with a writing tip and a rear end, the body presenting a grip zone and comprising at least first and second elements that are assembled together, and a tubular grip sleeve covering the grip zone at least in part. The grip sleeve presents at least one projection extending towards the central axis, and the first and second body elements define a housing adapted to receive the projection of the sleeve, the projection being pinched in the housing by the first and second assembled-together elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2005
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Franck Rolion, Arnaud Bez
  • Patent number: D564750
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Societe BIC
    Inventors: Franck Rolion, Juliette Bonnamour, Denis Cellerier
  • Patent number: D566176
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Societe BIC
    Inventors: Franck Rolion, Franck Vadenne
  • Patent number: D567855
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Societe BIC
    Inventors: Franck Rolion, Franck Vadenne
  • Patent number: D569432
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Societe BIC
    Inventors: Franck Rolion, Juliette Bonnamour
  • Patent number: D569908
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Inventors: Franck Rolion, Juliette Bonnamour
  • Patent number: D571403
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Societe BIC
    Inventors: Franck Rolion, Juliette Bonnamour
  • Patent number: D575822
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Inventors: Franck Rolion, Franck Vadenne
  • Patent number: D603452
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Societe BIC, S.A.
    Inventors: Franck Rolion, Franck Vadenne
  • Patent number: D603453
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Societe BIC, S.A.
    Inventors: Franck Rolion, Franck Vadenne
  • Patent number: D603901
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Societe BIC, S.A.
    Inventors: Franck Rolion, Franck Vadenne