Patents by Inventor Francois Le Maner
Francois Le Maner 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: 20230115324Abstract: A fluid dispensing device having an air expulsion system (200) with a pump (200) with an external body (210) containing a pump body (220; 270) with a pumping chamber (225) and a piston rod (230). The pump body has a proximal hollow body and a distal hollow body fixed to one another. The rod has a proximal rod part (231), a central rod part (232) and a distal rod part (233), the outside diameter of the central rod part (232) greater than the diameters of the other two. The central rod part supports a first seal (237) and a second seal (236), and the distal rod part supports a third seal (235). The proximal rod part has a central passage (234) extending beyond the first seal and opens laterally to the outside between the first and second seals. The distal hollow body contains a spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SASInventor: Francois LE MANER
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Publication number: 20230090739Abstract: Device for dispensing a pulverulent product comprising a reservoir unit (100) connected on the one hand, to an air expulsion system (200) and on the other hand to a dispensing head (300) provided with a dispensing orifice (310), said reservoir unit (100) comprising a reservoir (110) having substantially the form of a hollow cylinder, with a distal opening (111), a proximal opening (112), and a metering passage (113) connecting said distal and proximal openings (111, 112), a one-way valve (115) being positioned between said metering passage (113) and said distal opening (111), said proximal opening (112) of said reservoir (110) forming a filling cone which tapers towards said metering passage (113) to facilitate filling of said metering passage (113) with a dose of powder.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SASInventor: Francois LE MANER
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Patent number: 10806870Abstract: A fluid dispenser device having a body (10), a reservoir (20), a dispenser head (100) and a dispenser member (30) mounted on the reservoir (20) by a fastener ring (60). The dispenser member (30) has a dispenser-member body (31) and a movable member (35) that moves axially while the dispenser member (30) is actuated. A lateral actuator system (40) is secured to the body (10) and includes an actuator element (41) that moves between a rest position and an actuated, the reservoir moving in the body during actuation. The body includes a sleeve (15) arranged with a gap around a portion of the reservoir, and a resilient member (425) co-operating with the reservoir to urge it into contact with a side of the sleeve (15). The sleeve of the body extends around a bottom portion (25) of the reservoir, and the resilient element co-operates with the reservoir outside the sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2012Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SASInventor: Francois Le Maner
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Patent number: 10668228Abstract: A fluid dispenser device having a body (10), a reservoir (20), a dispenser head (100) and a dispenser member (30) mounted on the reservoir by a fastener ring (60). Also provided is a lateral actuator system (40) including an actuator element (41) movable between a rest position and an actuated position. The body (10) includes a guide surface (50) that is stationary relative to the head and substantially parallel to the central axis of the dispenser member (30). The actuator element (41) co-operates with the guide surface (50). The guide surface (50) includes a resistance element (55) that modifies the co-operation between the actuator element (41) and the guide surface (50). In order to be passed over, the resistance element (55) require the user to act on the lateral actuator system (40) with an actuation force that is different.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2012Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SASInventor: Francois Le Maner
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Patent number: 10456799Abstract: A fluid dispenser device comprising: a reservoir (10) containing fluid; a dispenser head (20) that is provided with a dispenser orifice (21); dispenser means (30) for dispensing at least a fraction of said fluid through said dispenser orifice (21); and passage means (40) for connecting said reservoir (10) to said dispenser orifice (21) on actuation of said dispenser means (30), said passage means (40) including a hollow needle (41) that penetrates into said reservoir (10) on actuation of said dispenser means (30), said needle (41) being fastened in a needle support (60) that is itself fastened in said dispenser head (20); said needle support (60) including blocking means (65, 66) that, in the rest position, co-operate with said reservoir (10) so as to prevent it from moving axially relative to said head (20).Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SASInventor: Francois Le Maner
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Publication number: 20190126303Abstract: A fluid dispenser device comprising: a reservoir (10) containing fluid; a dispenser head (20) that is provided with a dispenser orifice (21); dispenser means (30) for dispensing at least a fraction of said fluid through said dispenser orifice (21); and passage means (40) for connecting said reservoir (10) to said dispenser orifice (21) on actuation of said dispenser means (30), said passage means (40) including a hollow needle (41) that penetrates into said reservoir (10) on actuation of said dispenser means (30), said needle (41) being fastened in a needle support (60) that is itself fastened in said dispenser head (20); said needle support (60) including blocking means (65, 66) that, in the rest position, co-operate with said reservoir (10) so as to prevent it from moving axially relative to said head (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SASInventor: Francois LE MANER
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Patent number: 10092920Abstract: A spray head for a fluid dispenser device, having a body with an expulsion channel terminated by a dispenser orifice, an insert in the expulsion channel, the end of the insert is co-operates with the downstream end portion of the expulsion channel to define a spray profile. The insert includes an elastically-deformable portion adapted to deform to absorb and/or compensate for variations in the dimensions of the body and/or insert, and/or to compensate for deformations and/or movements of the insert. The elastically-deformable portion of the insert has tabs that are axially and/or radially deformable, and/or an overmolded portion made of deformable material, and/or one or more radial openings that pass through the insert, and/or at least one sloping strip of deformable material.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2014Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SASInventor: Francois Le Maner
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Patent number: 10058649Abstract: A packaging device for packaging a fluid dispenser (200), said dispenser comprising at least one reservoir (210) containing fluid, and a dispenser unit (220) that is actuated manually so as to dispense said fluid, said packaging device comprising a casing (100) that is provided with a base body (110) and with a cover (120) that is separable from said base body (110), starting from a closed position in which said dispenser (200) is packaged in said casing (100) and going to an open position in which said dispenser (200) may be removed from said casing (100), said casing (100) including at least one projection (130) that is adapted to co-operate with said dispenser (200) at least in the closed position of the cover (120), so as to block said dispenser unit (220) and prevent it from being actuated.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2014Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SASInventor: François Le Maner
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Patent number: 9808818Abstract: A method of assembling a fluid dispenser device, the method comprising the following steps: pre-assembling a first unit comprising a body (10) and a lateral actuator system (40), said lateral actuator system including a presser element (42) that is mounted on the body (10) to pivot about an axis (A), an actuator element (41) being mounted on said presser element (42) to pivot about an axis (B), said presser element (42) having a pre-assembled position in which said lateral actuator system (40) is blocked; assembling a second unit, comprising a dispenser member (30), such as a pump or a valve, that is mounted on a reservoir (20) by means of a fastener ring (60), in said first pre-assembled unit; and moving said presser element (42) from its pre-assembled position to a final assembled position that is axially offset from said pre-assembled position, and in which said actuator element (41) co-operates operationally with said fastener ring (60) so as to actuate said dispenser member (30) each time the lateralType: GrantFiled: March 19, 2012Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SASInventor: François Le Maner
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Patent number: 9724713Abstract: A dispenser device, including an outlet, air expeller including a piston that slides in an air chamber between rest position and dispensing positions, and a reservoir containing a dose composition. The reservoir includes an air inlet connected to the air expeller, and a composition outlet connected to the outlet, the air inlet including a composition retainer member, and the composition outlet being closed by a closure element force fitted in the composition outlet of the reservoir. A mechanical opening system co-operates with the closure element to expel it from its closed position while the device is actuated. The piston, when in its rest position, co-operates in non-airtight manner with the air chamber so that the air chamber communicates with the atmosphere. The piston includes an inner lip co-operating with a cylindrical surface, the cylindrical surface including fluting co-operating in non-airtight manner with the inner lip in the rest position.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SASInventors: Matthieu Baillet, Francois Le Maner, Franck Poullain, Holger Kehrer
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Patent number: 9682391Abstract: A dispenser device including a dispenser head (1), an outlet (10); an air expeller (20), and a reservoir (30). The reservoir includes an air inlet (31) connected to the air expeller and a composition outlet (32) connected to the dispenser outlet. The air inlet includes a composition retainer member (40), and the composition outlet (32) is closed by a closure element (50) force fitted in the composition outlet. A mechanical opening system (61, 62) co-operates with the closure element (50) to expel it. The reservoir removably mounted on the air expeller, so that after actuation, the empty reservoir can be removed and replaced. The air expeller is returned to its rest position while an empty reservoir is replaced. A breakable part (70) is assembled on the reservoir and/or the dispenser head and includes an indicator element (71) connected by a breakable bridge (72).Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2014Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SASInventors: Matthieu Baillet, Francois Le Maner, Ludovic Petit, Franck Poullain
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Patent number: 9555950Abstract: A fluid dispenser device comprising: a reservoir (10) containing at least two doses of fluid; a dispenser member (20), such as a piston, that is mounted to slide in said reservoir (10) so as to dispense the fluid; a dispenser head (30) that is provided with a dispenser orifice (31), said head being movable relative to said reservoir (10) so as to move said actuator member (20) in said reservoir (10) and thus dispense the fluid through said dispenser orifice (31); said dispenser head (30) including at least two viewing windows (35, 36), said device including an indicator (40) that is movable together with said reservoir (10), said indicator (40) co-operating with a respective viewing window (35, 36) after each actuation of the device.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SASInventors: Francois Le Maner, Jurgen Greiner-Perth, Silvio Carrico, Matthias Wochele
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Publication number: 20160339464Abstract: A spray head for a fluid dispenser device, having a body with an expulsion channel terminated by a dispenser orifice, an insert in the expulsion channel, the end of the insert is co-operates with the downstream end portion of the expulsion channel to define a spray profile. The insert includes an elastically-deformable portion adapted to deform to absorb and/or compensate for variations in the dimensions of the body and/or insert, and/or to compensate for deformations and/or movements of the insert. The elastically-deformable portion of the insert has tabs that are axially and/or radially deformable, and/or an overmolded portion made of deformable material, and/or one or more radial openings that pass through the insert, and/or at least one sloping strip of deformable material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2014Publication date: November 24, 2016Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SASInventor: Francois LE MANER
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Publication number: 20160296957Abstract: A dispenser device, including an outlet, air expeller including a piston that slides in an air chamber between rest position and dispensing positions, and a reservoir containing a dose composition. The reservoir includes an air inlet connected to the air expeller, and a composition outlet connected to the outlet, the air inlet including a composition retainer member, and the composition outlet being closed by a closure element force fitted in the composition outlet of the reservoir. A mechanical opening system co-operates with the closure element to expel it from its closed position while the device is actuated. The piston, when in its rest position, co-operates in non-airtight manner with the air chamber so that the air chamber communicates with the atmosphere. The piston includes an inner lip co-operating with a cylindrical surface, the cylindrical surface including fluting co-operating in non-airtight manner with the inner lip in the rest position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2014Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SASInventors: Matthieu BAILLET, Francois LE MANER, Franck POULLAIN, Holger KEHRER
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Publication number: 20160271320Abstract: A packaging device for packaging a fluid dispenser (200), said dispenser comprising at least one reservoir (210) containing fluid, and a dispenser unit (220) that is actuated manually so as to dispense said fluid, said packaging device comprising a casing (100) that is provided with a base body (110) and with a cover (120) that is separable from said base body (110), starting from a closed position in which said dispenser (200) is packaged in said casing (100) and going to an open position in which said dispenser (200) may be removed from said casing (100), said casing (100) including at least one projection (130) that is adapted to co-operate with said dispenser (200) at least in the closed position of the cover (120), so as to block said dispenser unit (220) and prevent it from being actuated.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SASInventor: Francois Le Maner
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Publication number: 20160167071Abstract: A dispenser device including a dispenser head (1), an outlet (10); an air expeller (20), and a reservoir (30). The reservoir includes an air inlet (31) connected to the air expeller and a composition outlet (32) connected to the dispenser outlet. The air inlet includes a composition retainer member (40), and the composition outlet (32) is closed by a closure element (50) force fitted in the composition outlet. A mechanical opening system (61, 62) co-operates with the closure element (50) to expel it. The reservoir removably mounted on the air expeller, so that after actuation, the empty reservoir can be removed and replaced. The air expeller is returned to its rest position while an empty reservoir is replaced. A breakable part (70) is assembled on the reservoir and/or the dispenser head and includes an indicator element (71) connected by a breakable bridge (72).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2014Publication date: June 16, 2016Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SASInventors: Matthieu BAILLET, Francois LE MANER, Ludovic PETIT, Franck POULLAIN
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Publication number: 20160068326Abstract: A fluid dispenser device comprising: a reservoir (10) containing at least two doses of fluid; a dispenser member (20), such as a piston, that is mounted to slide in said reservoir (10) so as to dispense the fluid; a dispenser head (30) that is provided with a dispenser orifice (31), said head being movable relative to said reservoir (10) so as to move said actuator member (20) in said reservoir (10) and thus dispense the fluid through said dispenser orifice (31); said dispenser head (30) including at least two viewing windows (35, 36), said device including an indicator (40) that is movable together with said reservoir (10), said indicator (40) co-operating with a respective viewing window (35, 36) after each actuation of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SASInventors: Francois LE MANER, Jurgen GREINER-PERTH, Silvio CARRICO, Matthias WOCHELE
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Patent number: 9156048Abstract: A fluid dispenser device including a body (10), a reservoir (20), a dispenser head (100), and a dispenser member (30) mounted by a fastener ring (60). The device includes a lateral actuator system (40) secured to the body (10) and having an actuator element (41) movable between a rest position and an actuated position. The lateral actuator system (40) includes a presser element (42) mounted on the body (10) to pivot about an axis (A). The actuator element (41) is mounted on the presser element (42) to pivot about an axis (B) that is substantially parallel to the axis (A). The actuator element (41) co-operates with the presser element (42) by a multi-directional ball joint (400) that enables the actuator element (41) to pivot about the axis (B) and to move relative to the presser element (42) in at least one other direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2012Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SASInventor: Francois Le Maner
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Publication number: 20140000087Abstract: A method of assembling a fluid dispenser device, the method comprising the following steps: pre-assembling a first unit comprising a body (10) and a lateral actuator system (40), said lateral actuator system including a presser element (42) that is mounted on the body (10) to pivot about an axis (A), an actuator element (41) being mounted on said presser element (42) to pivot about an axis (B), said presser element (42) having a pre-assembled position in which said lateral actuator system (40) is blocked; assembling a second unit, comprising a dispenser member (30), such as a pump or a valve, that is mounted on a reservoir (20) by means of a fastener ring (60), in said first pre-assembled unit; and moving said presser element (42) from its pre-assembled position to a final assembled position that is axially offset from said pre-assembled position, and in which said actuator element (41) co-operates operationally with said fastener ring (60) so as to actuate said dispenser member (30) each time the lateralType: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SASInventor: François Le Maner
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Publication number: 20140000588Abstract: A fluid dispenser device comprising a body (10), a reservoir (20), a dispenser head (100) incorporating a dispenser orifice (5), and a dispenser member (30), such as a pump or a valve, that is mounted on said reservoir (20) by means of a fastener ring (60), said dispenser member (30) comprising a dispenser-member body (31) and a movable member (35) that moves axially in said dispenser-member body while said dispenser member (30) is being actuated, said device further comprising a lateral actuator system (40) that is secured to said body (10), said system including an actuator element (41) that between a rest position in which said dispenser member (30) is not actuated, and an actuated position in which said dispenser member (30) is actuated, said reservoir moving in said body during actuation, said body including a sleeve (15) that is arranged with a small gap around a portion of said reservoir, said body further including a resilient member (425) that co-operates with said reservoir so as to urge it into conType: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SASInventor: Francois Le Maner