Patents by Inventor Giuseppe Stradella
Giuseppe Stradella 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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Patent number: 8419706Abstract: A fluid dispenser device comprising a body provided with a dispenser orifice, a reservoir containing at least one dose of fluid being disposed statically in said body, said reservoir being closed in sealed manner by two stoppers, a first stopper and a second stopper the fluid being disposed in a fluid chamber, said device further comprising opener means for opening said first stopper, said opener means being disposed statically in said body, actuator means being connected to said second stopper, the actuation of said second stopper creating pressure in the fluid chamber; said pressure displacing and/or deforming said first stopper towards said opener means, and then fluid is expelled through said open first stopper towards said dispenser orifice, a spray profile being provided downstream from said dispenser orifice, the device further comprising precompression means.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2002Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Aptar France SASInventors: Frédéric Heldt, Fabio Stradella, Giuseppe Stradella
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Patent number: 8186343Abstract: A dose indicator for indicating the number of doses that have been dispensed or that remain to be dispensed from a fluid dispenser device, the indicator being characterized in that it comprises an indicator body, a drive element, a rotary transmission element, a first rotary counter element, and a second rotary counter element, said first and second rotary counter elements being disposed side by side in a common plane and turning about parallel axes of rotation, said first and second counter elements co-operating to provide a common indication on each occasion the indicator is driven, said first rotary counter element being a disk having a top surface and a bottom surface, said top surface including first indicator means located close to the outer peripheral edge of said top surface, and said bottom surface including a first gear co-operating with a drive gear provided on said rotary transmission element, said first rotary counter element including a drive tooth adapted to co-operate on each complete revolutiType: GrantFiled: April 23, 2007Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Valois SASInventors: Fabio Stradella, Giuseppe Stradella
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Patent number: 7984830Abstract: A fluid dispenser device has a reservoir, a pump, a dispensing outlet, an actuator, and a removable cap. The actuator is integrally formed with the dispensing outlet in at least one embodiment. The cap has detents that project from the cap. The actuator is blocked from actuating by a blocking flange that is integrally connected with the dispensing outlet. The detents from the cap bend the blocking flange so that the reservoir can not move in relation to the dispensing outlet when the cap is in a closed position. When the cap is removed, the detents no longer bend the blocking flange, and the actuator can then move the reservoir in relation to the dispensing outlet and affect dispensation. In at least one embodiment the actuator is not axially aligned with the dispensing outlet.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2006Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: Tebro S.A.Inventor: Giuseppe Stradella
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Patent number: 7882982Abstract: An indicator for a dispenser device, having an actuator element (1) displaceable between a rest position and an actuated position, a rotary counter element (5), and a drive element (6) that transforms an axial displacement of the actuator element into a rotary displacement of the counter element (5). The counter element (5) including a set of teeth (9) that co-operate with a resilient mechanism (7, 8) of the drive element (6). The resilient mechanism (7, 8) having two flexible tabs (7, 8), a first flexible tab (7) co-operating with the teeth (9) causing the counter element (5) to turn in a counting direction while the actuator element (1) is displaced towards its actuated position, and a second flexible tab (8) co-operating with the teeth (9) causing the counter element to turn in the same counting direction while the actuator element (1) returns to its rest position.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2005Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Valois SASInventors: Giuseppe Stradella, Fabio Stradella
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Patent number: 7828172Abstract: The invention relates to a dose indicator (A) which is intended for a fluid product dispensing device (B). The inventive indicator consists of at least one rotary counting means (10) which can move in rotation and which comprises indicator means (15), said indicator means indicating the number of doses that have been distributed or that remain to be distributed. Moreover, said at least one counting means is actuated by an actuation member (35) which is in turn actuated by a transmission element (34) that is designed to co-operate with the dispensing device each time the latter is actuated. The dose indicator comprises amplification means which are designed to amplify the movement of the transmission element (34) with each actuation, such that the movement of the actuation member (35) is greater than the movement of the transmission element (34).Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2004Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Valois S.A.S.Inventors: Fabio Stradella, Giuseppe Stradella
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Patent number: 7806295Abstract: The invention relates to a dose indicator (A) which is intended for a fluid product dispensing device (B). The inventive indicator consists of at least one rotary counting means (10) which can move in rotation and which comprises indicator means (15), said indicator means indicating the number of doses that have been distributed or that remain to be distributed. Moreover, said at least one counting means is actuated by an actuation member (35) which is in turn actuated by a transmission element (34) that is designed to co-operate with a part (54) of the dispensing device (B) each time the latter is actuated.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2004Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Valois S.A.SInventors: Fabio Stradella, Giuseppe Stradella
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Patent number: 7793798Abstract: A dose indicator for a fluid dispenser, the dose indicator includes at a minimum a ledge that actuates the dose indicator as the fluid dispenser device begins an actuation stroke that in turn actuates the first one of two flexible elements of the dose indicator that begins the actuation of a rotary counting wheel at the start of the actuation stroke of the fluid dispenser device, and the second less flexible element continues the actuation of the rotary counting wheel after the actuation stroke of the fluid dispenser device is completed. In some embodiments, the rotary counting wheel interacts with a display window with a groove and pin system to both rotate and translate the display window.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2004Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Valois S.A.S.Inventors: Fabio Stradella, Giuseppe Stradella
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Patent number: 7637227Abstract: An indicator for a powder or fluid dispenser device, the indicator including an indicator system and said indicator system comprising: a cover (1) provided with a viewing window (60); a first indicator element (2) that turns about an axis, said first indicator element (2) including first indicator means (120, 121); a second indicator element (5) that turns about an axis, said second indicator element (5) including second indicator means (50); and an interconnection element (3) that interconnects said first and second indicator elements (2, 5), in such a manner that it is the indicator means (120, 121; 50) of one of said two indicator elements (2, 5) that are visible initially in said viewing window (60) up to a predetermined number of actuations, after which it is the indicator means (50; 120, 121) of the other of said two indicator elements (2, 5) that become visible in the viewing window.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2005Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Valois S.A.S.Inventors: Fabio Stradella, Giuseppe Stradella
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Publication number: 20090101150Abstract: A dose indicator for indicating the number of doses that have been dispensed or that remain to be dispensed from a fluid dispenser device, the indicator being characterized in that it comprises an indicator body, a drive element, a rotary transmission element, a first rotary counter element, and a second rotary counter element, said first and second rotary counter elements being disposed side by side in a common plane and turning about parallel axes of rotation, said first and second counter elements co-operating to provide a common indication on each occasion the indicator is driven, said first rotary counter element being a disk having a top surface and a bottom surface, said top surface including first indicator means located close to the outer peripheral edge of said top surface, and said bottom surface including a first gear co-operating with a drive gear provided on said rotary transmission element, said first rotary counter element including a drive tooth adapted to co-operate on each complete revolutiType: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2007Publication date: April 23, 2009Applicant: Valois SASInventors: Fabio Stradella, Giuseppe Stradella
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Patent number: 7510100Abstract: A dose indicator for a fluid dispenser device, said indicator comprising: a body (4); an actuator (1) that is mounted to turn relative to said body (4) about a first axis, and including drive means (14, 15); and a cylindrical indicator element (2) that is mounted to turn relative to said body (4) about a second axis and including a set of teeth (21) that co-operate with said drive means (14, 15) of said actuator (1) so as to turn each time the dispenser device is actuated, said indicator element (2) further including numeric and/or symbolic indicator means (25) so as to indicate to the user the number of doses that have been dispensed or that remain to be dispensed from said dispenser device; said actuator (1) co-operating with actuator means (7) secured to said body (4), said actuator means (7) being displaced in translation each time the dispenser device is actuated, and co-operating with said actuator (1) so as to transform the translation of said actuator means (7) into said actuator (1) turning.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2004Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: Valois S.A.S.Inventors: Fabio Stradella, Giuseppe Stradella
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Publication number: 20080251004Abstract: An indicator for a powder or fluid dispenser device, the indicator including an indicator system and said indicator system comprising: a cover (1) provided with a viewing window (60); a first indicator element (2) that turns about an axis, said first indicator element (2) including first indicator means (120, 121); a second indicator element (5) that turns about an axis, said second indicator element (5) including second indicator means (50); and an interconnection element (3) that interconnects said first and second indicator elements (2, 5), in such a manner that it is the indicator means (120, 121; 50) of one of said two indicator elements (2, 5) that are visible initially in said viewing window (60) up to a predetermined number of actuations, after which it is the indicator means (50; 120, 121) of the other of said two indicator elements (2, 5) that become visible in the viewing window.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2005Publication date: October 16, 2008Inventors: Fabio Stradella, Giuseppe Stradella
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Publication number: 20080116223Abstract: A fluid dispenser device comprising: a reservoir (10) containing the fluid; a dispenser head (20) provided with a dispenser orifice (21), said dispenser head (20) being displaceable relative to said reservoir (10) so as to dispense the fluid through said dispenser orifice; and a removable protective cap (30) that is displaceable between a closed position, in which it covers said dispenser orifice (21), and an open position, in which it uncovers said dispenser orifice (21); said device being characterized in that it further comprises blocking means (40) that are displaceable and/or deformable between a blocking position, in which they prevent fluid from being dispensed, and a release position, in which they do not prevent fluid from being dispensed, said blocking means (40) being displaced and/or deformed into their blocking position by said protective cap (30) in its closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2006Publication date: May 22, 2008Applicant: TEBRO SAInventor: Giuseppe Stradella
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Patent number: 7363924Abstract: A fluid dispenser device having a reservoir (1), a metering valve (2) having a valve member (3), and an automatic trigger system for actuating the valve. The trigger system has a resilient element (10) moved manually into a cocked position. The trigger system releases the resilient element (10) and moves to an actuating position by moving the valve member (3) towards its dispensing position. The resilient element (10) is returned manually to its rest position. The fluid dispenser device includes a valve member release system co-operating with the reservoir (1) or with the valve member (3) so that, after dispensing the fluid, the valve member (3) is released from the force exerted by the resilient element (10), so that, after the device is actuated, the valve member (3) is returned to its rest position by the return spring of the valve, independently of the position of the resilient element.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2001Date of Patent: April 29, 2008Assignee: Valois S.A.S.Inventor: Giuseppe Stradella
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Patent number: 7353971Abstract: A fluid dispenser device having a body (10), a fluid reservoir (20) containing one or a plurality of doses of fluid, a piston (30) designed to slide in the reservoir so as to dispense a dose of fluid each time the device is actuated, and actuator (40) for displacing the piston (30), the device being characterized in that it includes at least two laterally-actuated elements (50, 60) distributed around the body (10), the laterally-actuated elements (50, 60) being displaced simultaneously in a direction that is approximately transverse to the central axis of the device, and each co-operating with a peripheral edge (41) of the actuator (40) so as to exert an axial force thereon.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2002Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: Tebro S.A.Inventor: Giuseppe Stradella
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Patent number: 7341073Abstract: A valve member (1) for a balanced pressure reducer, said valve member (1) having a wide head (1?) designed to co-operate with a valve seat (6), said valve member (1) having a central body (2) made of a material that is hard and that withstands high pressures, said central body (2) being covered at least in part with a first layer (3) of a rigid plastics material, said first layer (3) of a rigid plastics material being covered at least in part with a second layer (5) of a less rigid plastics material, no contact between the less rigid second layer (5) and the central body (2) occurring in that zone of said valve member (1) which is subjected to the high pressures.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2005Date of Patent: March 11, 2008Assignee: R.G. S.A.S. Di Rosario Galli & Co.Inventors: Giuseppe Stradella, Fabio Stradella
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Publication number: 20080041877Abstract: The invention relates to a dose indicator (A) which is intended for a fluid product dispensing device (B). The inventive indicator consists of at least one rotary counting means (10) which can move in rotation and which comprises indicator means (15), said indicator means indicating the number of doses that have been distributed or that remain to be distributed. Moreover, said at least one counting means is actuated by an actuation member (35) which is in turn actuated by a transmission element (34) that is designed to co-operate with a part (54) of the dispensing device (B) each time the latter is actuated.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2004Publication date: February 21, 2008Inventors: Fabio Stradella, Giuseppe Stradella
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Patent number: 7299800Abstract: A fluid dispenser device including a reservoir containing the fluid and a propellant; a metering valve mounted on the reservoir and including a metering chamber, and a valve member that is movable between a rest position and a dispensing position; and an automatic trigger system, the trigger system including an actuator element to displace one of the valve member and the reservoir relative to the other so as to bring the valve member into its dispensing position. The device also includes a brake system which co-operates with the reservoir or the valve member to slow down displacement of the valve member towards its dispensing position while the device is being actuated, and a valve-member release system that is actuated automatically when the valve member reaches its dispensing position, and which returns the valve member to its rest position independently of the position of the actuator element.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2002Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Valois S.A.S.Inventor: Giuseppe Stradella
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Patent number: 7290543Abstract: A fluid dispenser device having a body (1), a fluid reservoir (3) containing two half-doses, a dispensing mechanism that dispenses a half-dose of fluid upon actuation, and an energy accumulation mechanism (50, 51, 55) that accumulates energy in the hand of the user and released suddenly so that each of the half-doses is dispensed in full. The dispensing mechanism includes a dispensing member (8) mounted to slide in the reservoir (3) for dispensing the fluid, an actuating element (5) mounted to move between a rest position and an actuating position and on which the user exerts an actuating force to move the dispensing member (8) inside said reservoir (3). The actuating element is mounted to move in a direction substantially transverse to the direction in which the dispensing member (8) moves, and a dose-splitting mechanism (7, 12) dispenses a half-dose of fluid each time the dispensing mechanism is actuated.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2001Date of Patent: November 6, 2007Assignee: Valois S.A.S.Inventor: Giuseppe Stradella
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Patent number: 7275660Abstract: The present invention relates to a dose indicator (A) for a fluid dispenser device (B), the indicator indicating the number of doses dispensed or the number of doses still to be dispensed. The indicator is particularly adapted to aerosols including metering valves, and presents dimensions that are very small and independent of the number of doses to be indicated.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2003Date of Patent: October 2, 2007Assignee: Valois SASInventors: Fabio Stradella, Giuseppe Stradella
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Publication number: 20070210102Abstract: An indicator for a powder or fluid dispenser device, said indicator comprising an actuator element (1) that is axially displaceable between a rest position and an actuated position, a rotary counter element (5), and a drive element (6), said drive element (6) transforming an axial displacement of said actuator element into a rotary displacement of said counter element (5), said counter element (5) including a set of teeth (9) that co-operate with resilient means (7, 8) of said drive element (6), said resilient means (7, 8) comprising at least two flexible tabs (7, 8), with at least a first flexible tab (7) co-operating with said set of teeth (9) of the counter element (5), so as to cause said counter element (5) to turn in a counting direction while the actuator element (1) is being displaced from its rest position towards its actuated position, and at least a second flexible tab (8) co-operating with said set of teeth (9) of the counter element (5), so as to cause said counter element to turn in the same couType: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2005Publication date: September 13, 2007Inventors: Giuseppe Stradella, Fabio Stradella