Patents by Inventor Hervé Laurent

Hervé Laurent 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).

  • Device for vacuum-packing a product in an airtight container in order to keep the product fresh longer
    Patent number: 11592015
    Abstract: The device consists of two separate parts: a stationary unit (12) which contains a motor (16) and vacuum pump (14), and a mobile head (20) with a power-supply switch for the motor and an aspirating nozzle designed to fit over the valve (32) in the lid of an airtight container (28, 30). The mobile head connects to the stationary unit with two flexible coaxial spiral cords, consisting of a hose (22) linking the vacuum pump and aspirating nozzle, and a power cord (36) linking the switch to the electrical motor. Both lines can easily be stretched together from the storage position, in which the mobile head sits on the stationary unit, to active mode, in which the suction effect keeps the mobile head coupled to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Inventor: Hervé Laurent
  • Device for vacuum-packing a product in an airtight container in order to keep the product fresh longer
    Publication number: 20180058435
    Abstract: The device consists of two separate parts: a stationary unit (12) which contains a motor (16) and vacuum pump (14), and a mobile head (20) with a power-supply switch for the motor and an aspirating nozzle designed to fit over the valve (32) in the lid of an airtight container (28, 30). The mobile head connects to the stationary unit with two flexible coaxial spiral cords, consisting of a hose (22) linking the vacuum pump and aspirating nozzle, and a power cord (36) linking the switch to the electrical motor. Both lines can easily be stretched together from the storage position, in which the mobile head sits on the stationary unit, to active mode, in which the suction effect keeps the mobile head coupled to the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Hervé Laurent
  • Smart card for use with electronic pocket pillbox
    Patent number: 6281798
    Abstract: A multi-compartment electronic pocket pillbox includes a microprocessor for loading prescription data into a memory. A circuit controls a display. A flag for each compartment indicates the compartment to be used. Coded prescription data contained in a detachable data medium are loaded into the memory. Each compartment has a pill dispenser adaptable to pharmaceuticals of different forms and various sizes. An automatic controller associated with each compartment controls medication movement from the compartment. Switches determine the compartment from which pills are withdrawn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Biostat S.A.
    Inventors: Hervé Laurent, Valérie Oriol