Patents by Inventor Herve Gattefosse

Herve Gattefosse 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).

  • Patent number: 8297436
    Abstract: A protection sleeve for a drug blister, includes a horizontal drawer holding the blister, a sheath inside which the drawer is mounted so as to be capable of sliding between a closed position and an open position, and first locking elements for locking the drawer in a closed position, that include at least a first transverse face for blocking the drawer and to be arranged against a second transverse face for blocking the sheath when the drawer is in the closed position, the first blocking face being provided on a segment of the drawer mounted so as to pivot about a longitudinal axis between a locking angular position and a release angular position, characterized in that at least one of the blocking face is supported by an elastically deformable locking tab so that the locking can be achieved by the elastic engagement of the tab behind the other blocking face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Herve Gattefosse, Patrick Sivera
  • Publication number: 20100038278
    Abstract: A protection sleeve for a drug blister, includes a horizontal drawer holding the blister, a sheath inside which the drawer is mounted so as to be capable of sliding between a closed position and an open position, and first locking elements for locking the drawer in a closed position, that include at least a first transverse face for blocking the drawer and to be arranged against a second transverse face for blocking the sheath when the drawer is in the closed position, the first blocking face being provided on a segment of the drawer mounted so as to pivot about a longitudinal axis between a locking angular position and a release angular position, characterised in that at least one of the blocking face is supported by an elastically deformable locking tab so that the locking can be achieved by the elastic engagement of the tab behind the other blocking face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Herve Gattefosse, Patrick Sivera
  • Patent number: 7419056
    Abstract: A protective case for a blister pack containing medicines, includes a semi-rigid horizontal upper panel having cells delimiting housings open at the bottom and which are obturated by covers with each housing containing medicine. The case includes: perforated horizontal bottom upon which the lower face of the blister pack lays; and a perforated upper panel which covers the upper face of the blister pack; wherein the blister pack is trapped between the bottom and the upper panel each of which includes holes coinciding with the location of the cells, the case having elements for fixing the upper panel with respect to the bottom, and the bottom and the upper panel of the case are made of rigid plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Hervé Gattefosse, Patrick Sivera
  • Publication number: 20060118452
    Abstract: A protective case for a blister pack containing medicines, includes a semi-rigid horizontal upper panel having cells delimiting housings open at the bottom and which are obturated by covers with each housing containing medicine. The case includes: perforated horizontal bottom upon which the lower face of the blister pack lays; and a perforated upper panel which covers the upper face of the blister pack; wherein the blister pack is trapped between the bottom and the upper panel each of which includes holes coinciding with the location of the cells, the case having elements for fixing the upper panel with respect to the bottom, and the bottom and the upper panel of the case are made of rigid plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Hervé Gattefosse, Patrick Sivera
  • Patent number: D505320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Sanofi-Synthelabo
    Inventors: Hervé Gattefosse, Patrick Sivera