Patents by Inventor Jean-Paul Lecoutre

Jean-Paul Lecoutre 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: 10850292
    Abstract: A refillable fluid dispenser having a dispenser head including a fluid pump, such as a pump or a valve; a reservoir of variable volume; and a filling valve that is connected to the reservoir. The dispenser further comprises an air pump of variable volume, having a volume that varies inversely with the volume of the reservoir, so as to create resistance to the variation in volume of the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Jean-Paul Lecoutre
  • Publication number: 20200038893
    Abstract: A refillable fluid dispenser having a dispenser head including a fluid pump, such as a pump or a valve; a reservoir of variable volume; and a filling valve that is connected to the reservoir. The dispenser further comprises an air pump of variable volume, having a volume that varies inversely with the volume of the reservoir, so as to create resistance to the variation in volume of the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Jean-Paul LECOUTRE
  • Patent number: 9393584
    Abstract: A fluid applicator device comprises a reservoir and a stopper including a fastener collar and a closure member, the fastener collar being assembled on the neck and defining an orifice, the closure member being capable of closing the orifice and includes a fluid extractor and/or applicator element that extends along an axis through the orifice and into the reservoir. The fastener collar comprises an annular flange defining a peripheral edge defining the orifice, the annular flange including an inner flange wall and an outer flange wall that join together at the peripheral edge, the outer flange wall forming an outer dome having a top where the peripheral edge and the orifice are formed, the inner flange wall forming an inner dome having a top where the peripheral edge and the orifice are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Lecoutre, Celine Raphanel
  • Publication number: 20140169857
    Abstract: A fluid applicator device comprises a reservoir and a stopper including a fastener collar and a closure member, the fastener collar being assembled on the neck and defining an orifice, the closure member being capable of closing the orifice and includes a fluid extractor and/or applicator element that extends along an axis through the orifice and into the reservoir. The fastener collar comprises an annular flange defining a peripheral edge defining the orifice, the annular flange including an inner flange wall and an outer flange wall that join together at the peripheral edge, the outer flange wall forming an outer dome having a top where the peripheral edge and the orifice are formed, the inner flange wall forming an inner dome having a top where the peripheral edge and the orifice are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Paul LECOUTRE, Celine RAPHANEL
  • Patent number: 8684615
    Abstract: A fluid applicator device, comprising: a fluid reservoir (1) including a neck (11) defining an inside wall (12) defining an opening (10); a fastener collar (2) that is assembled in sealed manner on the neck (11) of the reservoir, the collar (2) defining an orifice (24); and a closure member (3) that is capable of closing the orifice (24) of the collar (2), the closure member including a fluid extractor and/or applicator element (31) that extends through the orifice of the collar and into the reservoir (1); the collar having wiper means (25) formed integrally therewith for wiping the extractor and/or applicator element (31) while it is being removed from the reservoir; the device being characterized in that the wiper means (25) are movable between an initial position prior to being assembled on the neck, and a final position after being assembled on the neck, the wiper means (25) being constrained in the final position by the neck (11) of the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Aptar France SAS
    Inventor: Jean-Paul Lecoutre
  • Patent number: 8631937
    Abstract: A packaging assembly comprising: a card comprising at least one panel; a fluid dispenser comprising a fluid reservoir and a fluid dispenser member that is mounted on the reservoir; and a connection element fitted on the panel and including fastener means, the dispenser being engaged in the fastener means for being held in removable manner on the card; wherein the panel includes a window, the connection element being fitted in the window, the connection element includes a base, advantageously a flat base, of dimension that is greater than the dimension of the window, the fastener means projecting from the base, the base being disposed on one side of the panel with the fastener means passing through the window in such a manner as to project from the other side of the panel, the fastener means being inserted through the window and presenting a dimension that is greater than the dimension of the window, thereby holding the connection element in the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Aptar France SAS
    Inventor: Jean-Paul Lecoutre
  • Publication number: 20110297574
    Abstract: A packaging assembly comprising: a card comprising at least one panel; a fluid dispenser comprising a fluid reservoir and a fluid dispenser member that is mounted on the reservoir; and a connection element fitted on the panel and including fastener means, the dispenser being engaged in the fastener means for being held in removable manner on the card; wherein the panel includes a window, the connection element being fitted in the window, the connection element includes a base, advantageously a flat base, of dimension that is greater than the dimension of the window, the fastener means projecting from the base, the base being disposed on one side of the panel with the fastener means passing through the window in such a manner as to project from the other side of the panel, the fastener means being inserted through the window and presenting a dimension that is greater than the dimension of the window, thereby holding the connection element in the window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: VALOIS SAS
    Inventor: Jean-Paul Lecoutre
  • Patent number: 8028863
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser member comprising a dispenser wall (23) defining an outside surface (231) and an inside surface (232), said wall (23) having a dispenser orifice (24) passing therethrough, connecting the inside surface to the outside surface, the inside surface (232) forming a sealing slide-cylinder (233) for a piston (3) that is suitable for being displaced, from a rest position, along an axis X in said cylinder and with leaktight contact, so as to open an outlet valve (25, 35), said piston (3) forming a portion of a fluid chamber (20) in which fluid is selectively put under pressure and flows through the open outlet valve towards the dispenser orifice, the piston forming a closure wall (34) that is suitable for closing the dispenser orifice (24) in the rest position, the closure wall (34) being positioned, in the rest position, over the dispenser orifice (24) beside its inside surface (232), the closure wall (34) coming into leaktight contact with the inside surface (232), the dispenser member being cha
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: VALOIS SAS
    Inventors: Frédéric Duquet, Hervé Pennaneac'h, Jean-Paul Lecoutre
  • Patent number: 7971757
    Abstract: A liquid dispenser device for being associated with a liquid reservoir (R), said device comprising: a chamber (10) provided with an inlet valve (5, 15), an outlet valve (32, 232), and a piston (3) that is suitable for varying the volume of the chamber; a liquid dispenser orifice (25); and a pusher (2) that is axially displaceable down and up between a rest position and a depressed position; the dispenser device being characterized in that the pusher (2) includes an elastically-deformable wall (212) that is thus displaceable relative to the remainder of the pusher, the piston (3) being in contact, at least momentarily, with the deformable wall (212), so as to be urged in displacement relative to the remainder of the pusher while the wall is being deformed, in such a manner as to open the outlet valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventors: Frederic Duquet, Jean-Paul Lecoutre
  • Publication number: 20110129287
    Abstract: A fluid applicator device, comprising: a fluid reservoir (1) including a neck (11) defining an inside wall (12) defining an opening (10); a fastener collar (2) that is assembled in sealed manner on the neck (11) of the reservoir, the collar (2) defining an orifice (24); and a closure member (3) that is capable of closing the orifice (24) of the collar (2), the closure member including a fluid extractor and/or applicator element (31) that extends through the orifice of the collar and into the reservoir (1); the collar having wiper means (25) formed integrally therewith for wiping the extractor and/or applicator element (31) while it is being removed from the reservoir; the device being characterized in that the wiper means (25) are movable between an initial position prior to being assembled on the neck, and a final position after being assembled on the neck, the wiper means (25) being constrained in the final position by the neck (11) of the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: VALOIS SAS
    Inventor: Jean-Paul Lecoutre
  • Patent number: 7766192
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser assembly comprising a fluid dispenser (101), a pack (120) for co-operating with the dispenser in such a manner as to fasten the pack to the dispenser, the pack including a fastener zone, and the dispenser including reception means for receiving the fastener zone, the assembly being characterized in that the reception means comprise at least one set of two opposite longitudinal grooves (111) for receiving the fastener zone (121) of the pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S.
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Lecoutre, Alex Milian
  • Publication number: 20090026224
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser member comprising a dispenser wall (23) defining an outside surface (231) and an inside surface (232), said wall (23) having a dispenser orifice (24) passing therethrough, connecting the inside surface to the outside surface, the inside surface (232) forming a sealing slide-cylinder (233) for a piston (3) that is suitable for being displaced, from a rest position, along an axis X in said cylinder and with leaktight contact, so as to open an outlet valve (25, 35), said piston (3) forming a portion of a fluid chamber (20) in which fluid is selectively put under pressure and flows through the open outlet valve towards the dispenser orifice, the piston forming a closure wall (34) that is suitable for closing the dispenser orifice (24) in the rest position, the closure wall (34) being positioned, in the rest position, over the dispenser orifice (24) beside its inside surface (232), the closure wall (34) coming into leaktight contact with the inside surface (232), the dispenser member being charac
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: VALOIS S.A.S.
    Inventors: Frederic DUQUET, Herve Pennaneac'h, Jean-Paul Lecoutre
  • Publication number: 20080073379
    Abstract: A liquid dispenser device for being associated with a liquid reservoir (R), said device comprising: a chamber (10) provided with an inlet valve (5, 15), an outlet valve (32, 232), and a piston (3) that is suitable for varying the volume of the chamber; a liquid dispenser orifice (25); and a pusher (2) that is axially displaceable down and up between a rest position and a depressed position; the dispenser device being characterized in that the pusher (2) includes an elastically-deformable wall (212) that is thus displaceable relative to the remainder of the pusher, the piston (3) being in contact, at least momentarily, with the deformable wall (212), so as to be urged in displacement relative to the remainder of the pusher while the wall is being deformed, in such a manner as to open the outlet valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: VALOIS SAS
    Inventors: Frederic DUQUET, Jean-Paul Lecoutre
  • Publication number: 20070068968
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser assembly comprising a fluid dispenser (101), a pack (120) for co-operating with the dispenser in such a manner as to fasten the pack to the dispenser, the pack including a fastener zone, and the dispenser including reception means for receiving the fastener zone, the assembly being characterized in that the reception means comprise at least one set of two opposite longitudinal grooves (111) for receiving the fastener zone (121) of the pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Lecoutre, Alex Milian
  • Patent number: 7188752
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser assembly having a fluid dispenser (1) and a wrapper (2) at least partly encasing the dispenser. The wrapper defines at least one application zone (21, 26) that comes into contact with the dispenser. The dispenser includes a body (10) forming at least one substantially cylindrical segment that defines an affixing zone for coming into contact with the application zone of the wrapper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S.
    Inventor: Jean-Paul Lecoutre
  • Patent number: D592509
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S
    Inventor: Jean-Paul Lecoutre
  • Patent number: D654288
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventor: Jean-Paul Lecoutre
  • Patent number: D654724
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventor: Jean-Paul Lecoutre
  • Patent number: D654725
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventor: Jean-Paul Lecoutre
  • Patent number: D656340
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventor: Jean-Paul Lecoutre