Patents by Inventor Jean-Yves Rognard

Jean-Yves Rognard 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: 11780653
    Abstract: A tamper-evident container closure (10) is provided and comprises a base (15) and a lid (20). The base and lid are connected together by a hinge (25) so that the lid can be moved between a closed position and an open position. The base is attachable to a container neck. Generally opposite the hinge the lid includes a retention member (35), the retention member includes or defines a window (39) and includes a retention portion for engagement with a cooperating portion on the closure and/or on a container neck for holding the lid in a closed position. The closure includes a tamper-evident member (40) at least part of which moves into or out of view with respect to the window to indicate opening of the closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Rognard, Axel Rognard
  • Publication number: 20230249881
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a tamper-evident closure, comprising the steps of: forming a body having a base and a lid; and inserting a dispensing member and a tamper-evident member into the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Claude Benoit-Gonin, Jean-Yves Rognard
  • Publication number: 20230227217
    Abstract: A flip-top dispensing closure is provided. The closure includes a base and a lid. The base is attachable to a container neck and includes an integral spout. The lid includes a fixing ring and a cap. The fixing ring is attachable to the base and the cap is hingedly attached to the ring. The closure is provided with tamper-evident parts including first and second parts which are initially frangibly connected to each other within the lid, and upon first opening of the cap, the first and second parts are separated, one of the parts being retained by the cap and the other of the parts dropping onto the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: OBRIST CLOSURES SWITZERLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Jean-Yves ROGNARD, Daniel HOLMES
  • Patent number: 11685575
    Abstract: A tamper-evident closure comprising a cap and a retaining ring, the retaining ring is connected to the sidewall by a plurality of bridges, at least one of the bridges is frangible and at least one of the bridges is non-frangible whereby to form a link between the ring and the sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Lino Dreyer, Graeme Hood, Claude Benoit-Gonin, Jean-Yves Rognard, Axel Rognard
  • Patent number: 11661250
    Abstract: A flip-top dispensing closure is provided. The closure includes a base and a lid. The base is attachable to a container neck and includes an integral spout. The lid includes a fixing ring and a cap. The fixing ring is attachable to the base and the cap is hingedly attached to the ring. The closure is provided with tamper-evident parts including first and second parts which are initially frangibly connected to each other within the lid, and upon first opening of the cap the first and second parts are separated, one of the parts being retained by the cap and the other of the parts dropping onto the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: OBRIST CLOSURES SWITZERLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Rognard, Daniel Holmes
  • Patent number: 11649093
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a tamper-evident closure, comprising the steps of: forming a body having a base and a lid; and inserting a dispensing member and a tamper-evident member into the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Claude Benoit-Gonin, Jean-Yves Rognard
  • Patent number: 11492179
    Abstract: A tamper-evident closure for a container is provided. The closure comprises a base attachable to a container neck. The base comprises a sidewall having a tamper-evident drop band, the band including an abutment for engaging the container neck to cause the band to break away from the sidewall if an attempt is made to remove the closure from the neck once fitted. The band further comprises an extension against which the sidewall pushes if the closure is reapplied to push the band away from the base. The extension extends only part of the way around the band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventor: Jean-Yves Rognard
  • Publication number: 20220002037
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a tamper-evident closure, comprising the steps of: forming a body having a base and a lid; and inserting a dispensing member and a tamper-evident member into the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Claude Benoit-Gonin, Jean-Yves Rognard
  • Patent number: 11180292
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a tamper-evident closure, comprising the steps of: forming a body having a base and a lid; and inserting a dispensing member and a tamper-evident member into the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Claude Benoit-Gonin, Jean-Yves Rognard
  • Publication number: 20210269198
    Abstract: A tamper-evident container closure (10) is provided and comprises a base (15) and a lid (20). The base and lid are connected together by a hinge (25) so that the lid can be moved between a closed position and an open position. The base is attachable to a container neck. Generally opposite the hinge the lid includes a retention member (35), the retention member includes or defines a window (39) and includes a retention portion for engagement with a cooperating portion on the closure and/or on a container neck for holding the lid in a closed position. The closure includes a tamper-evident member (40) at least part of which moves into or out of view with respect to the window to indicate opening of the closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Rognard, Axel Rognard
  • Publication number: 20210188488
    Abstract: A tamper-evident closure comprising a cap and a retaining ring, the retaining ring is connected to the sidewall by a plurality of bridges, at least one of the bridges is frangible and at least one of the bridges is non-frangible whereby to form a link between the ring and the sidewall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Lino Dreyer, Graeme HOOD, Claude BENOIT-GONIN, Jean-Yves ROGNARD, Axel ROGNARD
  • Publication number: 20200239203
    Abstract: A flip-top dispensing closure is provided. The closure comprises a base and a lid. The base is attachable to a container neck and includes an integral spout. The lid comprises a fixing ring and a cap. The fixing ring is attachable to the base and the cap is hingedly attached to the ring. The closure is provided with tamper-evident means comprising first and second parts which are initially frangibly connected to each other within the lid, and upon first opening of the cap the first and second parts are separated, one of the parts being retained by the cap and the other of the parts dropping onto the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: OBRIST CLOSURES SWITZERLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Jean-Yves ROGNARD, Daniel HOLMES
  • Patent number: 10464726
    Abstract: A tamper-evident closure is provided and comprises a body and a separate plug member. The body has a sidewall including screw thread formations for screwing the closure onto a screw threaded container neck and the plug member is locatable on the neck to seal it. The closure comprises a tamper-evident member at least part of which is movable from a first position to a second position when the closure is unscrewed from the neck for the first time and, in use, when the body is unscrewed the body moves axially with respect to the plug member to cause the tamper-evident member to move from the first to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventor: Jean-Yves Rognard
  • Patent number: 10442591
    Abstract: A closure (910) comprising a base (912) and a lid (914), the base and lid being joined by a hinge arrangement (932) so that the lid is movable between a closed position and an open position, the hinge arrangement comprising a main hinge (981) and a separate auxiliary hinge (995), in which the lateral extent of the main hinge is greater than the lateral extent of the auxiliary hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: OBRIST CLOSURES SWITZERLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Rognard, Claude Benoit-Gonin
  • Publication number: 20190152658
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a tamper-evident closure, comprising the steps of: forming a body having a base and a lid; and inserting a dispensing member and a tamper-evident member into the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Claude Benoit-Gonin, Jean-Yves Rognard
  • Patent number: 10287067
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a tamper-evident closure, comprising the steps of: forming a body having a base and a lid; and inserting a dispensing member and a tamper-evident member into the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Claude Benoit-Gonin, Jean-Yves Rognard
  • Patent number: 10266311
    Abstract: A flip-top dispensing closure is provided and comprises a base connectable to a container neck and a lid connected to the base by a hinge so as to be movable between a closed position and an open position. The closure comprises a tamper-evident drop band irreversibly moved from a first position to a second position to indicate if the lid has been opened. The lid comprises retention means for non-frangibly holding the band in the first position in an initial closed position, and as the lid is moved towards the open position the band is released from the retention means and moves to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventor: Jean-Yves Rognard
  • Patent number: 10252845
    Abstract: A flip-top dispensing closure (10) is provided. The closure comprises: a base (12) connectable to a container neck (1); a lid (14) hingedly connected to the base so as to be movable between a closed position and an open position; and a dispensing member (20). The closure further comprises a tamper-indicating member (5). The tamper-indicating member (5) activates either: upon first opening of the lid (14); or if the base (12) is removed from the neck (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: OBRIST CLOSURES SWITZERLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Rognard, Derek John Hindle, Philippe Bardet
  • Patent number: 10214325
    Abstract: A tamper-evident closure (10) for a container is provided. The closure (10) comprises a base (20) attachable to a container neck (50). The base (20) comprises a sidewall (21) having a tamper-evident drop band (40). The band includes an abutment (43) for engaging the container neck to cause the band to break away from the sidewall if an attempt is made to remove the closure from the neck once fitted. The band (40) further comprises an extension (45) against which the sidewall pushes if the closure is reapplied to push the band (40) away from the base (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Rognard, Daniel Holmes, Darren Karl Garrett
  • Patent number: D837650
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventor: Jean-Yves Rognard