Patents by Inventor Joel Fontannaz

Joel Fontannaz 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).

  • Publication number: 20080183145
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dispensing device for applying fluid comprising a pressurized reservoir equipped with a dosing module having at least one dosing chamber which is able to communicate with the reservoir and with a nozzle provided for dispensing a dose of fluid, characterized in that the dosing chamber comprises a moving and/or deformable member which delimits at least a first and a second compartments of variable volume, each compartment having an inlet and an outlet associated with valve means, wherein valve means are controlled according to a first configuration in which the inlet of the first compartment and the outlet of the second compartment are open while the other inlet and outlet being closed, and according to a second configuration in which the inlet of the second compartment and the outlet of the first compartment are open while the other inlet and outlet being closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: HELBLING TECHNIK BERN AG
    Inventors: Christian Peclat, Joel Fontannaz
  • Patent number: 7070071
    Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for a liquid product, the apparatus comprising a) a housing (2) or frame (3), b) a receptacle (4) for the liquid with a feed nozzle (4a) arranged substantially stationary with respect to the housing or frame, c) a dosing chamber (11) having an orifice (11a), d) a mechanism arranged to allow at least ejection of liquid through the orifice and e) a through passage (7) arranged to allow the ejected liquid to pass in a direction different from the feed nozzle or opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Bohdan Pavlu, Hans Himbert, Christian Péclat, Emmanuel Gremion, Daniel Siegfried, Alain Saurer, Joel Fontannaz
  • Publication number: 20050077315
    Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for a liquid product, the apparatus comprising a) a housing (2) or frame (3), b) a receptacle (4) for the liquid with a feed nozzle (4a) arranged substantially stationary with respect to the housing or frame, c) a dosing chamber (11) having an orifice (11a), d) a mechanism arranged to allow at least ejection of liquid through the orifice and e) a through passage (7) arranged to allow the ejected liquid to pass in a direction different from the feed nozzle or opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Bohdan Pavlu, Hans Himbert, Christian Peclat, Emmanuel Gremion, Daniel Siegfried, Alain Saurer, Joel Fontannaz
  • Patent number: D530819
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Tadeusz Jurkiewicz, Peter Sprada, Derek I. Darley, Edmond Capcelea, Emmanuel Gremion, Joel Fontannaz