Patents by Inventor Lionel Drugeon

Lionel Drugeon 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: 11470946
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an assembly for packaging and applying a cosmetic product comprising at least one volatile solvent, said packaging and application assembly comprising an applicator comprising an applicator member having a main body bearing a set of protruding application elements that define between one another a plurality of spaces for loading and applying the cosmetic product, characterized in that at least some of the spaces for loading and applying cosmetic product are delimited by at least one surface produced from an open-cell porous material that can selectively absorb some of the volatile solvent of the cosmetic product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Lionel Drugeon, Eric Caulier, Jean-Marc Lebrand, Denis Befve
  • Patent number: 11432638
    Abstract: A device of axis X for packaging a cosmetic product, includes a base defining a storage compartment and a lid mounted movably in rotation on the base between a closed configuration of the device and an open configuration of the device, a receptacle being arranged in the storage compartment and the lateral wall of the receptacle includes an elastically deformable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: William Delbove, Jean-Marc Lebrand, Lionel Drugeon
  • Publication number: 20220071373
    Abstract: Packaging and application device for a cosmetic product, kit and covering device This device (10) comprises a first part (12) and a covering (16) that can be moved between an engaged position and a free position. The displacement between the engaged position and the free position is made by translation of the covering (16) along the longitudinal axis (D) away from the first part (12) from the second end (26) of the first part (12), The first part (12) or the covering (16) comprises at least one flexible indexing tab (56), the covering (16) or the first part (12) comprising an indexing surface (38). The movement from the engaged position to the free position can be controlled by manually pulling the covering (16) relative to the first part (12) in translation along the longitudinal axis (D) and away from the first part (12), manually pulling disengages the flexible indexing tab (56) from the indexing surface (38).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Lionel DRUGEON, Camille SCHREIBER, Gabriel EVAIN
  • Patent number: 11129464
    Abstract: A wiper for a container of cosmetic product, the wiper including a substantially tubular body including at least one wiping portion of which a free interior surface defines a wiping passage through which an application member can pass in a wiping direction, the wiping portion is made of a thermoplastic elastomer having a hardness less than 70 Shore 00, preferably less than 45 or 50 Shore 00.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Alain Berhault, Eric Caulier, Lionel Drugeon
  • Publication number: 20210145150
    Abstract: A wiper for a container of cosmetic product, the wiper including a substantially tubular body including at least one wiping portion of which a free interior surface defines a wiping passage through which an application member can pass in a wiping direction, the wiping portion is made of a thermoplastic elastomer having a hardness less than 70 Shore 00, preferably less than 45 or 50 Shore 00.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Alain BERHAULT, Eric CAULIER, Lionel DRUGEON
  • Patent number: 10966505
    Abstract: A wiping element of axis X includes an internal wiping skirt extended in its lower part by a wiping lip defining a wiping orifice, the internal wiping skirt being extended in its upper part by a shoulder connected to an external catching skirt by a holding portion, at least one preferably annular first groove, open towards the wiping lip, being defined between the internal wiping skirt and the external catching skirt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Lionel Drugeon, Jean-Marc Lebrand, William Delbove, Antoine Lebrun
  • Publication number: 20210093067
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cosmetic product application device (10) comprising a first part (12) and a second part (14), the first part (12) being able to be fastened to the second part (14) on a first end, and a dressing able to be displaced between an engaged position, in which the dressing covers at least partially the first part (12), and a free position. The displacement between the engaged position and the free position is carried out by translation of the dressing from the second end of the first part (12). The dressing comprises a thrusting member movably mounted between an idle position and an extraction position, the thrusting member being able to disengage the first indexing element from the first part (12) and a second indexing element from the dressing in the extraction position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Lionel DRUGEON, Gabriel EVAIN, Camille SCHREIBER
  • Publication number: 20190246770
    Abstract: A device of axis X for packaging a cosmetic product, includes a base defining a storage compartment and a lid mounted movably in rotation on the base between a closed configuration of the device and an open configuration of the device, a receptacle being arranged in the storage compartment and the lateral wall of the receptacle includes an elastically deformable material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: L'OREAL
    Inventors: William DELBOVE, Jean-Marc LEBRAND, Lionel DRUGEON
  • Publication number: 20190216206
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wiping element of axis X comprising an internal wiping skirt extended in its lower part by a wiping lip defining a wiping orifice, the internal wiping skirt being extended in its upper part by a shoulder connected to an external catching skirt by a holding portion, at least one preferably annular first groove, open towards the wiping lip, being defined between the internal wiping skirt and the external catching skirt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Lionel DRUGEON, Jean-Marc LEBRAND, William DELBOVE, Antoine LEBRUN
  • Publication number: 20180295969
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an assembly for packaging and applying a cosmetic product comprising at least one volatile solvent, said packaging and application assembly comprising an applicator comprising an applicator member having a main body bearing a set of protruding application elements that define between one another a plurality of spaces for loading and applying the cosmetic product, characterized in that at least some of the spaces for loading and applying cosmetic product are delimited by at least one surface produced from an open-cell porous material that can selectively absorb some of the volatile solvent of the cosmetic product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Lionel DRUGEON, Eric CAULIER, Jean-Marc LEBRAND, Denis BEFVE
  • Patent number: 10080416
    Abstract: Device for packaging and applying a product, especially a cosmetic product, comprising a container (10) containing the product to be applied and an applicator comprising a wand provided at one end with an application member, the assembly formed by the wand and the application member extending along a non-rectilinear longitudinal axis, and a wiping member (30) borne by the container (10) in order to wipe the wand and the application member when the latter is removed from the container, the wiping member (30) comprising a tubular mounting skirt (31), in contact with a wall (12) of the container, and a wiping lip (71, 72) comprising a tubular-shaped portion (71) having a length (k) greater than or equal to its internal diameter (Dint), extending axially beyond the mounting skirt (31) towards the bottom of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Eric Caulier, Lionel Drugeon, Philippe Goulinet
  • Publication number: 20180160791
    Abstract: The invention relates to a packaging box (10) for at least one cosmetic item (40), comprising: a base (16) defining an internal compartment (26), a refill part (14) comprising a receptacle (39, 50) intended to receive a first cosmetic item (40), the refill part being assembled in a removable manner with the base, in such a way that the receptacle of the refill part is received in the internal compartment of the base. The box comprises a first (82, 86) and a second means for blocking in translation of the refill part with respect to the base, with the first means of blocking being elastically deformable in such a way as to unblock the refill part (14) with respect to the base (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Lionel DRUGEON, Eric LE CUDONNEC, Pierre DUCASTIN
  • Patent number: 9987647
    Abstract: Provided is a head having an actuating and product dispensing mechanism (30), which includes a coupling part, at least one product dispensing conduit (44), supported by the coupling part; a maneuvering lever (46), rotatably mounted on a pivot axis. A protective cap (32) is provided covering the actuating and dispensing mechanism (30), the protective cap (32) having the pivot axis situated outside the dispensing conduit (44), between the movement axis (A-A?) and the dispensing opening (70).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Lionel Drugeon, Jean-Marc Lebrand, Thierry Ramboz, Charles Boussiquet
  • Publication number: 20170354228
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for packaging a cosmetic article (29, 42), comprising: a base (12) defining a storage compartment for receiving a cosmetic article (29); a plate (16) that is rotatable on the base; a lid (14) that is rotatable on the base; The axis of the plate forms an angle less than or equal to 90° with the axis of the lid. A housing provided in the plate (16) comprises a bottom (38) and an elastically deformable side wall (56). In a contact configuration, one edge (54) of the plate is in contact with the inner surface (60) of the lid. Moving said lid toward the closed position slides the plate toward a closed configuration. The bottom (38) of the housing is in contact with the base in the contact configuration. Moving the plate to the closed configuration moves said bottom closer to the axis of the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Lionel DRUGEON, Jean-Marc LEBRAND, Alain BERHAULT, Pierre DUCASTIN
  • Patent number: 9546026
    Abstract: Packaging and dispensing device comprising a receptacle (2) and a pipette (31) designed to be inserted into the receptacle in order to permit the collection of a dose of product, the pipette being connected to a closure member (3) for closing the receptacle, characterized in that the closure member is provided with a piston pump (28) designed to aspirate the liquid into the pipette during the passage of this closure member from a closed position to an opened position of the receptacle, the pump being equipped with a push button (5) in order to permit the aspiration of product when the closure member is not in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Lionel Drugeon, Thierry Ramboz, Jean-Francois Delage, Jean-Marc Lebrand
  • Publication number: 20160331104
    Abstract: Device for packaging and applying a product, especially a cosmetic product, comprising a container (10) containing the product to be applied and an applicator comprising a wand provided at one end with an application member, the assembly formed by the wand and the application member extending along a non-rectilinear longitudinal axis, and a wiping member (30) borne by the container (10) in order to wipe the wand and the application member when the latter is removed from the container, the wiping member (30) comprising a tubular mounting skirt (31), in contact with a wall (12) of the container, and a wiping lip (71, 72) comprising a tubular-shaped portion (71) having a length (k) greater than or equal to its internal diameter (Dint), extending axially beyond the mounting skirt (31) towards the bottom of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Eric CAULIER, Lionel DRUGEON, Philippe GOULINET
  • Publication number: 20160310976
    Abstract: The head comprises an actuating and product dispensing mechanism (30), comprising: a coupling part, at least one product dispensing conduit (44), supported by the coupling part; a maneuvering lever (46), rotatably mounted on a pivot axis. It comprises a protective cap (32) covering the actuating and dispensing mechanism (30), the protective cap (32) comprising at least one part that is deformable to the touch, placed across from the handling lever (46); the pivot axis is situated outside the dispensing conduit (44), between the movement axis (A-A?) and the dispensing opening (70).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Lionel DRUGEON, Jean-Marc LEBRAND, Thierry RAMBOZ, Charles BOUSSIQUET
  • Patent number: 9399235
    Abstract: This casing device (22) comprises a member (34) for actuating dispensing of cosmetic product, and a protective band (36). The device (22) comprises an intermediate locking member (38) arranged between the band (36) and the actuating member (34), the intermediate member (38) being suitable for moving between a position for locking the actuating member (34) in an idle position and a position for releasing the actuating member (34), when switching the band (36) between a protective configuration and an operating configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Lionel Drugeon, Jean-Marc Lebrand
  • Patent number: 9375072
    Abstract: A device for packaging a cosmetic product, comprising a container having an opening defined by a neck of the container, a cap for closing the container, a closing-off element for the opening, connected to the cap, a spring member located between the cap and the closing-off element, a seal able to engage with the closing-off element and the neck of the container, and a mechanism for locking the cap on the container in a locked position. The locking mechanism comprises a retaining means and a means for actuating the retaining means in order to inactivate the retaining means so as to enable the cap to be moved from its locked position into an unlocked position in which the cap can be separated freely from the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Lionel Drugeon, Jean-François Delage, Jean-Marc Lebrand
  • Patent number: 9232845
    Abstract: The application device (12) for a cosmetic product (16) comprises a receptacle (20) and a cosmetic article (22), the cosmetic article (22) being suitable for moving relative to the receptacle (20) between a retracted position inside the receptacle (20) and an extended position outside the receptacle (20), the cosmetic article (22) comprising a body (34) and the cosmetic product (16) housed inside the body (34), the body (34) defining a cosmetic product (16) outlet orifice (38) from the body (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Lionel Drugeon, Jean-Marc Lebrand