Patents by Inventor Ludovic Petit

Ludovic Petit 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: 11865249
    Abstract: An inhalation-synchronized fluid dispenser device having a body, a reservoir containing a fluid and a propellant gas that slides axially in the body, a metering valve, a blocking element movable and/or deformable between a non-actuation position and an actuation position, and an inhalation-controlled trigger system that moves and/or deforms the blocking element from the non-actuation position towards the actuation position. The device includes an actuator fastened on the reservoir and having a proximal wall fastened on the end of the reservoir, a body that slides axially past the proximal wall, and a spring arranged between the proximal wall and a distal wall of the body, the body sliding axially past the proximal wall between a rest position and a cocked position in which the spring is compressed, such that on actuation of the trigger system, the compressed spring moves the reservoir so as to actuate the metering valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Ludovic Petit
  • Patent number: 11690962
    Abstract: A dispenser device for fluid or powder, including an air expeller (20) and a reservoir (30). The reservoir (30) has an air inlet (31) connected to the air expeller (20) and a composition outlet (32) connected to a dispenser opening (10), and is removably mounted on the air expeller. After actuation, the empty reservoir can be removed from the air expeller and replaced with a new reservoir. The air inlet (31) is closed by a first closure element (40) and the composition outlet (32) is closed by a second closure element (50). A mechanical opening system (61, 62) co-operates with the first and second closure elements to expel each closure element from the closed position. The mechanical opening system has a first rod (61) secured to the air expeller (20), and a second rod (62) secured to the dispenser head (1), co-operating with a closure element during actuation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Ludovic Petit
  • Patent number: 11559821
    Abstract: A method of using a fluid dispenser unit having a reservoir and a piston that slides in the reservoir. The unit includes an extractor head secured to the reservoir to suck fluid to be dispensed into the reservoir, and a spray head assembled on the extractor head to spray the fluid out from the reservoir. The method includes the steps of sucking a fluid to be dispensed into the reservoir through the extractor head; assembling the spray head on the extractor head; and spraying the fluid through the spray head. The step of sucking up a fluid to be dispensed includes a first step of extracting a fluid, such as a solvent, from an extraction reservoir, and a second step of mixing the fluid with a first substance, such as a powder or a lyophilisate, so as to form the fluid to be dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Ludovic Petit, Olivier Martins
  • Patent number: 11547814
    Abstract: An inhalation-synchronized fluid dispenser device having a body (10; 10?) provided with a mouthpiece (400), a fluid reservoir (100) containing a fluid and a propellant gas being mounted to slide axially in the body (10; 10?), a metering valve (200) including a valve member (210) assembled on the reservoir (100) for selectively dispensing the fluid. The device includes an actuator element (500, 500?, 500?; 550) movable and/or deformable between a non-actuation position and an actuation position; an inhalation-controlled trigger system including an inhalation-sensitive member (60, 61; 65, 66) deformable and/or movable under the effect of inhaling and when deformed and/or moved, moving and/or deforming the actuator element (500, 500?, 500?; 550) from its non-actuation position towards its actuation position; an electronic dose counter (1000); and a signal-transmitter (1100) for communicating, in particular communicating remotely, information relating to the actuations of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Guillaume Brouet, Ludovic Petit, David Fabien
  • Publication number: 20220379331
    Abstract: Pump for dispensing a fluid product, having a piston having a pump chamber and an inlet and outlet valve. The outlet valve has an outlet valve element that slides inside the pump chamber. The pump chamber has a passage so that, at the end of actuation, the outlet valve element collaborates non-sealingly with the passage to open the outlet valve to expel product. The inlet valve has an inlet valve element sliding in a sleeve containing a spring pressing against the inlet valve element and against an end wall of the sleeve. The outlet valve element is formed by a component inserted with the ability to move into the piston, with the interposition of a second spring, the force exerted by the second spring is greater than the force exerted by the spring in the rest position, and less than the force exerted by the spring in the actuated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Ludovic PETIT
  • Publication number: 20220362491
    Abstract: A nasal delivery device for a powder, having a reservoir, a delivery head and an air discharge system generating a flow of compressed air. The air discharge system has an air chamber, formed by a hollow axial cylinder, and a piston that sealingly slides in the air chamber to compress the air. The hollow axial cylinder has a radial shoulder connecting a first cylinder portion and a second cylinder portion. Before actuation, the piston is at the first cylinder portions and, during actuation, the piston sealingly cooperates with the second cylinder portion. The radial shoulder defines a profile that the piston overcomes at start of actuation. The piston has an upper lip and a lower lip, a skirt around the hollow axial cylinder with a lower flange projecting radially inward. The skirt has a profile radially projecting towards the inside, cooperating before actuation with the lower lip of the piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Ludovic PETIT, Franck POULLAIN
  • Patent number: 11439779
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser device having a reservoir (10) containing fluid; a dispenser head (20) provided with a dispenser orifice (21); and a piston (45; 70) for dispensing at least a portion of the fluid through the dispenser orifice (21). The reservoir (10) is closed in leaktight manner by a closure element (25) before actuation. The device includes a passage (40) for connecting the reservoir (10) to the dispenser orifice (21) during actuation, the passage (40) including a hollow sleeve (41) that is stationary relative to the dispenser head (20), for sliding around the closure element (25) during actuation, so as to open the passage (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Ludovic Petit
  • Patent number: 11413637
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser device having a body, a reservoir including a neck, a dispenser member mounted on the reservoir, a lateral actuator system secured to the body and including a lever pivotally mounted, and a transverse projection formed directly on the reservoir and formed on or below the neck and co-operating, during actuation, with the lateral actuator system. The reservoir includes two parallel transverse projections that extend in symmetrical manner respectively on either side of the reservoir, a radial recess being defined between the two parallel transverse projections, the radial recess co-operating with the body so as to guide the reservoir axially during actuation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Ludovic Petit
  • Publication number: 20220235760
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pump comprising a piston (1) which slides in a body (3) having a chamber (5) defined between an inlet valve (11) and an outlet valve (12), comprising an outlet valve element sliding during actuation in a sealed manner in the chamber (5), which comprises passage means (40) such that, at the end of the actuation, said outlet valve element (39) cooperates in a non-sealing manner with said passage means (40) in order to open said outlet valve (12), said inlet valve (11) comprising an inlet valve element (10) which slides after closure of the inlet valve (11) in a sleeve (9) of the body (3) having a reduced diameter and containing a spring (20) bearing on said inlet valve element (10) and on a bottom of said sleeve (9), said spring (20) returning the piston (1) into its rest position, said sleeve (9) having an inner diameter of less than 4.2 mm, said spring (20) having a force of at least 20 N, so that said pump delivers said fluid product at a pressure (P) of at least 15 bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Ludovic PETIT
  • Publication number: 20220220955
    Abstract: A method for assembling a fluid product dispensing pump, including providing a piston (1) secured to an actuation rod (2); a pump body (3) having a pump chamber (5); a sleeve (50), an outlet valve element (39) an inlet valve element (10) which slides in a sleeve (9) of the pump body having a reduced diameter; and a spring (20). The method includes fixing the outlet valve element in the piston; inserting the piston and the outlet valve element into the sleeve; inserting from the top the spring and the inlet valve element into said sleeve; and inserting from the top the sleeve into the pump body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Matthieu BAILLET, Ludovic PETIT
  • Publication number: 20220184324
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fluid product injection device comprising: —a syringe comprising a vessel (1) containing fluid product to be injected, a piston (3) being arranged so as to be axially movable in the vessel (1) and a needle (2) provided with an injection tip (20) being attached to the vessel (1), —a piston rod (5) axially movable relative to the vessel (1) and cooperating with the piston (3) during injection in order to move it axially in the vessel (1), —a sleeve (10) arranged around the syringe, being axially movable relative to the vessel (1) between an idle position, in which the sleeve (10) does not cover the injection tip (20) of the needle (2), and a projecting position, in which the sleeve (10) covers the injection tip (20) of the needle (2), the sleeve (10) being in its idle position before actuation of the injection device, the sleeve (10) being moved towards its projecting position after the injection of the fluid product, the sleeve (10) being moved by the piston rod (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Ludovic PETIT
  • Publication number: 20210252538
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser device having a body, a reservoir including a neck, a dispenser member mounted on the reservoir, a lateral actuator system secured to the body and including a lever pivotally mounted, and a transverse projection formed directly on the reservoir and formed on or below the neck and co-operating, during actuation, with the lateral actuator system. The reservoir includes two parallel transverse projections that extend in symmetrical manner respectively on either side of the reservoir, a radial recess being defined between the two parallel transverse projections, the radial recess co-operating with the body so as to guide the reservoir axially during actuation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Ludovic PETIT
  • Publication number: 20210187210
    Abstract: An inhalation-synchronized fluid dispenser device having a body (10; 10?) provided with a mouthpiece (400), a fluid reservoir (100) containing a fluid and a propellant gas being mounted to slide axially in the body (10; 10?), a metering valve (200) including a valve member (210) assembled on the reservoir (100) for selectively dispensing the fluid. The device includes an actuator element (500, 500?, 500?; 550) movable and/or deformable between a non-actuation position and an actuation position; an inhalation-controlled trigger system including an inhalation-sensitive member (60, 61; 65, 66) deformable and/or movable under the effect of inhaling and when deformed and/or moved, moving and/or deforming the actuator element (500, 500?, 500?; 550) from its non-actuation position towards its actuation position; an electronic dose counter (1000); and a signal-transmitter (1100) for communicating, in particular communicating remotely, information relating to the actuations of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Aptar France SAS
    Inventors: Guillaume BROUET, Ludovic PETIT, David FABIEN
  • Publication number: 20210162130
    Abstract: A fluid injection device including a syringe with a body (1), a piston (3), and a needle (2) with an injection tip (20); a piston rod (5); and a sleeve (10) around the syringe and axially movable between a non-projecting position in which said sleeve (10) does not cover the injection tip (20) and a projecting position. The sleeve (10) urged, while in said non-projecting position, towards its projecting position by a spring (30). The sleeve (10) has an inner portion (11) extending inside the body, and an outer portion (12) extending outside the body (1), the inner portion (11) including a radially-deformable tab (110) snap-fastened in a window (6) of the body (1), blocking the sleeve in its non-projecting position. A hollow member (40) co-operates, after injection, with the radially-deformable tab (110), so that after the fluid is injected, the sleeve is moved automatically towards its projecting position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Ludovic PETIT
  • Patent number: 10967140
    Abstract: An inhalation-synchronized fluid dispenser device having a body provided with a mouthpiece, a fluid reservoir containing a fluid and a propellant gas mounted to slide axially, a metering valve including a valve member assembled on the reservoir for selectively dispensing the fluid. The device also includes an actuator element movable and/or deformable between a non-actuation position and an actuation position; and an inhalation-controlled trigger system including an inhalation-sensitive member deformable and/or movable under the effect of inhaling so as to move and/or deform the actuator element from its non-actuation position towards its actuation position. The actuator element is a locking element that, in its non-actuation position, enables the valve member of the metering valve to move axially in the body together with the reservoir, preventing said metering valve from being actuated when the reservoir is moved axially in the body without inhaling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Ludovic Petit
  • Patent number: 10968033
    Abstract: A metering valve for dispensing fluid, having a valve body containing a metering chamber, and a valve member slidable axially in the valve body between rest position and dispensing positions, the valve member urged towards its rest position by a spring. The valve member including a central axial channel provided with an axial outlet orifice and with a radial inlet channel arranged in the metering chamber when the valve member is in its dispensing position. The radial inlet channel including an inlet opening and an outlet opening that opens out into the central axial channel, the diameter of the radial inlet channel in the range 0.30 mm to 0.40 mm. The diameter of the outlet opening is equal to the diameter of the radial inlet channel, and the diameter of the inlet opening is greater than the diameter of the radial inlet channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Ludovic Petit, Ségolène Sarrailh
  • Publication number: 20200316326
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser device having a reservoir (10) containing fluid; a dispenser head (20) provided with a dispenser orifice (21); and a piston (45; 70) for dispensing at least a portion of the fluid through the dispenser orifice (21). The reservoir (10) is closed in leaktight manner by a closure element (25) before actuation. The device includes a passage (40) for connecting the reservoir (10) to the dispenser orifice (21) during actuation, the passage (40) including a hollow sleeve (41) that is stationary relative to the dispenser head (20), for sliding around the closure element (25) during actuation, so as to open the passage (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Ludovic PETIT
  • Publication number: 20200297947
    Abstract: An inhalation-synchronized fluid dispenser device having a body with a mouthpiece, a fluid reservoir containing a fluid and a propellant gas mounted to slide axially in the body, a metering valve including a valve member assembled on the reservoir, an actuator element movable and/or deformable between a non-actuation position in which the metering valve cannot be actuated, and an actuation position in which the metering valve can be actuated; and an inhalation-controlled trigger system including an inhalation-sensitive member deformable and/or movable under the effect of inhaling. The inhalation-sensitive member moves and/or deforms the actuator element from its non-actuation position towards its actuation position. The actuator element is a blocking element that, in the non-actuation position, co-operates firstly with the body and secondly with the reservoir to prevent the reservoir from moving axially in the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Ludovic PETIT
  • Publication number: 20200282160
    Abstract: An inhalation-synchronized fluid dispenser device having a body, a reservoir containing a fluid and a propellant gas that slides axially in the body, a metering valve, a blocking element movable and/or deformable between a non-actuation position and an actuation position, and an inhalation-controlled trigger system that moves and/or deforms the blocking element from the non-actuation position towards the actuation position. The device includes an actuator fastened on the reservoir and having a proximal wall fastened on the end of the reservoir, a body that slides axially past the proximal wall, and a spring arranged between the proximal wall and a distal wall of the body, the body sliding axially past the proximal wall between a rest position and a cocked position in which the spring is compressed, such that on actuation of the trigger system, the compressed spring moves the reservoir so as to actuate the metering valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Ludovic PETIT
  • Patent number: 10751739
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser device comprising a body (10) that supports, in stationary manner, a reservoir (20) containing fluid, a dispenser head (30) being assembled on said body (10) so as to be axially movable relative to said reservoir (20), said dispenser head (30) being provided with a dispenser orifice (31), said dispenser head (30) including a proximal bearing surface (35) that, during actuation, receives at least one, and typically two, of the user's fingers, and said body (10) including a distal bearing surface (15) that, during actuation, is suitable for receiving one of the user's fingers, and typically the thumb, said device including a removable actuator member (40) that is fastened in removable manner on said body (10) at said distal bearing surface (15), said removable actuator member (40) having a radial dimension that is greater than the radial dimension of said bearing surface (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Ludovic Petit