Patents by Inventor Patrice Leone
Patrice Leone 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).
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Publication number: 20220048696Abstract: A valve gasket for a metering valve of a fluid dispenser, said gasket being made of an elastomer material that is self-lubricating.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2019Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SASInventors: Michael BAZIRE, Patrice LEONE
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Publication number: 20210060269Abstract: A fluid dispenser device having at least one reservoir (20) that is suitable for containing fluid to be dispensed; a pump (1) that is mounted on the reservoir (20); and a dispenser head (2) including a dispenser orifice (3) via which the fluid is dispensed, which dispenser head is suitable for actuating said pump (1). At least a rigid and/or non-deformable portion of the dispenser device is made out of a material comprising an aliphatic polyketone.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2019Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SASInventor: Patrice LEONE
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Patent number: 10906728Abstract: A fluid dispenser device comprising: a body (100) that is provided with a dispenser orifice (110); a reservoir (1) containing fluid and a propellant gas; and a metering valve (20) that is assembled on said reservoir (1); said reservoir (11) being movable in said body (100) so as to actuate the metering valve (20) and dispense a dose of fluid through said dispenser orifice (110), said metering valve (20) including a valve member (30) that slides in said metering valve (20) during actuation; said device further comprising at least one sealing element (40, 41, 42) so as to form a leaktight seal, at least one sealing element (40, 41, 42) of said device comprising Cyclic Block Copolymer (CBC).Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SASInventor: Patrice Leone
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Publication number: 20200407154Abstract: A fluid dispenser device having at least one reservoir (20) that is suitable for containing fluid to be dispensed and a propellant gas; a valve (30), in particular a metering valve, that is mounted on said reservoir (20); and a body (10) including a dispenser orifice (40) via which the fluid is dispensed. The reservoir (20) is movable in the body (10) so as to actuate the valve (30); at least a portion of the dispenser device is made out of a material having an aliphatic polyketone.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SASInventor: Patrice LEONE
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Publication number: 20200345958Abstract: A fluid dispenser device having at least one reservoir (20) that is suitable for containing fluid to be dispensed, a dispenser member (1, 30), an actuator member (2, 10) that is suitable for actuating said dispenser member (1, 30); a dispenser orifice (3, 40) via which the fluid is dispensed; and a dose counter or indicator (A). At least a portion of the dose counter or indicator (A) is made out of a material having an aliphatic polyketone.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2019Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SASInventor: Patrice LEONE
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Publication number: 20200102141Abstract: A fluid dispenser device comprising: a body (100) that is provided with a dispenser orifice (110); a reservoir (1) containing fluid and a propellant gas; and a metering valve (20) that is assembled on said reservoir (1); said reservoir (11) being movable in said body (100) so as to actuate the metering valve (20) and dispense a dose of fluid through said dispenser orifice (110), said metering valve (20) including a valve member (30) that slides in said metering valve (20) during actuation; said device further comprising at least one sealing element (40, 41, 42) so as to form a leaktight seal, at least one sealing element (40, 41, 42) of said device comprising Cyclic Block Copolymer (CBC).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2017Publication date: April 2, 2020Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SASInventor: Patrice LEONE
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Publication number: 20200047981Abstract: A metering valve for a fluid dispenser, the metering valve having a valve body that defines a metering chamber in which a valve member slides between a rest position and an actuated position, the valve body and/or the valve member being made by injection-molding a material having a PBT matrix and glass microspheres dispersed in said PBT matrix.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2018Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SASInventors: Patrice LEONE, Michael BAZIRE
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Publication number: 20130164435Abstract: A method of treating an elastomer surface of a fluid dispenser device, said method comprising a step of modifying at least one elastomer surface to be treated of said device by ionic implantation using multi-charged and multi-energy ion beams, said modified elastomer surface limiting adhesion of the elastomer surfaces during the manufacturing and/or assembly stages, said multi-charged ions being selected from helium (He), nitrogen (N), oxygen (O), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), and xenon (Xe), ionic implantation being carried out to a depth of 0 ?m to 3 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SASInventors: Marie Legoguelin, Patrice Leone, Denis Busardo, Frédéric Guernalec
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Patent number: 8063130Abstract: A pump or valve gasket for a fluid dispenser device, said gasket comprising at least one elastomer and at least one basic inorganic filler having pH that is greater than or equal to 8.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Valois SASInventor: Patrice Leone
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Patent number: 8008537Abstract: A method of eliminating pollutants contained in an elastomer part, the method including a step of extracting pollutants by immersing the part in a solvent, the solvent being ethanol.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2004Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Valois SaSInventors: Patrice Leone, Carole Pollini
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Publication number: 20100314841Abstract: A pump or valve gasket for a fluid dispenser device, said gasket comprising at least one elastomer and at least one basic inorganic filler having pH that is greater than or equal to 8.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2007Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: VALOIS SASInventor: Patrice Leone
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Patent number: 7396019Abstract: A valve gasket for sealing a fluid dispenser device comprising a valve, in particular a metering valve, mounted on a fluid reservoir, said gasket being characterized in that it comprises an alloy of vulcanized ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and/or of butyl (IIR) or of vulcanized halobutyl (CIIR or BIIR) with one or more materials selected from the group constituted by polyoctene ethylene (POE), ethylene propylene (EP), ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) and chloroprene rubber (CR), all of these materials being vulcanized.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2002Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Assignee: Valois S.A.SInventors: Sandrine Barranco, Patrice Leone
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Publication number: 20080045772Abstract: A method of eliminating pollutants contained in an elastomer part, the method including a step of extracting pollutants by immersing the part in a solvent, the solvent being ethanol.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2004Publication date: February 21, 2008Inventors: Patrice Leone, Carole Pollini
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Publication number: 20050067796Abstract: A valve gasket for sealing a fluid dispenser device comprising a valve, in particular a metering valve, mounted on a fluid reservoir, said gasket being characterized in that it comprises an alloy of vulcanized ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and/or of butyl (IIR) or of vulcanized halobutyl (CIIR or BIIR) with one or more materials selected from the group constituted by polyoctene ethylene (POE), ethylene propylene (EP), ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) and chloroprene rubber (CR), all of these materials being vulcanized.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2002Publication date: March 31, 2005Inventors: Sandrine Barranco, Patrice Leone
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Patent number: 6780929Abstract: A valve or pump gasket for sealing a fluid dispenser device comprising a valve or a pump mounted on a fluid container, said gasket being characterized in that it comprises one or more of the following elastomer materials: a) a hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR); b) an octene-ethylene copolymer (OEC); and c) a butyl or a halobutyl rubber.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2001Date of Patent: August 24, 2004Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventor: Patrice Leone
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Patent number: 6622893Abstract: A valve gasket for a metering valve serving to dispense a fluid, in particular a powder dispersed in a propellant gas, the metering valve including a valve body defining a metering chamber, and a valve rod mounted to slide in the metering chamber between a rest position and an actuating position, the sealing between the valve rod and the metering chamber being provided by the valve gasket, the valve body being fixed in a fixing cap serving to assemble the valve onto a fluid reservoir, the valve gasket being provided with a radially inside contact zone over which the valve rod slides, the contact zone being fixed to a rigid element so that, while the valve rod is moving, the contact zone of the valve gasket remains substantially unchanging in terms of its shape and of its position, the contact zone having a profile that is rounded at least in part, so as to reduce the area of contact between the valve gasket and the valve rod, the rigid element being an integral part of the fixing cap, and in particular the inType: GrantFiled: March 13, 2002Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventors: Patrice Leone, Sandrine Barranco, Patrick Di Giovanni
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Publication number: 20020190477Abstract: A valve gasket for a metering valve serving to dispense a fluid, in particular a powder dispersed in a propellant gas, said metering valve comprising a valve body defining a metering chamber, and a valve rod mounted to slide in said metering chamber between a rest position and an actuating position, the sealing between said valve rod and said metering chamber being provided by said valve gasket, said valve body being fixed in a fixing cap serving to assemble the valve onto a fluid reservoir, said valve gasket being provided with a radially inside contact zone over which said valve rod slides, said contact zone being fixed to a rigid element so that, while said valve rod is moving, said contact zone of the valve gasket remains substantially unchanging in terms of its shape and of its position, said contact zone having a profile that is rounded at least in part, so as to reduce the area of contact between said valve gasket and said valve rod, said rigid element being an integral part of said fixing cap, and inType: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2002Publication date: December 19, 2002Applicant: VALOIS S.A.Inventors: Patrice Leone, Sandrine Barranco, Patrick Di Giovanni
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Patent number: 6441100Abstract: A valve joint of a dispensing valve of a fluid product dispensing device, said joint being intended to come into contact with a fluid product comprising an aerosol propellant of the HFC-134a or HFC-227 type, with or without alcohol, characterised in that said joint comprises a surface subjected to a surface treatment, said surface treatment being adapted to lower the friction coefficient of the joint so as to reduce the risks of the valve blocking and/or to create a barrier on the joint surface so as to reduce the level of extractables from said joint.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2001Date of Patent: August 27, 2002Assignee: Valois S.A.Inventor: Patrice Leone
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Publication number: 20020086951Abstract: A valve joint of a dispensing valve of a fluid product dispensing device, said joint being intended to come into contact with a fluid product comprising an aerosol propellant of the HFC-134a or HFC-227 type, with or without alcohol, characterized in that said joint comprises a surface subjected to a surface treatment, said surface treatment being adapted to lower the friction coefficient of the joint so as to reduce the risks of the valve blocking and/or to create a barrier on the joint surface so as to reduce the level of extractables from said joint.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2001Publication date: July 4, 2002Applicant: VALOIS S.A.Inventor: Patrice Leone