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).

  • Publication number: 20220048696
    Abstract: A valve gasket for a metering valve of a fluid dispenser, said gasket being made of an elastomer material that is self-lubricating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Michael BAZIRE, Patrice LEONE
  • Publication number: 20210060269
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Patrice LEONE
  • Patent number: 10906728
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Patrice Leone
  • Publication number: 20200407154
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Patrice LEONE
  • Publication number: 20200345958
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Patrice LEONE
  • Publication number: 20200102141
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Patrice LEONE
  • Publication number: 20200047981
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Patrice LEONE, Michael BAZIRE
  • Publication number: 20130164435
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Marie Legoguelin, Patrice Leone, Denis Busardo, Frédéric Guernalec
  • Patent number: 8063130
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Valois SAS
    Inventor: Patrice Leone
  • Patent number: 8008537
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Valois SaS
    Inventors: Patrice Leone, Carole Pollini
  • Publication number: 20100314841
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: VALOIS SAS
    Inventor: Patrice Leone
  • Patent number: 7396019
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Valois S.A.S
    Inventors: Sandrine Barranco, Patrice Leone
  • Publication number: 20080045772
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Patrice Leone, Carole Pollini
  • Publication number: 20050067796
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Sandrine Barranco, Patrice Leone
  • Patent number: 6780929
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventor: Patrice Leone
  • Patent number: 6622893
    Abstract: 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 in
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventors: Patrice Leone, Sandrine Barranco, Patrick Di Giovanni
  • Publication number: 20020190477
    Abstract: 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 in
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: VALOIS S.A.
    Inventors: Patrice Leone, Sandrine Barranco, Patrick Di Giovanni
  • Patent number: 6441100
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventor: Patrice Leone
  • Publication number: 20020086951
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Applicant: VALOIS S.A.
    Inventor: Patrice Leone