Patents by Inventor Raphael Thivolet

Raphael Thivolet 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: 11377250
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing apparatus may include a first container containing a first liquid and a second container containing a second liquid. The first and second containers each can have an opening in an end. One of the first liquid and the second liquid can contain a tastant which is essentially absent from the other liquid or is present in a relatively differing amount. When the first and the second liquids are poured from the apparatus, the first liquid flows through the opening in the end of the first container and the second liquid flows through the opening in the end of the second container, such that the first liquid begins to exit the opening in the end of the first container before the second liquid begins to exit the opening in the end of the second container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Benjamin Le Reverend, Raphael Thivolet, Sarah Brulhart, Daniel Grolimund, Ashley Hunt
  • Publication number: 20200130884
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing apparatus may include a first container containing a first liquid. The first container can have an opening in an end of the first container. The liquid dispensing apparatus may also comprise a second container adjacent to the first container. The second container can contain a second liquid and the second container can have an opening in an end of the second container. The opening in the end of the first container can be proximate to the opening in the end of the second container. The first container and the second container can separate the first liquid from the second liquid. One of the first liquid and the second liquid can contain a tastant which is essentially absent from the other liquid or is present in a relatively differing amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin Le Reverend, Raphael Thivolet, Sarah Brulhart, Daniel Grolimund, Ashley Hunt
  • Patent number: 9688448
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a cap (10) for receptacles (20) such as e.g. glass jars, comprising a cap base body (11) with a fixing means (13) for enabling the cap (10) to be removably attached on the receptacles (20), a backing layer (2) made from a deformable material, and a sealable, preferably heat-sealable membrane (3) not being glued to the backing layer (2), wherein both the backing layer (2) and the membrane (3) are retained inside the cap (10) via a retention portion (18) extending from an inner side wall (14) of the cap (10). The invention is further directed to a receptacle (20) having said cap (10) for closing it, and is also directed to a method for providing the cap (10) with a sealing element (1) and for providing said cap (10) onto the receptacle (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Daniel Abegglen, Berenice Connes, Gilles Demaurex, Philippe Domansky, Thierry Fabozzi, Stephane Hentzel, XiaoFeng Lan, Raphael Thivolet
  • Patent number: 9637288
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sealable element (1) for sealing the rim (21) of receptacles (20), the element (1) comprising at least a backing layer (2) made from a deformable material, and a sealable membrane (3) detachably connected to the backing layer (2), wherein the membrane (3) comprises an additional or integral opening means (4), wherein at least the membrane (3) has a contour with a radius varying between a lower radius value (L) and an upper radius value (U), wherein the ratio between the lower radius value (L) and the upper radius value (U) is defined by the equation 0.9?L/u?0.99, preferably 0.95?L/u?0.97. The invention further relates to a cap (10) comprising said sealable element (1) and to a receptacle (20) comprising said cap (10) being removably attached onto an opening (O).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Daniel Abegglen, Berenice Connes, Gilles Demaurex, Philippe Domansky, Thierry Fabozzi, Stephane Hentzel, XiaoFeng Lan, Raphael Thivolet
  • Publication number: 20150210449
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a cap (10) for receptacles (20) such as e.g. glass jars, comprising a cap base body (11) with a fixing means (13) for enabling the cap (10) to be removably attached on the receptacles (20), a backing layer (2) made from a deformable material, and a sealable, preferably heat-sealable membrane (3) not being glued to the backing layer (2), wherein both the backing layer (2) and the membrane (3) are retained inside the cap (10) via a retention portion (18) extending from an inner side wall (14) of the cap (10). The invention is further directed to a receptacle (20) having said cap (10) for closing it, and is also directed to a method for providing the cap (10) with a sealing element (1) and for providing said cap (10) onto the receptacle (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel Abegglen, Berenice Connes, Gilles Demaurex, Philippe Domansky, Thierry Fabozzi, Stephane Hentzel, XiaoFeng Lan, Raphael Thivolet
  • Publication number: 20140312039
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sealable element (1) for sealing the rim (21) of receptacles (20), the element (1) comprising at least a backing layer (2) made from a deformable material, and a sealable membrane (3) detachably connected to the backing layer (2), wherein the membrane (3) comprises an additional or integral opening means (4), wherein at least the membrane (3) has a contour with a radius varying between a lower radiusvalue (L) and an upper radiusvalue (U), wherein the ratio between the lower radiusvalue (L) and the upper radiusvalue (U) is defined by the equation 0.9?L/u?0.99, preferably 0.95?L/u?0.97. The invention further relates to a cap (10) comprising said sealable element (1) and to a receptacle (20) comprising said cap (10) being removably attached onto an opening (O).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel Abegglen, Berenice Connes, Gilles Demaurex, Philippe Domansky, Thierry Fabozzi, Stephane Hentzel, XiaoFeng Lan, Raphael Thivolet
  • Publication number: 20130032500
    Abstract: An all-cardboard safety packaging (1) for covering and protecting against free-fall shocks an electric appliance, in particular a household or office appliance such as a kitchen appliance e.g. a beverage preparation machine. The packaging comprises a cardboard handle (2), in particular an integral handle, for holding and carrying such packaging when containing the electric appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventor: Raphael Thivolet
  • Patent number: D804312
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
    Inventor: Raphael Thivolet