Patents by Inventor Riccardo Alluigi

Riccardo Alluigi 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: 20240131546
    Abstract: A trigger dispensing head applicable to a bottle of a trigger dispensing device is provided. The trigger dispensing head has a cylinder chamber, a main vent passageway, a sleeve, a secondary vent passageway, an axially slidable piston, a suction duct, and a dispensing duct. The sleeve is rotatable by a user between an angular working position in which the main vent passageway is in fluid communication with the secondary vent passageway and an angular rest position, in which the main vent passageway is fluidically separated from the secondary vent passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventor: Riccardo ALLUIGI
  • Publication number: 20240075488
    Abstract: A trigger dispensing head of a trigger dispensing device is provided. The trigger dispensing head has a cylinder chamber, a piston, a pressure chamber, a sleeve having an end wall, a suction duct terminating in a suction mouth, a dispensing duct, and valve members for regulating flow of a product. The valve members have a valve element made in one piece. The valve element has a tubular portion, a flexible flap, and an annular membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventor: Riccardo ALLUIGI
  • Publication number: 20230364629
    Abstract: A trigger dispensing head applicable to a bottle suitable for containing a product to be dispensed is provided. The trigger dispensing head has valve elements having a dome-shaped valve body provided with an elastically deformable membrane. The elastically deformable membrane has an annular sealing ring that forms a head seal of a pre-stressing valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventor: Riccardo ALLUIGI
  • Publication number: 20230365319
    Abstract: A dispenser for pasty products which has a head, a pump, an actuator, and a container tube is provided. The pump is provided with a plurality of flexible flaps protruding inwardly from a dome-shaped elastically deformable cap of the pump or from a connection portion of the pump to form a lower or suction valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventor: Riccardo ALLUIGI
  • Patent number: 11806735
    Abstract: A connection system between a dispensing head and a bottle of a trigger dispensing device includes a skirt having a seat configured as an inlet on an inner surface, and a neck having a rib protruding from an outer surface. In a relative assembled position, the rib is angularly aligned with the seat while, outside of the relative assembled position, the rib constitutes an impediment to axial insertion of the skirt on the neck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: GUALA DISPENSING S.P.A.
    Inventor: Riccardo Alluigi
  • Publication number: 20230311143
    Abstract: A dispenser for pasty products which has a head, a pump, an actuator, and a container tube is provided. The pump is provided with a flexible annular lip protruding out of the pump and inserted into an initial section of a dispensing tube of the head, configured to sealingly come into contact with an initial surface of the initial section to form an upper or delivery valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: Riccardo ALLUIGI
  • Publication number: 20230286002
    Abstract: A trigger dispensing head for a compact dispenser is provided. The trigger dispensing head has a frame, a piston chamber, a piston, a dispensing pipe, a trigger, and a return element having two arms. Each arm of the two arms is arranged in a respective part of a sagittal plane. A lower backing part, supported by the frame, has a main surface. Lower ends of the return element are in contact with the main surface and freely movable thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventor: Riccardo ALLUIGI
  • Publication number: 20230142585
    Abstract: A dispensing head for a trigger dispenser includes a frame having a functional zone on which a frame port, a suction outlet port and a dispensing inlet port open. A valve device applied to the functional zone includes a suction shutter and a dispensing shutter that implements a precompression of products before dispensing. The valve device cooperates with a reference plane of the frame to form a precompression chamber upstream of the dispensing inlet port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventor: Riccardo ALLUIGI
  • Patent number: 11571703
    Abstract: A trigger dispenser device (1) envisages a secondary liquid aspiration duct (50) in communication with the dispenser duct, and a primary liquid aspiration duct (8) in communication with the container, off-axis with each other. Between these, a joining compartment (64) is provided communicating upstream with the primary liquid aspiration duct (8) and communicating downstream with the secondary liquid aspiration duct (50) to form the fluidic connection between them. In particular, the container (C) is of the type with built-in suction pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Riccardo Alluigi, Stephen R. Dennis
  • Publication number: 20220410194
    Abstract: A connection system between a dispensing head and a bottle of a trigger dispensing device includes a skirt having a seat configured as an inlet on an inner surface, and a neck having a rib protruding from an outer surface. In a relative assembled position, the rib is angularly aligned with the seat while, outside of the relative assembled position, the rib constitutes an impediment to axial insertion of the skirt on the neck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventor: Riccardo ALLUIGI
  • Patent number: 11338309
    Abstract: A connection system between a head and a bottle of a trigger dispensing device includes a main skirt having a first flexible tab and a neck having a first sloping plane and a first pocket. The first flexible tab extends circumferentially from a first end to a second end, and the first end is joined to an annular wall by a closing wall. The system also provides for an auxiliary window obtained through the annular wall of the main skirt, and a rigid auxiliary tooth of the neck, suitable to snap into the auxiliary window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Guala Dispensing S.p.A
    Inventor: Riccardo Alluigi
  • Patent number: 11247222
    Abstract: A connection system between a head and a bottle of a trigger dispensing device includes a main skirt having a first flexible tab and a neck (2b) having a first sloping plane and a first pocket. The first flexible tab extends circumferentially from a first end to a second end, and the first end is joined to an annular wall by a closing wall. The system also provides for an auxiliary window obtained through the annular wall of the main skirt, and a rigid auxiliary tooth of the neck, suitable to snap into the auxiliary window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: GUALA DISPENSING S.P.A.
    Inventor: Riccardo Alluigi
  • Patent number: 11167301
    Abstract: A trigger dispensing head for a liquid dispensing device includes a chassis, a trigger, elastic return means having a return element supported by the chassis, and a reversible locking device. The locking device is supported by the return element of a non-return element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: GUALA DISPENSING S.P.A.
    Inventor: Riccardo Alluigi
  • Patent number: 11141750
    Abstract: A dispensing device including a bottle provided with a neck and a trigger dispensing head fitted to the neck is provided. The dispensing head includes a socket at least partially housed in the neck compartment, a main body that, with the socket, delimits a valve compartment in the neck, a valve group, a piston, a chassis, a trigger group, and elastic return elements. The valve group is contained in the valve compartment, limiting the overall size of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: GUALA DISPENSING S.P.A.
    Inventor: Riccardo Alluigi
  • Patent number: 11135608
    Abstract: A dispensing device for paste products, including toothpaste, is provided. The dispensing device includes a container, a pumping diaphragm and a head applied to the container. The head is equipped with a tube and a button for acting on the diaphragm and deforming it for dispensing. The button has a pressure surface for a user's dispensing action. An extension element which, in an active position, is arranged as an extension of the pressure surface of the button, increases a leverage effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: GUALA DISPENSING S.P.A.
    Inventor: Riccardo Alluigi
  • Publication number: 20210283630
    Abstract: A dispensing device for paste products, including toothpaste, is provided. The dispensing device includes a container, a pumping diaphragm and a head applied to the container. The head is equipped with a tube and a button for acting on the diaphragm and deforming it for dispensing. The button has a pressure surface for a user's dispensing action. An extension element which, in an active position, is arranged as an extension of the pressure surface of the button, increases a leverage effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventor: Riccardo ALLUIGI
  • Patent number: 11052413
    Abstract: A remote trigger head for dispensing a liquid includes a rewindable tube (2) having a predefined length and a winder unit (70) for the automatic spring rewinding of the tube (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: GUALA DISPENSING S.p.A.
    Inventor: Riccardo Alluigi
  • Patent number: 11014107
    Abstract: A connection system between a trigger dispensing head and a bottle of a dispensing device is provided. The neck of the bottle and the skirt of the trigger dispensing head are engageable with each other exclusively in a relevant predefined angular position, wherein the axial snap-engagement between the skirt and the neck is allowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Guala Dispensing S.P.A.
    Inventor: Riccardo Alluigi
  • Publication number: 20210107024
    Abstract: A trigger dispensing head for a liquid dispensing device includes a chassis, a trigger, elastic return means having a return element supported by the chassis, and a reversible locking device. The locking device is supported by the return element of a non-return element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Riccardo ALLUIGI
  • Patent number: D1013532
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: GUALA DISPENSING S.P.A.
    Inventor: Riccardo Alluigi