Patents by Inventor Stefano Deflorian

Stefano Deflorian 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: 20100264232
    Abstract: A method of delivering a volatile material to the atmosphere in a continuous manner is disclosed. The method includes providing a delivery engine having a reservoir that includes a volatile material mixture. The volatile material mixture includes about 40% to about 100%, by total weight, of the volatile materials each having a vapor pressure at 25° C. of less than about 0.1 torr. The delivery system also includes a microporous membrane enclosing the reservoir, wherein the microporous membrane comprises an average pore size of about 0.01 to about 0.03 microns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Dana Paul Gruenbacher, Jason John Olchovy, Scott Kendyl Stanley, James Douglas Still, Rhonda Jean Jackson, Zaiyou Liu, Walter Sordo, Stefano Deflorian, Cedric Morhain
  • Publication number: 20100181319
    Abstract: The invention refers to a container (1) for volatile substances having a first chamber (2) containing a porous material (4) impregnated with a first volatile substance, and a second chamber (3) containing a second volatile substance. The evaporation of the first and the second volatile substances is synchronized so that both volatile substances are finished substantially at the same time. The second volatile substance is used as a visual indication of the end of life of the first substance. The open base of the first and the second chamber are covered by a permeable film. The container may be arranged with a heater for the volatile substances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: ZOBELE HOLDING SPA
    Inventors: Stefano Deflorian, Andrea Pedrotti
  • Publication number: 20100150774
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device to evaporate low volatility active substances or ingredients from a liquid solution contained in a reservoir (2). The device comprises at least one liquid retaining support and dispensing means (14) arranged in a casing (1) at a distance and in a suitable position for dispensing doses of said liquid solution on said support by means of a push-button (6). The device further has a timer adapted to allow the operation of said dispensing means in selected time periods, said time periods being greater than the time necessary for evaporating most of the solvent and active ingredient from the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: ZOBELE HOLDING SPA
    Inventors: Fabio Marchetti, Cedric Morhain, Franco Zobele, Stefano Deflorian
  • Publication number: 20090121041
    Abstract: The invention refers to a spray pump device for spraying a liquid operated by a memory shape element. The spraying device is provided with a memory shape alloy wire with electrical resistivity, that is able to generate heat that increases its temperature so that due to memory shape property, the wire shrinks when current is applied. This shrinking permits the wire to activate a pump that atomizes a volatile substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: Zobele Holding Spa
    Inventors: Stefano DeFlorian, Julio Cesar Ruiz Ballesteros, Walter Sordo, Daniel Mosconi
  • Publication number: 20080099575
    Abstract: The present invention refers to an evaporator device for volatile substances provided with a closure system that facilitates the replacement of the refill or container of the volatile substance. The invention provides a safety closure system for the evaporator device, which makes difficult for children to get access to the tablet or container of the volatile substance. A closure member and a container are associated in such a manner that during the opening movement of the closure member, at least part of the container is extracted out of the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Stefano Deflorian, Walter Sordo, Franco Zobele
  • Publication number: 20080095522
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric evaporator device of volatile substances with adjustable evaporation intensity. A heating plate (4) defines a first chamber (6) separated from a second chamber (8), wherein a heat generator (5) is located inside the first chamber (6). A regulation opening (13), located in the first chamber (6), allows the exit of a heated air flow from the first chamber to regulate the temperature both in the first chamber (6) and the heating plate (4), enabling thus the regulation of the evaporation rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Stefano Deflorian, Walter Sordo, Franco Zobele
  • Patent number: 7341698
    Abstract: An evaporator, for use with a bottle containing a substance to be evaporated and a wick that has its lower portion disposed within the bottle and its upper portion protruding from the bottle, includes a housing in which the bottle is retained, a fan, disposed within the housing, for creating an airstream, and a louver structure, disposed downstream of the fan, for directing the airstream created by the fan upwardly and away from the upper portion of the wick. Preferably, the louver structure includes a plurality of louvers inclined at an angle between about 20 degrees to about 60 degrees relative to horizontal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrea Pedrotti, Filippo Stenico, Fabio Marchetti, Stefano Deflorian, Alessandro Frisanco
  • Publication number: 20030194355
    Abstract: An evaporator, for use with a bottle containing a substance to be evaporated and a wick that has its lower portion disposed within the bottle and its upper portion protruding from the bottle, includes a housing in which the bottle is retained, a fan, disposed within the housing, for creating an airstream, and a louver structure, disposed downstream of the fan, for directing the airstream created by the fan upwardly and away from the upper portion of the wick. Preferably, the louver structure includes a plurality of louvers inclined at an angle between about 20 degrees to about 60 degrees relative to horizontal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: Andrea Pedrotti, Filippo Stenico, Fabio Marchetti, Stefano Deflorian, Alessandro Frisanco
  • Patent number: D541922
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Wefler, Jeffrey L. Harwig, Stefano Deflorian, Alessio Giovanelli
  • Patent number: D582025
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Franco Zobele, Walter Sordo, Stefano Deflorian
  • Patent number: D604824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Zobele Holding SpA
    Inventors: Gianluca Paolazzi, Stefano Deflorian
  • Patent number: D608435
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Franco Zobele, Walter Sordo, Stefano Deflorian
  • Patent number: D609321
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Zobele Holding SpA
    Inventors: Antonietta Tomasulo, Walter Sordo, Stefano Deflorian
  • Patent number: D622836
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Stefano Deflorian, Walter Sordo
  • Patent number: D625400
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Zobele Holding S.p.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Deflorian, Walter Sordo