Patents by Inventor Stephane Rault

Stephane Rault 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: 20200016323
    Abstract: A tamper-evident pharmaceutical packaging for a pre-filled syringe including a rigid housing made of glass or plastic material, wherein the housing is shaped to receive at least one pre-filled syringe and forms at least one receiving chamber that is shaped to receive and physically protect a single pre-filled syringe wherein the housing has a tip section, a barrel section and a plunger section, respectively dimensioned to receive a tip, a barrel and a plunger of the pre-filled syringe. The housing having has an access opening to the plunger section of each of the at least one receiving chambers, wherein each access opening is arranged to be positioned remote from the tip section of the housing. The packaging also includes at least one openable cover, wherein each cover hermetically seals one of the at least one access openings of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Stéphane Rault, Laurent Stoufflet
  • Patent number: 9650184
    Abstract: A package containing tamper evident features includes a closure for closing the package and an access point that provides access to contents of the package. The closure includes a ring surrounding the closure which is connected to the package, a lid, substantially covering the access point when the lid is closed on the package, a removable tab secured between a portion of the lid and the ring and a plurality of tear off webs between the ring and the lid. The tear off webs are releasably connected between the ring and the lid. Opening of the package by opening the lid requires both removal of the tab from the tube and breaking of the first tear off webs. Removal of the tab forms a window at least partially provided in the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Clariant Production (France) S.A.S.
    Inventors: Sébastien Lucien Fily, William Leonard Morley, Vincent Sebille, Stéphane Rault
  • Patent number: 9573734
    Abstract: A stopper for closing a dispensing opening of a container which includes a body element having a top face and a bottom face, the bottom face being directed towards the inside of the container; a moving element which is situated at the top face of the body element, wherein the moving element is movable from an initial position in which the moving element does not extend beyond the top face in the plane of the top face, to an opening position in which the moving element is moved to extend at least partly beyond the outer extension of the top face, wherein the moving element provides, a gripping surface for a user to remove the body element from the dispensing opening. The moving element substantially covers the entire top face of the body element in the initial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: CLARIANT PRODUCTION (FRANCE) S.A.S.
    Inventors: Jacquy Lebon, Stephane Rault, Dominique Bois
  • Publication number: 20150053579
    Abstract: A stopper for closing a dispensing opening of a container which includes a body element having a top face and a bottom face, the bottom face being directed towards the inside of the container; a moving element which is situated at the top face of the body element, wherein the moving element is movable from an initial position in which the moving element does not extend beyond the top face in the plane of the top face, to an opening position in which the moving element is moved to extend at least partly beyond the outer extension of the top face, wherein the moving element provides, a gripping surface for a user to remove the body element from the dispensing opening. The moving element substantially covers the entire top face of the body element in the initial position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: Clariant Production (France) SAS
    Inventors: Jacquy Lebon, Stephane Rault, Dominique Bois
  • Patent number: 8875919
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a stopper (1) for closing a dispensing opening (70) of a container (8). The stopper comprises a body element (2) for closing the dispensing opening, the body element having a top face (20) and a bottom face (22), the bottom face being directed towards the inside of the container; a moving element (3) which is situated at the top face (20) of the body element (2), wherein the moving element is movable relative to the body element from an initial position in which the moving element does not extend beyond the outer extension of the top face (20) in the plane of the top face of the body element, to an opening position in which the moving element is moved relative to the body element to extend at least partly beyond the outer extension of the top face (20) of the body element (2) in the plane of the body element, wherein the moving element provides, in the opening position, a gripping surface (32) for a user to remove the body element from the dispensing opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Clariant Production (France) SAS
    Inventors: Stephane Rault, Jacquy Lebon
  • Patent number: 8365932
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the leak-tight sealing of openings in containers and for the purification of the ambient air located therein as a result of opening and closing cycles, said containers being intended for the packaging of products that are sensitive to gaseous pollutants present in the ambient air. The inventive device is particularly suitable for the packaging of solid-state medicaments in the form of pellets, tablets or capsules, having a reactivity and physical integrity that must be fully conserved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Airsec S.A.
    Inventors: Didier Lancesseur, Stephane Rault, Sebastien Brogly
  • Publication number: 20110297636
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a stopper (1) for closing a dispensing opening (70) of a container (8). The stopper comprises a body element (2) for closing the dispensing opening, the body element having a top face (20) and a bottom face (22), the bottom face being directed towards the inside of the container; a moving element (3) which is situated at the top face (20) of the body element (2), wherein the moving element is movable relative to the body element from an initial position in which the moving element does not extend beyond the outer extension of the top face (20) in the plane of the top face of the body element, to an opening position in which the moving element is moved relative to the body element to extend at least partly beyond the outer extension of the top face (20) of the body element (2) in the plane of the body element, wherein the moving element provides, in the opening position, a gripping surface (32) for a user to remove the body element from the dispensing opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: AIRSEC S.A.S.
    Inventors: Stephane Rault, Jacquy Lebon
  • Patent number: 7967160
    Abstract: An assembly for storage and controlled dispensing of unit products, constituted by a container for bulk storage of the products, a device for reclosably closing the container, including a dehydrating device, and a flow-limiting device for dispensing products. The flow-limiting device includes (a) a tearable membrane connected to the edge of the dispensing aperture and totally blocking the aperture and equipped with a gripping and pulling device, and (b) a passage allowing for a gas exchange and preventing, by virtue of its restricted dimensions, the dispensing of the packaged products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Airsec (Societe Par Actions Simplifiee)
    Inventors: Stephane Rault, Laurent Stoufflet, Jacquy Lebon
  • Publication number: 20090071927
    Abstract: A tamper evident closure with a tear-off, tamper-evident web between a ring affixed to a package and a lid for the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Sebastien Lucien Fily, William Leonard Morley, Vincent Sebille, Stephane Rault
  • Publication number: 20080217337
    Abstract: A container with tamper-evident device includes an open packaging casing, a closure means for closing this open end, a connection means arranged between the closure means and the casing, and a tamper-evident device which is able to engage mechanically at the time of closing the container after filling. The tamper-evident device includes a breakable locking means equipped with a snap-fastening means, positioned in a reserved housing, the locking means having an integral tear-open hinge, and a retaining means located in the closure means capable of receiving the snap-fastening means during the arming of the tamper-evident device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: AIRSEC
    Inventors: Stephane Rault, Dominique Bois
  • Publication number: 20080210712
    Abstract: An assembly for storage and controlled dispensing of unit products, constituted by a container for bulk storage of the products, means for reclosably closing the container, including dehydrating means, and a flow-limiting device for dispensing products. The flow-limiting device includes (a) a tearable membrane connected to the edge of the dispensing aperture and totally blocking the aperture and equipped with gripping and pulling means, and (b) a passage allowing for a gas exchange and preventing, by virtue of its restricted dimensions, the dispensing of the packaged products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: AIRSEC (SOCIETE PAR ACTIONS SIMPLIFIEE)
    Inventors: Stephane RAULT, Laurent STOUFFLET, Jacquy LEBON
  • Publication number: 20070272646
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the leak-tight sealing of openings in containers and for the purification of the ambient air located therein as a result of opening and closing cycles, said containers being intended for the packaging of products that are sensitive to gaseous pollutants present in the ambient air. The inventive device is particularly suitable for the packaging of solid-state medicaments in the form of pellets, tablets or capsules, having a reactivity and physical integrity that must be fully conserved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Didier Lancesseur, Stephane Rault, Sebastien Brogly
  • Publication number: 20070257046
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a packaging insert that comprises a chamber that can be filled with an adsorbent. When the insert is positioned within a closed bottle, the adsorbent can entrap any moisture or gases generally targeted by the adsorbent selected. The insert is designed such that the container can be induction sealed with the insert positioned within the neck of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Stephane Rault, Jo Ruckdeschel
  • Publication number: 20070084735
    Abstract: A desiccant container is disclosed. The container preferably has a sealing means that provides at least four successive surface to surface type tightness peripheral zones forming four successive tightness barriers between a casing that houses a product and the lid for the casing. Also disclosed are methods of making the container as well as the uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Dider Lancesseur, Stephane Rault
  • Patent number: D563783
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Bayer Consumer Care AG
    Inventors: Sébastien Lucien Fily, William Leonard Morley, Vincent Sebille, Stéphane Rault