Patents by Inventor Sylvain Defert
Sylvain Defert 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).
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Patent number: 12330836Abstract: An assembly for closing a tube is described. The assembly includes a tube head provided with a neck and a lid closing the neck. The assembly further includes a cap (30) including a punch adapted to perforate the lid. The neck and the cap being configured to guide the cap to a closing position in which the punch has perforated the lid. The cap includes a lateral skirt provided with at least one notch opening radially. The neck includes a protrusion configured to cooperate angularly with the notch to block a withdrawal of the cap, once the cap is in the closing position.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: June 17, 2025Assignee: ALBEA SERVICESInventors: Sylvain Defert, Franck Fritsch, Louis Miette
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Patent number: 12325557Abstract: An assembly for closing a tube. The assembly includes a tube head that has a neck and a cap. The assembly defines a guide path, a thread and a thread portion allowing the cap to be positioned on the neck by cooperation with the guide path and the thread. The assembly further includes a first and a second stop element for the thread portion, the stop elements being angularly spaced apart and defining a passage between the guide path and the thread. The assembly is configured to allow axial displacement of the thread portion through the passage with a non-return effect produced by at least one of said stops.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: June 10, 2025Assignee: ALBEA SERVICESInventors: Sylvain Defert, Franck Fritsch, Louis Miette
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Publication number: 20250108964Abstract: A head for manufacturing a flexible tube for containing a liquid or pasty product includes an upper wall and an annular side wall, a lower end edge of which extends in a radial plane (P). The head further includes a dispensing orifice and a protuberance, a portion of which projects from said plane (P). The projecting portion is eccentric with respect to the center of the tube head. The lower end edge has an oblong shape extending along a major axis (B) in the plane (P) and have two main vertices at each end of the major axis (B). The protuberance is arranged in the vicinity of one main vertex.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2024Publication date: April 3, 2025Applicant: ALBEA SERVICESInventors: Sylvain DEFERT, Franck FRITSCH
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Patent number: 12195249Abstract: A plug configured to close a receptacle comprising a neck, the plug comprising: —an upper wall and a peripheral wall extending transverse to said upper wall; —at least one projecting element configured to engage with a groove located on the neck so that the plug transitions from a first position to a second position; —at least one opening located on the peripheral wall of the plug, the one or more openings being in line with the projecting elements of the plug.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2020Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: ALBEA SERVICESInventor: Sylvain Defert
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Patent number: 12122573Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly for closing a tube, said assembly comprising a tube head (3) that has a neck (10) and a closing cover (5) for closing said neck (10), the assembly further comprising a cap (30) which is provided with a piercing element (7) designed to perforate said closing cover (5), the neck (10) and cap (30) being configured such that the cap (30) is guided into a closed position in which said piercing element (7) has perforated the closing cover (5), said piercing element comprising one or more teeth (50) for cutting through the closing cover (5), which extend from a free edge (80) of the piercing element (7), at least one angular portion (81) of said free edge (80), referred to as the passage portion, being configured to remain in the neck (10) when in said closed position.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: ALBEA SERVICESInventor: Sylvain Defert
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Publication number: 20240308739Abstract: A capsule includes a cap pivotally attached to a base by means of a hinge, and a tamper-evident device. The tamper-evident device includes a radial lug; an orifice for housing the lug, one contour of which is closed by a tongue, a first end of which is connected by a frangible bridge and a second end of which is connected by a flexible bridge, so that when the cap is opened for the first time, a retention face for retaining the lug hooks onto the tongue and causes the breakage of the frangible bridge and the pivoting of the tongue about the flexible bridge. The retention face for retaining the lug extends radially so that the tongue pivots about a radial axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Applicant: ALBEA SERVICESInventors: Sylvain DEFERT, Franck FRITSCH
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Publication number: 20240286786Abstract: An assembly for closing a tube a neck extending along a main axis to a free upper end edge, and comprising a helical external thread, a cap comprising an internal thread complementary to the external thread to allow the cap to be screwed onto the neck, and means for centering the cap with respect to the neck while it is being screwed on, formed by at least one projection which extends from the root of the thread of one of the external thread or the internal thread, a residual radial clearance remaining between the cap and the neck at the level of the projections in the screwed position of the cap on the neck.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: ALBEA SERVICESInventors: Sylvain DEFERT, Sudheer SUVARNA
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Publication number: 20240101313Abstract: A head for manufacturing a flexible tube for containing a liquid or pasty product, comprising an upper wall and an annular side wall, the lower distal end of which defines a plane (A), said head comprising a dispensing orifice extended by a protuberance, a portion of which protrudes from said plane (A), said protruding portion being eccentric relative to the center of the tube head.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: Albea ServicesInventors: Sylvain DEFERT, Franck FRITSCH
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Publication number: 20230122129Abstract: A head for the manufacture of a flexible tube for containing a liquid or pasty product, having a reduced height in relation to its diameter and comprising a base configured to be attached to a skirt of said tube and a cover pivotally mounted on the base between an open position and a closed position, the head comprising at least one anti-tamper system having at least two legs projecting from the cover, the legs being connected to each other by at least one continuous breakable bridge.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Sylvain DEFERT, Franck FRITSCH
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Publication number: 20220289439Abstract: A plug configured to close a receptacle comprising a neck, the plug comprising:—an upper wall and a peripheral wall extending transverse to said upper wall; —at least one projecting element configured to engage with a groove located on the neck so that the plug transitions from a first position to a second position; —at least one opening located on the peripheral wall of the plug, the one or more openings being in line with the projecting elements of the plug.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2020Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventor: Sylvain DEFERT
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Publication number: 20220234797Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly for closing a tube, said assembly comprising a tube head that has a neck (10) and a cap (30), said assembly defining a guide path, a thread and a thread portion (11) allowing the cap (30) to be positioned on the neck (10) by cooperation with the guide path and the thread, said assembly comprising a first (24) and a second (25) stop element for said thread portion (11), said stop elements (24, 25) being angularly spaced apart and defining a passage (26) between the guide path and the thread, said assembly being configured to allow axial displacement of the thread portion (11) through the passage (26) with a non-return effect produced by at least one (24) of said stops.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2020Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Sylvain DEFERT, Franck FRITSCH, Louis MIETTE
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Publication number: 20220234798Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly for closing a tube, said assembly comprising a tube head (3) that has a neck (10) and a closing cover (5) for closing said neck (10), the assembly further comprising a cap (30) which is provided with a piercing element (7) designed to perforate said closing cover (5), the neck (10) and cap (30) being configured such that the cap (30) is guided on the neck (10) into a closed position in which said piercing element (7) has perforated the closing cover, passing via an intermediate position in which the piercing element (7) has finished piercing said closing cover (5), and this also produces a material deformation which seals the closure, said assembly being configured such that the intermediate position is passed through prior to the material deformation which seals the closure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2020Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Sylvain DEFERT, Louis MIETTE
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Publication number: 20220234799Abstract: An assembly for closing a tube, said assembly comprising a tube head (3) provided with a neck (10) and a cap (5) closing said neck (10), said assembly further comprising a stopper (30) comprising a punch (7) adapted to perforate said cap (5), said neck (10) and said stopper (30) being configured to guide the stopper (30) to a closing position in which said punch (7) has perforated said cap (5), characterized in that said cap comprising a lateral skirt (23) provided with at least one notch (60) opening radially, said neck comprising a protrusion (61) configured to cooperate angularly with said notch (60) to block a withdrawal of the cap (30), once said cap (30) is in said closing positionType: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2020Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Sylvain DEFERT, Franck FRITSCH, Louis MIETTE
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Publication number: 20220234800Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly for closing a tube, said assembly comprising a tube head (3) that has a neck (10) and a closing cover (5) for closing said neck (10), the assembly further comprising a cap (30) which is provided with a piercing element (7) designed to perforate said closing cover (5), the neck (10) and cap (30) being configured such that the cap (30) is guided into a closed position in which said piercing element (7) has perforated the closing cover (5), said piercing element comprising one or more teeth (50) for cutting through the closing cover (5), which extend from a free edge (80) of the piercing element (7), at least one angular portion (81) of said free edge (80), referred to as the passage portion, being configured to remain in the neck (10) when in said closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2020Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventor: Sylvain DEFERT
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Patent number: 11235912Abstract: A cap configured to close a container including a neck is disclosed herein. The cap includes at least one protruding element configured to cooperate with a slot situated on the neck such that the cap goes from a first position to a second position. The cap also includes at least one opening situated on an upper wall of the cap that is aligned with the at least one protruding element of the cap. The cap yet further includes a sealing element configured to impart sealing between the cap and the neck. The sealing element is radially offset relative to the protruding element.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2017Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: ALBEA SERVICESInventors: Sylvain Defert, Franck Fritsch
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Patent number: 10717568Abstract: The present invention relates to a tube closure assembly. The assembly includes a tube head that includes a neck and a closure liner sealing said neck, and a cap that includes a punch provided with at least one tooth. The one or more teeth are configured to peripherally cut said closure liner. The cap is configured to transition from an open flush position, in which the one or more teeth are flush with said closure liner, to a perforation position, in which the one or more teeth perforate the closure liner, then from the perforation position to an end-of-travel position allowing partial cutting of the closure liner, the transition from the perforation position to the end-of-travel position being carried out with an angular rotational range below 360°.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: ALBEA SERVICESInventor: Sylvain Defert
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Patent number: D1019385Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Albea ServicesInventors: Sylvain Defert, Franck Fritsch
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Patent number: D1054287Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2022Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: Albea ServicesInventors: Sylvain Defert, Franck Fritsch
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Patent number: D1054855Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Albea ServicesInventors: Sylvain Defert, Franck Fritsch
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Patent number: D1054856Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Albea ServicesInventors: Sylvain Defert, Franck Fritsch