Patents by Inventor Vanessa Brinkmeyer

Vanessa Brinkmeyer 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).

  • Pump and a receptacle fitted therewith
    Patent number: 7717302
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pump (1; 60; 90) for mounting on a receptacle (3), the pump including: an air intake passage formed between the pump body and the moving assembly and capable of communicating with the opening (18) of the pump body; a first lip (40) arranged, after the moving assembly has moved away from a rest position in the substance-dispensing direction, to press in leaktight manner against the pump body and prevent communication between the inside of the receptacle and the pump chamber (6) via the opening (18); and a second lip situated above the first lip when the pump is observed in the head-up position, said second lip being arranged to close the air intake passage when the moving assembly is in its rest position and to release said passage when the moving assembly (5) is displaced in the substance-dispensing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Daniel Crosnier, Vanessa Brinkmeyer
  • Pump and a receptacle fitted therewith
    Publication number: 20040159681
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pump (1; 60; 90) for mounting on a receptacle (3), the pump including:
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Applicant: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Daniel Crosnier, Vanessa Brinkmeyer