Patents by Inventor Wilfried Hermel

Wilfried Hermel 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).

  • Patent number: 12091209
    Abstract: A container made of plastics material, provided with a body and with a bottom in the continuation of the body at a lower end of the body. The bottom has an oblong curved contour and includes a seating surface forming a standing plane of the container. In example embodiments, the standing plane has an oblong closed curved shape extending along a longitudinal median axis and a transverse median axis. In example embodiments, the standing plane has an arch extending from the seating surface as far as a central zone of the bottom, the arch delimiting a concavity oriented toward the outside of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Laurent Naveau, Wilfried Hermel, Céline Vautier, Michel Boukobza
  • Publication number: 20230312157
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container made of plastics material, provided with a body and with a bottom in the continuation of the body at a lower end of the body. The bottom has an oblong curved contour and comprises a seating surface forming a standing plane of the container. The standing plane has an oblong closed curved shape extending along a longitudinal median axis and a transverse median axis. The standing plane also has an arch extending from the seating surface as far as a central zone of the bottom, the arch delimiting a concavity oriented toward the outside of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Laurent NAVEAU, Wilfried HERMEL, Céline VAUTIER, Michel BOUKOBZA
  • Publication number: 20220324603
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container made of plastics material, provided with a body and with a bottom in the continuation of the body at a lower end of the body. The bottom has an oblong curved contour and comprises a seating surface forming a standing plane of the container. The standing plane has an oblong closed curved shape extending along a longitudinal median axis and a transverse median axis. The standing plane also has an arch extending from the seating surface as far as a central zone of the bottom, the arch delimiting a concavity oriented toward the outside of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Laurent NAVEAU, Wilfried HERMEL, Céline VAUTIER, Michel BOUKOBZA
  • Patent number: 10246210
    Abstract: A container (1) includes a body and a petaloid base (3) extending the body, the base (3) including feet (7) separated into pairs by recessed valleys (12) that extend radially to an edge (8), the base (3) further including a series of grooves (17) that extend radially, extending at least partially along the bottom of the valleys (13), in which: the feet (7) extend axially to a height less than or equal to 1/5 of a radial extension of the bottom (3); the bottom (3) includes a central dome (5), whose concave part is turned towards the outside of the container (1); each groove (17) has an inner section (17A) that projects radially from the valley (12) and overlaps the dome (5), and an outer section (17B) that extends radially in the continuity of the inner section (17A), at the bottom of the respective valley (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventor: Wilfried Hermel
  • Patent number: 9758271
    Abstract: Disclosed is a container made of plastics material, which is provided with a body and a bottom (6) that extends from a lower end of the body, the bottom (6) including: a peripheral base (7) that defines a setting-down plane (8); a concave vault (10) which extends from a central area (11), forming a peg that projects towards the inside of the container, to the base (7); a set of main reinforcing grooves (13) which extend radially from the central area (11) as far at least as the base (7), wherein, in the container, the vault (10) has a central region (15), a median region (16) and a peripheral region (17) that are each separated by an internal axial indentation (18) and an external axial indentation (19) which extend annularly in a continuous manner around the central area (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventor: Wilfried Hermel
  • Patent number: 9745095
    Abstract: Container made of plastic material includes a body and a petal-shaped bottom (3) extending the body, the bottom (3) having a bottom wall (4) of general convex shape toward the outside of the container, from which feet (7) formed by protrusions project, separated two by two by portions of the bottom wall (4) forming recessed valleys (12) that extend radially to a periphery (8) of the bottom (3), the bottom (3) also including, in each valley (12), in the vicinity of the periphery (8) of the bottom (3), at least one groove (17, 18) that extends transversely relative to the radial direction of extension of the valley (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventor: Wilfried Hermel
  • Publication number: 20160304233
    Abstract: Container (1) made of plastics material, including a body (5) which extends along a main axis (X), and a base (6) which extends at a lower end of the body (5), the base (6) being provided with protruding feet (7) that are provided with crowns (11) which extend in a common setting-down plane (12), pairs of the feet (7) being separated by recessed grooves (15) which extend radially from a central region (8) of the base (6), each foot (7) having two flanks (17) that each laterally border a groove (15), characterized in that the flanks (17) of two adjacent feet (7) which border one and the same groove (15) form between one another, at the level of the setting-down plane (12) and in a plane transverse to the radial direction of extension of the groove (15), an obtuse angle (A) at the crown.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: Sidel Participations
    Inventor: Wilfried HERMEL
  • Publication number: 20160244197
    Abstract: Container made of plastic material includes a body and a petal-shaped bottom (3) extending the body, the bottom (3) having a bottom wall (4) of general convex shape toward the outside of the container, from which feet (7) formed by protrusions project, separated two by two by portions of the bottom wall (4) forming recessed valleys (12) that extend radially to a periphery (8) of the bottom (3), the bottom (3) also including, in each valley (12), in the vicinity of the periphery (8) of the bottom (3), at least one groove (17, 18) that extends transversely relative to the radial direction of extension of the valley (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventor: Wilfried HERMEL
  • Patent number: 9415891
    Abstract: A container made of plastic, provided with a body and with a bottom extending from an end of the body, the bottom having a peripheral seat defining a seating plane, a central zone at an inner area of the bottom surrounding a pellet and corresponding to a zone of injection of the material of a preform used to produce the container, a concave arch extending from the central zone to the peripheral seat, a series of principal reinforcing grooves extending radially from the central zone to at least the peripheral seat. The arch has two concentric regions, including a central region and a peripheral region, separated by a median axial step that extends annularly continuously around the central zone, so that the central region is raised with respect to the peripheral region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventor: Wilfried Hermel
  • Publication number: 20160144992
    Abstract: A container (1) includes a body and a petaloid base (3) extending the body, the base (3) including feet (7) separated into pairs by recessed valleys (12) that extend radially to an edge (8), the base (3) further including a series of grooves (17) that extend radially, extending at least partially along the bottom of the valleys (13), in which: the feet (7) extend axially to a height less than or equal to 1/5 of a radial extension of the bottom (3); the bottom (3) includes a central dome (5), whose concave part is turned towards the outside of the container (1); each groove (17) has an inner section (17A) that projects radially from the valley (12) and overlaps the dome (5), and an outer section (17B) that extends radially in the continuity of the inner section (17A), at the bottom of the respective valley (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventor: Wilfried HERMEL
  • Publication number: 20150298848
    Abstract: Disclosed is a container made of plastics material, which is provided with a body and a bottom (6) that extends from a lower end of the body, the bottom (6) including: a peripheral base (7) that defines a setting-down plane (8); a concave vault (10) which extends from a central area (11), forming a peg that projects towards the inside of the container, to the base (7); a set of main reinforcing grooves (13) which extend radially from the central area (11) as far at least as the base (7), wherein, in the container, the vault (10) has a central region (15), a median region (16) and a peripheral region (17) that are each separated by an internal axial indentation (18) and an external axial indentation (19) which extend annularly in a continuous manner around the central area (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventor: Wilfried HERMEL
  • Publication number: 20150136727
    Abstract: A container (1) made from a plastic material, provided with a body and with a bottom (6) extending from a lower end of the body, the bottom FIG.2 (6) comprising: a peripheral seat (7) defining a positioning plane (8);—a concave arch (10) that extends from a central zone (11) to the seat (7); and a series of main reinforcement grooves (13) that extend radially from the central zone (11) at least to the seat (7). The arch (10) has two concentric regions, i.e. a central region (15) and a peripheral region (16), separated by a median axial step (17) that extends annularly in a continuous manner around the central zone (11), such that the central region (15) is raised relative to the peripheral region (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventor: Wilfried Hermel
  • Patent number: 8875921
    Abstract: A container made of thermoplastic material, including a body that extends between a neck and a base that is able to withstand, without significantly deforming, a hydrostatic pressure caused by the column of a liquid contained in the container, the column of liquid being increased by a pressure not exceeding 2×105 Pa. The base includes main ribs in the form of grooves that are open towards the outside and extend approximately radially, passing through an annular zone that forms an approximately flat seat by way of which the base can rest in a stable manner on a flat support. The main ribs extend upwards on a wall connecting the base to the body of the container. The container has a shoulder that forms a joining zone between the connecting wall and the body of the container, and the main ribs extend upwards beyond the shoulder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Sidel Participations
    Inventors: Wilfried Hermel, Pierrick Protais
  • Publication number: 20130087568
    Abstract: A container made of thermoplastic material, including a body that extends between a neck and a base that is able to withstand, without significantly deforming, a hydrostatic pressure caused by the column of a liquid contained in the container, the column of liquid being increased by a pressure not exceeding 2×105 Pa. The base includes main ribs in the form of grooves that are open towards the outside and extend approximately radially, passing through an annular zone that forms an approximately flat seat by way of which the base can rest in a stable manner on a flat support. The main ribs extend upwards on a wall connecting the base to the body of the container. The container has a shoulder that forms a joining zone between the connecting wall and the body of the container, and the main ribs extend upwards beyond the shoulder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Wilfried Hermel, Pierrick Protais
  • Patent number: 7798350
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container (1?) made of a thermoplastic material, especially PET, having a body (2?) which, for at least a part of its height, is substantially prismatic in shape with a substantially triangular cross section and with three faces (6) joined by three edges (7), each of which is shaped in the form of a groove (8) which opens outwards and which has a rear wall (9) having a reversed curvature with its convexity being directed outwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Sidel Participations
    Inventors: Wilfried Hermel, Damien Bourne, Laurent Lepoitevin, Michel Boukobza
  • Publication number: 20080073315
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container (1?) made of a thermoplastic material, especially PET, having a body (2?) which, for at least a part of its height, is substantially prismatic in shape with a substantially triangular cross section and with three faces (6) joined by three edges (7), each of which is shaped in the form of a groove (8) which opens outwards and which has a rear wall (9) having a reversed curvature with its convexity being directed outwards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Wilfried Hermel, Damien Bourne, Laurent Lepoitevin, Michel Boukobza
  • Patent number: D552477
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Sidel
    Inventor: Wilfried Hermel
  • Patent number: D602378
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Sidel Participations
    Inventor: Wilfried Hermel
  • Patent number: D614492
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Sidel Participations
    Inventor: Wilfried Hermel
  • Patent number: D632576
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Sidel Participations
    Inventor: Wilfried Hermel