Patents by Inventor Yvon Loic Crozet

Yvon Loic Crozet 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: 20020066747
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a device for the delivery of products, preferably cleaning products comprising an active ingredient, more preferably cleaning products comprising a surfactant. The device comprises at least one vented reservoir for containing at least one liquid product and a dispensing appliance for dispensing the product from the reservoir. In one embodiment, the reservoir comprises at least one recess and/or protrusion and the dispensing appliance comprises at least one corresponding protrusion and/or recess. The reservoir is releasably secured in a leak-tight manner with the dispensing means such that fluid communication between the reservoir and the dispensing appliance is established, only when the protrusion(s) and the recess(es) are fitted into each other, and the protrusion(s) and the recess(es) of the reservoir have a shape which is complementary, preferably exactly complementary, to the protrusion(s) and/or recess(es) of the dispensing appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventors: Andrea Argentieri, Yvon Loic Crozet, John Russell Lawson, Patrizio Ricci, Jelle Dankert Vuijk
  • Patent number: 6390335
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a device for the delivery of products, preferably cleaning products comprising an active ingredient, more preferably cleaning products comprising a surfactant. The device comprises at least one vented reservoir for containing at least one liquid product and a dispensing appliance for dispensing the product from the reservoir. In one embodiment, the reservoir comprises at least one recess and/or protrusion and the dispensing appliance comprises at least one corresponding protrusion and/or recess. The reservoir is releasably secured in a leak-tight manner with the dispensing appliance such that fluid communication between the reservoir and the dispensing appliance is established, only when the protrusion(s) and recess(es) are fitted into each other, and the protrusion(s) and the recess(es) of the reservoir have a shape which is complementary, preferably exactly complementary, to the protrusion(s) and/or recess(es) of the dispensing appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Russell Lawson, Jelle Dankert Vuuk, Yvon Loic Crozet
  • Patent number: 6386392
    Abstract: A reservoir for use with a dispensing appliance for spraying a liquid is provided, wherein the dispensing appliance comprises a protecting plate and at least two needles for engaging the reservoir. The protecting plate has a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the protecting plate is movable in the unlocked position to expose the needles and is immovable in the locked position. The reservoir comprises a finish with an opening which communicates with the interior of the reservoir and a membrane disposed across the opening, wherein the membrane has an exposed length of less than about 45 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andrea Argentieri, Yvon Loic Crozet, John Russell Lawson, Patrizio Ricci, Jelle Dankert Vuijk
  • Patent number: 6321941
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a device for the delivery of products, preferably cleaning products comprising an active ingredient, more preferably cleaning products comprising a surfactant, the device comprising at least one vented reservoir for containing at least one liquid product and a means for dispensing the product from the reservoir, the device being characterized in that the reservoir comprises at least one recess and/or protrusion and the dispensing means comprises at least one corresponding protrusion and/or recess, said reservoir being releasably secured in a leak-tight manner with the dispensing means such that fluid communication between said reservoir and said means is established, only when said protrusion(s) and recess(es) are fitted into each other, and said protrusion(s) and said recess(es) of said reservoir have a shape which is complementary, preferably exactly complementary, to said protrusion(s) and/or recess(es) of said dispensing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andrea Argentieri, Yvon Loic Crozet, John Russell Lawson, Patrizio Ricci, Jelle Dankert Vuijk
  • Patent number: D478504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Yvon Loic Crozet, Patrick Jean-Francois Etesse