ROSA GALLEMI BALAGUE - ANTONIO PUIG - XAVIER PUIG ALSINA - MARC PUIG                   GUASCH - MANUEL PUIG ROCHA - FLAMAGAS/FLAMASATS SA, 16TH DELIVERY

                                            

                                                       GAS OUTLET VALVE

Again Flamagas S.A. copy in your Utility Model no. 175088 of the Clipper Lighter another element patented by me, since in my Invention Patent 278004, I describe a gas outlet valve and as follows: "the upper one will be limited to the opening until it is reduced to a central passage in which a washer with an internal thread will be attached to the molded mass of the tank body to subsequently receive the outlet valve whose placement will be ensured by making it capture, when threaded, a sealing gasket interposed between said valve and the body of the tank "as seen in point 17 of fig.3 of the single sheet of drawings of said patent, while the Flamagas Utility Model 175088 on p. 36 section b) its 1st Claim can be read as follows: "A special simplified valve that controls the output of fuel", that is to say that it claims the same principle as the gas output valve.

                                  

                       

                  

In the image on the left you can see my Invention Patent No. 278004 with the Outlet Valve at the top of the drawing, which consists of a plunger that moves vertically through the action of a lever and thus allowing the contained gas to flow. in the lighter tank. In the drawing on the right we have the Flamagas Utility Model no. 175088, where we can also see in the upper part the same plunger that moves upwards when pushed by a lever, thus allowing the gas contained in the tank to circulate. of the lighter. Flamagas copies again with this Utility Model exactly the same system and parts as those of my invention Patent.

                                              ADJUSTABLE GAS OUTLET VALVE

Likewise, I already registered a new Invention Patent No. 285985 on 3/12/1963, where with my Claims from 1 to 7 I report on an adjustable Gas Outlet Valve, as indicated in all the corresponding sections and as We can see in Fig. 1 and 4 attached. The Utility Model 175008 of Flamagas with its claim 1st section d) informs of "An improved lever for the activation of the special valve that controls the outlet of the gas necessary for combustion", that is, it is claiming an adjustable gas outlet valve . It also informs of its 11th claim, indicating in the 1st paragraph the following: "Gas lighter according to claim 1 that has a lever with which the valve that controls the gas outlet is moved to the open and closed positions...." , that is to say, it returns to claim an adjustable gas valve. already patented by me years before.

                         

In these two drawings above you can see my Patent of Invention 285985 of 1963 where we can see in the image on the left the gas outlet valve and on the bottom right, a wheel with a series of teeth that allow the valve to rotate gas outlet, to allow the passage of the same in more or less quantity inside the plunger of said valve.

But on the other hand, my husband Josep Escribano, already patented an adjustable gas outlet valve and that Flamagas copied again 7 years later with his Utility Model 175088 that concerns us. Specifically, section 30 page 5 Claim 1 of the Invention Patent No. 301463 dated 6, 25, 1964 of my husband, reads the following: 1st Procedure in and related to the manufacture of valves with reduced and adjustable flow for fluids, characterized by obtaining a piece with a turned base". We can observe the drawing fig.2 of said valve on the single sheet of said patent and compare it with the drawing fig.7 sheet 2 of the drawings of the Flamagas Utility Model 175088 of 7 years later, seeing that it is a new copy of this company and that it registers with its aforementioned Claims, the 1st, section d) and the 11th 1st paragraph.

 

                

On the left Invention Patent No. 301463 dated 6/25/1964 of my husband Josep Escribano, on the right Utility Model No. 175008 of Flamagas where the same type of Gas Outlet Regulator that Flamagas copies can be seen.

Additionally, my husband Josep Escribano had registered a new previous Invention Patent, number 298408 dated 6, 4, 1964, where an adjustable Gas Outlet Valve is claimed, on which Flamagas based himself to copy it 7 years later in his Model of Subsequent utility 175008 for his Clipper lighter, as stated in section d) of point 20 of his Claim 1st page. 36: "An improved lever for the activation of the special valve that controls the output of the gas necessary for combustion", that is to say, it is claiming an adjustable gas output valve and as shown in fig.8 No. 45 of the 3rd sheet of his drawings. This Claim infringes that of my husband Jose Escribano  with his patent from 7 years earlier, in his invention of the gas graduation of the outlet valves as described in Claim Note 1 on p. 6 where it is said verbatim: "Improvement in the manufacture of valve devices for gas burners, with adjustable pitch" and as can be seen in fig.2 and 4 of the single sheet drawing of his patent.

               

On the left Invention Patent No. 298408 dated 6, 4, 1964 of my husband Josep Escribano and on the right the Utility Model No. 175008 of Flamagas, where he copies my husband's Invention Patent 7 years later. The same type of regulator can be seen in both drawings.

In addition, my husband Josep Escribano, on 5/24/1965 registered a new Invention Patent with a new Gas Outlet Valve according to Patent No. 313322 and in which with his Claim 1, section 1 of point 25 page 4, he registers the "Improvements in the manufacture of valves with closing position and adjustable passage for fluids" as seen in fig.2 single sheet of said patent. Claim 1st page. 36 section d) of point 20 of the Utility Model 175088 of Flamagas, 6 years later, says: "An improved lever for the activation of the special valve that controls the output of the gas necessary for combustion", that is, it is claiming a adjustable gas outlet valve.

 

              

          

On the left, the Invention Patent No. 313322 dated 5/24/1965 of my husband with an Adjustable Gas Valve, on the right the Utility Model No. 175088 of Flamagas that again copies a new one of our Invention Patents, it can be Note that the Regulator on the right follows the same principle as ours on the left and contains the same parts and operation.

My husband Josep Escribano returns with Claim 1, section 20 of his Certificate of Addition 380991 attached and dated 6, 20, 1970, to register a gas flow regulator for the outlet valve as follows: "having said valve with a regulator operable from the outside of the apparatus in the form of a ring with a serrated inner edge”. We can see said regulator in point 8 of the single sheet drawing of said attached patent.

 

           

      

On the left we have the Certificate of Addition No. 380991 of 6, 20, 1970 of my husband and on the right the Utility Model No. 175088 of Flamagas where you can see the Gas Regulator copied again by the Puigs. Our lighter that can be seen on the left, the Roni model, was the first Gas Plastic and refillable lighter on our market, prior to the Clipper by Flamagas.

 In Clipper Utility Model 175,088, section 25 of the report, p. 9 talks about his alleged invention consisting of an arm that regulates the length of the flame of the gas outlet valve and says exactly the following: “The upper edge has a flange directed inwards; the interior is smooth and at the front it has a slot through which the arm with which the length of the flame is regulated appears.” and he registers it with his Claim 11th section 10 page 42 as follows: "Gas lighter according to claim 1 that has a lever with which the valve that controls the gas outlet is moved to the open and closed positions" . That is to say, it is registering the same gas flame regulator concept that my husband Josep Escribano registered 1.5 years before with his Certificate of Addition 380991 and my Patent 285985 8.5 years before both previous ones.

 It is clearly demonstrated with my 6 Patents described above the copy of Flamagás in the design of the Gas Outlet Valve of his Clipper lighter years later, as described by his only Utility Model commented on him.