Patents by Inventor Alan Musselman

Alan Musselman 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: 10864326
    Abstract: An automatic medication injection device including a driver (95), a retractor (190, 230) and a blocking member (180). Upon device triggering the driver is shifted proximally to move a device syringe, expel medication from the syringe0, and then to disengage itself from the syringe plunger. The driver and the blocking member have a complementary camming configuration by which the blocking member, during the driver shifting, is automatically rotated from a first rotational orientation to a second rotational orientation. The blocking member blocks retraction of the retractor when disposed in the first rotational orientation, and permits retraction of the retractor when disposed in the second rotational orientation, which retractor retraction withdraws the device syringe from an injecting position to a retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Nicole Taylor Gonzalez, Gregory Alan Musselman, Lisa Jeanne Nelson, Daniel Enluo Wang
  • Patent number: 10780226
    Abstract: A trigger assembly for an automatic medication injection device. The trigger assembly includes an actuator that rotates when shifted axially, and at least one upstanding member extending from a biased drive element of the device toward said actuator which is rotated within the device housing when the actuator is shifted axially. The trigger assembly also includes a track and follower structured and arranged to guide the biased drive element when being rotated within said housing when the actuator shifts axially and to release the biased drive element for axial movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Nicole Taylor Gonzalez, Gregory Alan Musselman, Lisa Jeanne Nelson
  • Publication number: 20190030249
    Abstract: A trigger assembly for an automatic medication injection device. The trigger assembly includes an actuator that rotates when shifted axially, and at least one upstanding member extending from a biased drive element of the device toward said actuator which is rotated within the device housing when the actuator is shifted axially. The trigger assembly also includes a track and follower structured and arranged to guide the biased drive element when being rotated within said housing when the actuator shifts axially and to release the biased drive element for axial movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Nicole Taylor Gonzalez, Gregory Alan Musselman, Lisa Jeanne Nelson
  • Publication number: 20190009026
    Abstract: An automatic medication injection device including a driver (95), a retractor (190, 230) and a blocking member (180). Upon device triggering the driver is shifted proximally to move a device syringe, expel medication from the syringe0, and then to disengage itself from the syringe plunger. The driver and the blocking member have a complementary camming configuration by which the blocking member, during the driver shifting, is automatically rotated from a first rotational orientation to a second rotational orientation. The blocking member blocks retraction of the retractor when disposed in the first rotational orientation, and permits retraction of the retractor when disposed in the second rotational orientation, which retractor retraction withdraws the device syringe from an injecting position to a retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Nicole Taylor Gonzalez, Gregory Alan Musselman, Lisa Jeanne NELSON, Daniel Enluo WANG
  • Patent number: 8411115
    Abstract: Scaling of raster or bitmapped objects is described by converting such raster or bitmapped objects into symbol objects in a graphics development environment (GDE). A grid of lines is superimposed over the symbol visually dividing it into multiple segments. The position and shape of each segment will determine how the symbol is scaled during operation. The various segments may either be locked or editable. When edit input is received to change a size of the symbol, the locked portions of the symbol object are preserved while the editable regions are scaled to accommodate the edit instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Alan Musselman, Vishakha Vaidya