Patents by Inventor Alfred von Schuckmann

Alfred von Schuckmann 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: 20180326166
    Abstract: A hand operable inhalator for dispensing a powdery substance, in particular a pharmaceutical substance, with a supply chamber, a discharge channel and a dosing chamber, wherein the discharge channel protrudes into the supply chamber, and the dosing chamber and discharge channel can be moved relative to each other. In order to indicate an inhalator for dispensing a powdery substance that makes the dosing chamber advantageously fillable, the discharge channel can be rotated around a rotational axis, and that the dosing chamber can be filled while the discharge channel rotates. The inhalator can have a dosing chamber that can be moved from a closed into an open state and vice versa. The inhalator can have a discharge channel that incorporates a turbulence means, which has a helically running wall and is to carry a flow while discharging air provided with the substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventor: Alfred VON SCHUCKMANN
  • Patent number: 10099022
    Abstract: A nebulizer and a container with a fluid for such a nebulizer are described, the container comprising an indicator device fixedly mounted on the bottom of the container, the indicator device stopping further use of the container in a locked state when a predetermined number of uses has been reached or exceeded, and when the nebulizer is partially opened, it is blocked against further use, and after replacement of the container including the indicator device, the nebulizer can be used again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Eicher, Josef Gatz, Frank Herrmann, Hubert Hoelz, Andree Jung, Martin Meisenheimer, Markus Mueller, Alfred Von Schuckmann, Herbert Wachtel, Robert Gerhard Winkler, Gilbert Wuttke, Jochen Ziegler
  • Patent number: 10010687
    Abstract: A device for inhaling powdery substances, in particular of a medical nature, contained in capsules, can be brought into an emptying position via a receptacle that can be moved in a flat housing, in which position the capsule wall can be pierced via movable needles for the purpose of sucking out the capsule content through a mouthpiece channel, which extends in axial extension of the capsule chamber. The receptacle is designed as a part of the narrow lateral wall of the flat housing that can be pivoted out to a limited extent about an axis and a partial region of the narrow lateral wall plane is designed as a spring-loaded push-button for the needle bearings, in such a way that the partial region moves back to the plane of the narrow lateral wall at a maximum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Alfred Von Schuckmann
  • Patent number: 9956361
    Abstract: A device outputs portioned medications (M) from individual chambers of a strip arranged one behind the other. The strip includes a base strip and a closure strip and the raised chambers of the strip can be opened by pressing a handle by sharp-edged deflection of the closure strip. In order to simplify the design and for safe operation, a chamber elevation directed toward the mouthpiece opening blocks the actuation of the handle using a blocking element, in which position a chamber arranged in front that has already been freed from the closure strip lies above a fall-through opening, which opening is closed using a flap that can be moved into the opening position by the suction air flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Inventor: Alfred Von Schuckmann
  • Patent number: 9895501
    Abstract: A metering device activated by a user induced airstream for an inhalation of a medicinal substance. The device includes: a closure cap; a piston; a mouthpiece; and an annular chamber disposed upstream of the mouthpiece. A storage chamber stores the substance which can be moved out of the storage chamber when the closure cap is removed. A metering rod for removing the medicinal substance out of the storage chamber into an emptying-standby position. In the emptying-standby position, the metering chamber is closed by the piston. The piston is displaceable by airstream into an emptying-release position. In the emptying-release position, a metering chamber is released and the substance removed by the suction airstream. The metering device includes an outer cylinder which accommodates an inner cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Alfred Von Schuckmann, Yorick Kamlag, Stefan Mayer, Dennis Sandell
  • Publication number: 20180015239
    Abstract: The invention relates to a handset (1) for delivering a pharmaceutical substance, with a housing (2) that exhibits a mouthpiece (8), wherein the mouthpiece (8) can be sealed with a cap (9), and the cap (9) is attached to the housing (2) by means of a spring (16), and can be swiveled around a swivel axis (x) to release the mouthpiece (8). In order to further improve a handset of the kind in question, in particular as relates to attaching the cap to the handset, it is proposed that the spring (16) have an angled progression in a top view, in which the swivel axis (x) is imaged as a line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Alfred VON SCHUCKMANN
  • Publication number: 20170344874
    Abstract: A counter for a handheld device for dispensing a pharmaceutical substance, has a housing, at least one counter wheel which has readable characters, and a drive part which is designed to rotate the counter wheel, the counter wheel being rotatably attached to a mounting part. The mounting part of the counter is designed independently of the housing, and the drive part is directly attached to the mounting part. The counter can have at least one counter wheel which has readable characters and a drive part which is designed to rotate the counter wheel. The counter wheel has readable characters and is designed in a cylindrical manner and with a central axis, and has a drive part which is designed to rotate the counter wheel, the counter wheel being provided with an engagement toothing via which the drive part acts on the counter wheel so as to rotate same, the drive part having a rotational axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventor: Alfred VON SCHUCKMANN
  • Patent number: 9579473
    Abstract: A device, which is closable by a cap, for inhaling powdery substances, particularly of a medicinal kind, contained in capsules is displaced by a slider into an emptying position for the purpose of aspirating completely the content thereof. The air inlet for the mouthpiece channel is adjacent to and below the closed mouthpiece cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Inventor: Alfred Von Schuckmann
  • Publication number: 20170049977
    Abstract: A nebulizer as well as a container and an indicator device for such a nebulizer are proposed. The indicator device is fixedly mounted from the bottom of the container and comprises a piercing element for opening an aeration of the container. The indicator device and its piercing part are preferably actuated by axial movement of the indicator device and container within the nebulizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim EICHER, Gilbert Von WUTTKE, Alfred VON SCHUCKMANN
  • Publication number: 20160250425
    Abstract: A counter for a handheld device for dispensing a pharmaceutical substance includes at least one counter wheel having legible characters. The counter wheel is rotatable about a rotational axis, and a drive part having a shaped engagement section rotates the counter wheel. An acting part, displaceable relative to the counter wheel in the direction of extension of the rotational axis against a spring force, is connected to and rotates together with the drive part. A base part which can form a part of the housing and can be inserted into the housing at least partly overlaps the substance container in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the substance container, and has a stationary rotational axis for the counter wheel, the drive part preferably being guided in the rotational axis. The drive part is located on the side of the substance container with respect to the counter wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventor: Alfred VON SCHUCKMANN
  • Publication number: 20150320947
    Abstract: A nebulizer and a container with a fluid for such a nebulizer are described, the container comprising an indicator device fixedly mounted on the bottom of the container, the indicator device stopping further use of the container in a locked state when a predetermined number of uses has been reached or exceeded, and when the nebulizer is partially opened, it is blocked against further use, and after replacement of the container including the indicator device, the nebulizer can be used again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Joachim EICHER, Josef GATZ, Frank HERRMANN, Hubert HOELZ, Andree JUNG, Martin MEISENHEIMER, Markus MUELLER, Alfred VON SCHUCKMANN, Herbert WACHTEL, Robert Gerhard WINKLER, Gilbert WUTTKE, Jochen ZIEGLER
  • Patent number: 9096362
    Abstract: A dispenser for pasty compounds includes a tubular compound housing having a feeding plunger and a head piece which is guided in a spring-mounted manner on an upper tube piece and has a metering chamber with which there is associated an inlet valve. In order to provide a dispenser of this kind that has improved performance and a simplified construction, it is proposed that a spring element is composed of two U legs which roll down between parallel annular walls of the head piece and the compound housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Inventor: Alfred Von Schuckmann
  • Patent number: 9095667
    Abstract: The invention relates to a syringe cap (1) for a medical syringe (28), having two cap parts (2, 3) displaceable toward each other, wherein a motion of the cap parts (2, 3) toward each other takes place when the syringe cap (1) is first removed from the syringe (28). In order to disclose a syringe cap for a medical syringe, wherein a first use can be advantageously determined and handling is simple, according to the invention an indicator element is displaced into a display setting and the display element (6) can be removed from the syringe (28) together with the cap parts (2, 3) of the syringe cap (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: SCHOTT Schweiz AG
    Inventor: Alfred Von Schuckmann
  • Publication number: 20150114393
    Abstract: A device outputs portioned medications (M) from individual chambers of a strip arranged one behind the other. The strip includes a base strip and a closure strip and the raised chambers of the strip can be opened by pressing a handle by sharp-edged deflection of the closure strip. In order to simplify the design and for safe operation, a chamber elevation directed toward the mouthpiece opening blocks the actuation of the handle using a blocking element, in which position a chamber arranged in front that has already been freed from the closure strip lies above a fall-through opening, which opening is closed using a flap that can be moved into the opening position by the suction air flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: Alfred VON SCHUCKMANN
  • Patent number: 8978646
    Abstract: An inhaler for powdery, in particular medical, substances is formed with a suction air channel, which leads to a mouthpiece. The inhaler also has a storage chamber for storing the substance and a linearly moving dosing chamber for apportioning a specified amount of substance from the storage chamber to a transfer point to the suction air flow. The aim of the invention is to obtain a structurally simple solution that makes it possible to eliminate adding an external air flow. To this end, a component of the suction air flow, which is located in the direction of extension of the dosing chamber, empties the dosing chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sanofi SA
    Inventor: Alfred Von Schuckmann
  • Publication number: 20150059747
    Abstract: A device for inhaling powdery substances, in particular of a medical nature, contained in capsules, can be brought into an emptying position via a receptacle that can be moved in a flat housing, in which position the capsule wall can be pierced via movable needles for the purpose of sucking out the capsule content through a mouthpiece channel, which extends in axial extension of the capsule chamber. The receptacle is designed as a part of the narrow lateral wall of the flat housing that can be pivoted out to a limited extent about an axis and a partial region of the narrow lateral wall plane is designed as a spring-loaded push-button for the needle bearings, in such a way that the partial region moves back to the plane of the narrow lateral wall at a maximum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventor: Alfred Von Schuckmann
  • Patent number: 8915246
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dosing device for inhaling a powdery substance, particularly of a medical nature, which is arranged in a storage chamber above a trailing bottom and can be brought from said storage chamber into an evacuation readiness position, and having a display (A) associated with the actual filling level in the area of the device wall. In order to further develop a dosing device of the type in question particularly with regard to an improved display in an advantageous manner, it is proposed that the display (A) be composed of a strip tape carried along by the bottom and deflected by 180°, wherein the deflection area of the strip tape lies behind the transparent device wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Sanofi SA
    Inventor: Alfred von Schuckmann
  • Patent number: D717425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Inventor: Alfred Von Schuckmann
  • Patent number: D739522
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Lupin Atlantis Holdings SA
    Inventor: Alfred Von Schuckmann
  • Patent number: D831190
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Inventor: Alfred Von Schuckmann