Patents by Inventor Bernard C. B. Lim

Bernard C. B. Lim 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: 7361164
    Abstract: A medical delivery device comprising an elongate body having a plunger slidably and sealingly engaged to form a cavity to receive fluid materials and a first outlet disposed at an end of said body and has a male luer end portion and a valve assembly is disposed within the first outlet. The valve assembly has a valve means movable between an open position and a closed position and biasing means for biasing the valve means to a closed position. Actuating means are disposed within the male luer end portion and coupled to the valve means such that the valve means is movable to an open position when a female luer end portion of a medical accessory is coupled with the male luer end portion. A second outlet is disposed at the same end as the first outlet for controlling the exchange of gases from the environment to said cavity under the action of the plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Vasogen Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Philip J. Simpson, David G. Matsuura, Walter D. Gillespie, James A. Trinchera, Mark P. Costa, Taras Worona, Hao Chen, David A. R. Kanbergs, Kathleen Chancellor-Maddison, Roy Zhao, Bernard C. B. Lim