Patents by Inventor Ian G. C. McAfer

Ian G. C. McAfer 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).

  • Ampoules
    Patent number: 4979630
    Abstract: The present invention provides plastics ampoules made by the blow-fill-seal method which substantially overcome the problems of vacuum formation and touch contamination, during use, by providing one or more grooves in the neck of the ampoule to allow replacement of displaced liquid with air and/or a head sealed to the mouth of the opening by a frangible membrane and tapering up towards a grip away from the opening, and optionally a funnel leading to the neck, this funnel also assisting docking of the head of a syringe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Assignee: Waverley Pharmaceutical Limited
    Inventors: Howard Rose, Ian G. C. McAfer