Patents by Inventor James Nick Schmidt
James Nick Schmidt 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).
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Patent number: 9168343Abstract: A medicament dispensing device for dispensing metered dosages of a medicament includes an actuator housing having a longitudinally extending cavity and a container disposed in the cavity and having a cylinder with a first outer diameter. The cylinder is adapted to hold the medicament. The container is reciprocally moveable relative to the actuator housing along a longitudinal axis. An indicating device includes an indicator housing having a tubular portion connected to said container, with the indicating device being reciprocally moveable with the container relative to the actuator housing. The tubular portion has a second outer diameter that is of substantially the same diameter as the first outer diameter. A longitudinally extending side wall has a viewing window formed therein. An indicator is rotatably mounted in the indicator housing, with a surface thereof having indicia visible through the viewing window.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2014Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: TRUDELL MEDICAL INTERNATIONALInventors: Peter Mycola Scarrott, Jerry R. Grychowski, James Nick Schmidt, Martin P. Foley
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Publication number: 20140190474Abstract: A medicament dispensing device for dispensing metered dosages of a medicament includes an actuator housing having a longitudinally extending cavity and a container disposed in the cavity and having a cylinder with a first outer diameter. The cylinder is adapted to hold the medicament. The container is reciprocally moveable relative to the actuator housing along a longitudinal axis. An indicating device includes an indicator housing having a tubular portion connected to said container, with the indicating device being reciprocally moveable with the container relative to the actuator housing. The tubular portion has a second outer diameter that is of substantially the same diameter as the first outer diameter. A longitudinally extending side wall has a viewing window formed therein. An indicator is rotatably mounted in the indicator housing, with a surface thereof having indicia visible through the viewing window.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: TRUDELL MEDICAL INTERNATIONALInventors: Peter Mycola SCARROTT, Jerry R. GRYCHOWSKI, James Nick SCHMIDT, Martin P. FOLEY
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Patent number: 8662075Abstract: An indicating device for indicating the number of dosages of medicament dispensed from a container includes a housing, a single indicator member nested the housing, an actuator and a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism is periodically engageable with the single indicator member. The drive mechanism is operable to advance the single indicator member an incremental amount when the drive mechanism is engaged with the single indicator member. The single indicator member remains stationary and is free of engagement from the drive mechanism for at least some reciprocal movements of the actuator. A dispensing device and a dispensing system are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2011Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Trudell Medical InternationalInventors: Peter Mycola Scarrott, Jerry R. Grychowski, James Nick Schmidt, Martin P. Foley
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Publication number: 20120222672Abstract: An indicating device for indicating the number of dosages of medicament dispensed from a container includes a housing, a single indicator member nested the housing, an actuator and a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism is periodically engageable with the single indicator member. The drive mechanism is operable to advance the single indicator member an incremental amount when the drive mechanism is engaged with the single indicator member. The single indicator member remains stationary and is free of engagement from the drive mechanism for at least some reciprocal movements of the actuator. A dispensing device and a dispensing system are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2011Publication date: September 6, 2012Inventors: Peter Mycola Scarrott, Jerry R. Grychowski, James Nick Schmidt, Martin P. Foley
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Patent number: 8074643Abstract: A medicament dispensing device for dispensing metered dosages of a medicament includes an actuator housing having a longitudinally extending cavity and a container disposed in the cavity and having a cylinder with a first outer diameter. The cylinder is adapted to hold the medicament. The container is reciprocally movable relative to the actuator housing along a longitudinal axis. An indicating device includes an indicator housing having a tubular portion connected to said container, with the indicating device being reciprocally movable with the container relative to the actuator housing. The tubular portion has a second outer diameter that is of substantially the same diameter as the first outer diameter. A longitudinally extending side wall has a viewing window formed therein. An indicator is rotatably mounted in the indicator housing, with a surface thereof having indicia visible through the viewing window.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2010Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Trudell Medical InternationalInventors: Peter Mycola Scarrott, Jerry R. Grychowski, James Nick Schmidt, Martin P. Foley
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Patent number: 7757688Abstract: A medicament dispensing device for dispensing metered dosages of a medicament includes an actuator housing having a longitudinally extending cavity and a container disposed in the cavity and having a cylinder with a first outer diameter. The cylinder is adapted to hold the medicament. The container is reciprocally moveable relative to the actuator housing along a longitudinal axis. An indicating device includes an indicator housing having a tubular portion connected to said container, with the indicating device being reciprocally moveable with the container relative to the actuator housing. The tubular portion has a second outer diameter that is of substantially the same diameter as the first outer diameter. A longitudinally extending side wall has a viewing window formed therein. An indicator is rotatably mounted in the indicator housing, with a surface thereof having indicia visible through the viewing window.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2006Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Trudell Medical InternationalInventors: Peter Mycola Scarrott, Jerry R. Grychowski, James Nick Schmidt, Martin P. Foley
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Patent number: 7650883Abstract: An indicating device suitable for indicating the number of dosages of a substance that have been dispensed from or remain in a container. The indicating device includes an indicator member having an outwardly facing first surface with indicia visible to a user and an opposite inwardly facing surface having a plurality of teeth. The first surface further includes a groove. A cover is disposed over at least a portion of the first surface of the indicator member such that only a portion of the indicia are visible at any one time. The cover includes an inwardly extending projection disposed in the groove. The indicator member is rotatable relative to the cover with the projection being moveable in the groove as the indicator member is rotated relative to the cover. In another aspect, a rotatable member is rotatable relative to an outer cover.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2007Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Trudell Medical InternationalInventors: Peter Mycola Scarrott, Jerry R. Grychowski, James Nick Schmidt, Martin P. Foley
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Patent number: 7597102Abstract: An indicating device suitable for indicating the number of metered dosages that have been dispensed from or remain in a container including a base member, a cap member moveably connected to the base member, an indicator member rotatably mounted to one of the cap member and base member and a drive member. The indicator member comprises a first stop member, and the drive member comprises a second stop member. The first stop member engages the second stop member as the indicator is moved to the final position. The engagement between the first and second stop members prevents the drive member from being rotated about the second axis. In another preferred embodiment, an inhalation device for dispensing metered dosages of medicaments from a container includes a container having a predetermined number of metered doses and the indicating device. A method for indicating the number of metered dosages of medicaments dispensed from or remaining in the container is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2005Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Trudell Medical InternationalInventors: Peter Mykola Scarrott, James Nick Schmidt, Jerry R. Grychowski, Martin P. Foley
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Patent number: 7568481Abstract: An indicating device for indicating the number of dosages of a substance that have been dispensed from or remain in a container includes a first indicator member incrementally moveable to a plurality of positions and a second indicator member operably connected to the first indicator member. The second indicator member is moveable in response to a predetermined number of movements of the first indicator member. One of the first and second indicator members includes numerical indicia and the other thereof includes color indicia.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2005Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: Trudell Medical InternationalInventors: Peter Mycola Scarrott, Jerry R. Grychowski, James Nick Schmidt, Martin P. Foley
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Patent number: 7516738Abstract: An indicating device includes an indicator housing member having a first circumferential wall defining an interior surface and a substantially circumferential cavity having a longitudinal axis. An engagement member is formed on the interior surface and a viewing window is formed through the first wall. An indicator member has a second circumferential wall with an exterior surface having dosage indicia and a bottom rim. The indicator member is rotatably mounted within the indicator housing member about the longitudinal axis and interiorly of the substantially circumferential cavity with at least a portion of the dosage indicia being progressively visible through the viewing window as the indicator member is rotated about the longitudinal axis relative to the indicator housing. The bottom rim of the indicator member is supported by the engagement member.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2006Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: Trudell Medical InternationalInventors: Peter Mycola Scarrott, Jerry R. Grychowski, James Nick Schmidt, Martin P. Foley
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Patent number: 7341057Abstract: An indicating device for indicating the number of dosages of a substance that have been dispensed from or remain in a container includes a first indicator member incrementally moveable to a plurality of positions and a second indicator member operably connected to the first indicator member. The second indicator member is moveable in response to a predetermined number of movements of the first indicator member. One of the first and second indicator members includes numerical indicia and the other thereof includes color indicia.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2005Date of Patent: March 11, 2008Assignee: Trudell Medical InternationalInventors: Peter Mycola Scarrott, Jerry R. Grychowski, James Nick Schmidt, Martin P. Foley
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Patent number: 6953039Abstract: A medicament dispensing device for dispensing metered dosages of medicaments from a container. The device includes a container and an indicating device. The container has a first end and an opposite second end spaced from the first end along a longitudinal axis. The first end includes a valve stem extending longitudinally therefrom and moveable between a closed position and an open position. The container contains a plurality of metered dosages of medicaments, with the valve stem dispensing one of the plurality of metered dosages when the valve stem is moved to the open position. The second end has an end surface. The indicating device includes a housing and an indicator member disposed in the housing. The housing is mounted to the second end of the container with a bottom surface thereof disposed adjacent the end surface of the second end of the container. The housing and the second end of the container have substantially the same shape.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2003Date of Patent: October 11, 2005Assignee: Trudell Medical InternationalInventors: Peter Mycola Scarrott, Jerry R. Grychowski, James Nick Schmidt, Martin P. Foley
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Patent number: 6926002Abstract: An indicating device for indicating the number of dosages of a substance that have been dispensed from or remain in a container includes a first indicator member incrementally moveable to a plurality of positions and a second indicator member operably connected to the first indicator member. The second indicator member is moveable in response to a predetermined number of movements of the first indicator member. One of the first and second indicator members includes numerical indicia and the other thereof includes color indicia.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2004Date of Patent: August 9, 2005Assignee: Trudell Medical InternationalInventors: Peter Mycola Scarrott, Jerry R. Grychowski, James Nick Schmidt, Martin P. Foley
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Publication number: 20040226555Abstract: An indicating device for indicating the number of dosages of a substance that have been dispensed from or remain in a container includes a first indicator member incrementally moveable to a plurality of positions and a second indicator member operably connected to the first indicator member. The second indicator member is moveable in response to a predetermined number of movements of the first indicator member. One of the first and second indicator members includes numerical indicia and the other thereof includes color indicia.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2004Publication date: November 18, 2004Inventors: Peter Mycola Scarrott, Jerry R. Grychowski, James Nick Schmidt, Martin P. Foley
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Patent number: 6761161Abstract: An indicating device for indicating the number of metered doses of medicaments that have been dispensed from or remain in a container having a valve stem extending longitudinally therefrom and moveable between an open and closed position. The indicating device includes a base member adapted to be mounted to the container, a cap member moveably connected to the base member, one or more indicator members rotatably mounted to the cap member and an indicating mechanism adapted to rotate the indicator member an incremental amount upon a predetermined number of axial movements of the cap member relative to the base member. A preferred embodiment of the indicating device includes a ratchet wheel, a drive member selectively engaging the indicating member, a pawl selectively engaging the ratchet wheel, and a non-return member adapted to selectively engage the ratchet wheel so as to maintain a unidirectional rotation of the ratchet wheel.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2001Date of Patent: July 13, 2004Assignee: Trudell Medical InternationalInventors: Peter Mycola Scarrott, Jerry R. Grychowski, James Nick Schmidt, Martin P. Foley
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Patent number: 6729330Abstract: An indicating device suitable for indicating the number of metered dosages that have been dispensed from or remain in a container including a base member adapted to be mounted to the container and a cap member moveably connected to the base member. The cap member is moveable relative to the base member along an axial path between a first position and a second position a predetermined number of axial movements. An indicator member is rotatably mounted to the cap member. A first lock member disposed on the base member, and a second lock member is disposed on one of the indicator member and the cap member. The first and second lock members are engaged after the predetermined number of axial movements of the cap member relative to the base member, wherein the first and second lock members maintain the cap member and the base member in one of the first position and the second position when engaged.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2002Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: Trudell Medical InternationalInventors: Peter Mykola Scarrott, James Nick Schmidt, Jerry R. Grychowski, Martin P. Foley
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Publication number: 20030188741Abstract: An indicating device for indicating the number of metered doses of medicaments that have been dispensed from or remain in a container having a valve stem extending longitudinally therefrom and moveable between an open and closed position. The indicating device includes a base member adapted to be mounted to the container, a cap member moveably connected to the base member, one or more indicator members rotatably mounted to the cap member and an indicating mechanism adapted to rotate the indicator member an incremental amount upon a predetermined number of axial movements of the cap member relative to the base member. A preferred embodiment of the indicating device includes a ratchet wheel, a drive member selectively engaging the indicating member, a pawl selectively engaging the ratchet wheel, and a non-return member adapted to selectively engage the ratchet wheel so as to maintain a unidirectional rotation of the ratchet wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2003Publication date: October 9, 2003Inventors: Peter Mycola Scarrott, Jerry R. Grychowski, James Nick Schmidt, Martin P. Foley
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Publication number: 20020153005Abstract: An indicating device suitable for indicating the number of metered dosages that have been dispensed from or remain in a container including a base member adapted to be mounted to the container and a cap member moveably connected to the base member. The cap member is moveable relative to the base member along an axial path between a first position and a second position a predetermined number of axial movements. An indicator member is rotatably mounted to the cap member. A first lock member disposed on the base member, and a second lock member is disposed on one of the indicator member and the cap member. The first and second lock members are engaged after the predetermined number of axial movements of the cap member relative to the base member, wherein the first and second lock members maintain the cap member and the base member in one of the first position and the second position when engaged.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2002Publication date: October 24, 2002Inventors: Peter Mykola Scarrott, James Nick Schmidt, Jerry R. Grychowski, Martin P. Foley
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Patent number: 6336453Abstract: An indicating device for indicating the number of metered doses of medicaments that have been dispensed from or remain in a container having a valve stem extending longitudinally therefrom and moveable between an open and closed position. The indicating device includes a base member adapted to be mounted to the container, a cap member moveably connected to the base member, one or more indicator members rotatably mounted to the cap member and an indicating mechanism adapted to rotate the indicator member an incremental amount upon a predetermined number of axial movements of the cap member relative to the base member. A preferred embodiment of the indicating device includes a ratchet wheel, a drive member selectively engaging the indicating member, a pawl selectively engaging the ratchet wheel, and a non-return member adapted to selectively engage the ratchet wheel so as to maintain a unidirectional rotation of the ratchet wheel.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 1999Date of Patent: January 8, 2002Assignee: Trudell Medical InternationalInventors: Peter Mycola Scarrott, Jerry R. Grychowski, James Nick Schmidt, Martin P. Foley
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Patent number: D456292Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2001Date of Patent: April 30, 2002Assignee: 1263152 Ontario Inc.Inventors: Peter Mykola Scarrott, James Nick Schmidt