Patents by Inventor Mark Digby Teucher
Mark Digby Teucher 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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Publication number: 20200330697Abstract: A button (70, 270, 370, 470) for a drug delivery device with a reduced operating loudness comprises a plate-like button body forming a touch surface (70b, 270b, 370b, 470b), wherein the plate-like button body is coupled by an axial supporting member (75, 275, 375, 475) to a noise-generating interface of the drug delivery device and movable into a longitudinal direction of the drug delivery device, wherein the plate-like button body comprises a material composite with at least one first component (271, 272, 371, 372, 373, 374, 471) consisting of a first material and at least one second component (278, 378, 478) consisting of a second material different from the first material, wherein the at least one first component (271, 272, 371, 372, 373, 374, 47) and the at least one second component (278, 378, 478) are coupled via at least one coupling plane (270d, 270e, 370d, 470d) that is at least sectionwise slanted or perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2018Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Ralph Donald Quentin Collings, James Robert Coop, James Anthony West, Stephen Francis Gilmore, Daniel David Higgins, Mark Digby Teucher, Matthew Meredith Jones, Anthony Paul Morris, Sophie Louise Sladen, William Geoffrey Arthur Marsh, Denny Lustosa Horn, Stefan Blancke, Michael Jugl
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Patent number: 10730672Abstract: The present invention relates to a container (10) and a lid (12) for food products, wherein the lid produces audible and tactile feedback when the container is closed with the lid. The invention further relates to a method for forming a lid for engagement with a container for food products. According to a first aspect of the invention, a container with a lid comprises a body with a neck (14) surrounding an opening; at least one thread (20) on the neck; at least one thread (16) on the lid for engaging the at least one thread on the neck; and an engagement mechanism (18) on the lid to secure the lid to the body when the lid is in a fully engaged position. Audible and tactile feedback are produced when the lid moves into the fully engaged position.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2017Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Conopco Inc.Inventors: James Alexander Bertram, James Robert Coop, Arie Johannes van Puffelen, Mark Digby Teucher, Omer Bin Younos
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Patent number: 10322859Abstract: An adapter includes a body piece with an open container end side and a dispenser end side opposite to the container end side, and a collar piece arranged around the body piece. The dispenser end side of the body piece has an orifice. The body piece has a longitudinal axis, a cylindrical outer surface, and a cylindrical inner surface with a container thread oriented towards the container end side. The cylindrical outer surface of the body piece is equipped with a cap thread oriented towards the dispenser end side. The cap thread is arranged to interact with an inner thread of the cap for providing a child resistant closure. A collar piece is connected to the body piece that is freely rotatable relative to the body piece around the longitudinal axis of the body piece. The adapter can be used for efficiently and safely connecting a dispenser to container.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2016Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.Inventors: Maxime Gaillot, Mark Digby Teucher, Daniel Higgins, Andrea Ceccaroni, Oliver Needham, Roberta Leah, Declan Reilly
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Publication number: 20190119015Abstract: The present invention relates to a container (10) and a lid (12) for food products, wherein the lid produces audible and tactile feedback when the container is closed with the lid. The invention further relates to a method for forming a lid for engagement with a container for food products. According to a first aspect of the invention, a container with a lid comprises a body with a neck (14) surrounding an opening; at least one thread (20) on the neck; at least one thread (16) on the lid for engaging the at least one thread on the neck; and an engagement mechanism (18) on the lid to secure the lid to the body when the lid is in a fully engaged position. Audible and tactile feedback are produced when the lid moves into the fully engaged position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2017Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: James Alexander BERTRAM, James Robert COOP, Arie Johannes van PUFFELEN, Mark Digby TEUCHER
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Publication number: 20190071225Abstract: The present invention relates to a container (10) and a lid (14), wherein the lid produces audible and tactile feedback when the container is closed with the lid. The invention further relates to a method for forming a lid for engagement with a container. A container with a lid includes at least one thread (20) on a neck of the container; at least one thread (30) on the lid; a bump (32) at the lower part of the lid; an end stop (22) on a lower end of the neck; and an engagement portion of the neck corresponding to an area where the bump of the lid will engage the neck when the lid is in a fully engaged position. The engagement portion (24) is arranged such that audible feedback and tactile feedback are produced when the lid moves into a fully engaged position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2017Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: James Alexander BERTRAM, James Robert COOP, Arie Johannes van PUFFELEN, Mark Digby TEUCHER, Omer Bin YOUNOS
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Publication number: 20190015593Abstract: A medical delivery device (1; 10) comprises a rod element (3; 30), a dosage member (6; 60) and a lock mechanism. The rod element (3; 30) has a stem (31; 310) with a longitudinal axis (38; 380), a distal end and a proximal end. The dosage member (6; 60) comprises a delivery orifice (62; 620) and a chamber body (61; 610) with a distal end, a proximal end and a hollow interior. The stem (31; 310) of the rod element (3; 30) extends into the interior of the chamber body (61; 610) of the dosage member (6; 60) and the delivery orifice (62; 620) is arranged adjacent to the proximal end of the stem (31; 310) of the rod element (3; 30).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2016Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Maxime GAILLOT, Roberta LEAH, Declan REILLY, Mark Digby TEUCHER, Paul Graham HAYTON, Jonathan Paul RIDLEY, James Robert COOP
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Publication number: 20180369493Abstract: A medical delivery device (1) comprises a rod element (3), a dial shell (4), a delivery orifice (62) and a switching mechanism (7, 36). The rod element (3) has a stem (31) with a longitudinal axis (38), a first thread arrangement (35, 36), a proximal end and a distal end. The dial shell (4) has a second thread arrangement (411). The delivery orifice (62) is arranged adjacent to the proximal end of the stem (31) of the rod element (3). The switching mechanism (7, 36) is arranged for changing the medical delivery device (1) from a dosing status to a delivery status.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Maxime GAILLOT, Roberta LEAH, Declan REILLY, Mark Digby TEUCHER, Paul Graham HAYTON, Jonathan Paul RIDLEY, James Robert COOP
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Publication number: 20180369492Abstract: A medical delivery device (1; 10) comprises a rod element (3; 30), a dosage member (6; 60) and a lock mechanism. The rod element (3; 30) has a stem (31; 310) with a longitudinal axis (38; 380), a distal end and a proximal end. The dosage member (6; 60) comprises a delivery orifice (62; 620) and a chamber body (61; 610) with a distal end, a proximal end and a hollow interior. The stem (31; 310) of the rod element (3; 30) extends into the interior of the chamber body (61; 610) of the dosage member (6; 60) and the delivery orifice (62; 620) is arranged adjacent to the proximal end of the stem (31; 310) of the rod element (3; 30).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INCInventors: Maxime GAILLOT, Roberta LEAH, Declan REILLY, Mark Digby TEUCHER, Paul Graham HAYTON, Jonathan Paul RIDLEY, James Robert COOP
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Publication number: 20180369491Abstract: Medical delivery device (10) comprises a rod element (30) and a dosage member (60). The rod element (30) has a stem (310) with a longitudinal axis (380), a first thread arrangement (3320, 3330), a distal end and a proximal end. The dosage member (60) comprises a delivery orifice (620) and a chamber body (610) with a distal end, a proximal end and a hollow interior. The stem (310) of the rod element (30) extends into the interior of the chamber body (610) of the dosage member (60) and the delivery orifice (620) is arranged adjacent to the proximal end of the stem (310) of the rod element (30). In a dosing status of the medical delivery device (10), the rod element (30) is movable along its longitudinal axis (380) relative to the delivery orifice (620) of the dosage member (60) by the first thread arrangement (3320, 3330) of the stem (310) of the rod element (30) and a second thread arrangement (650) travelling along each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Maxime GAILLOT, Roberta LEAH, Declan REILLY, Mark Digby TEUCHER, Paul Graham HAYTON, Jonathan Paul RIDLEY, James Robert COOP
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Publication number: 20180361074Abstract: A dosing device includes a rod element and a shell. The rod element has a stem with a longitudinal axis and a first thread arrangement. The shell has a second thread arrangement. The first thread arrangement of the rod element or the second thread arrangement of the shell includes a thread. The first thread arrangement of the rod element and the second thread arrangement of the shell engage. The rod element is movable along the longitudinal axis of its stem by rotating the shell and the rod element relative to each other causing the first thread arrangement of the rod element and the second thread arrangement of the shell to travel along each other. A dosage chamber is formed by moving the rod element along the longitudinal axis of its stem. The volume of the dosage chamber is varied by moving the rod element along the longitudinal axis of its stem. An inclination angle (?, ?) of the thread varies along the thread.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2016Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Maxime GAILLOT, Roberta LEAH, Declan REILLY, Mark Digby TEUCHER, Paul Graham HAYTON, Jonathan Paul RIDLEY, James Robert COOP
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Publication number: 20180244446Abstract: An adapter includes a body piece with an open container end side and a dispenser end side opposite to the container end side, and a collar piece arranged around the body piece. The dispenser end side of the body piece has an orifice. The body piece has a longitudinal axis, a cylindrical outer surface, and a cylindrical inner surface with a container thread oriented towards the container end side. The cylindrical outer surface of the body piece is equipped with a cap thread oriented towards the dispenser end side. The cap thread is arranged to interact with an inner thread of the cap for providing a child resistant closure. A collar piece is connected to the body piece that is freely rotatable relative to the body piece around the longitudinal axis of the body piece. The adapter can be used for efficiently and safely connecting a dispenser to container.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2016Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicant: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.Inventors: Maxime GAILLOT, Mark Digby TEUCHER, Daniel HIGGINS, Andrea CECCARONI, Oliver NEEDHAM, Roberta LEAH, Declan REILLY
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Patent number: 9446204Abstract: The invention relates to a safety device for an injection syringe, the injection syringe including a body having an injection needle fitted thereon, the device including a plunger rod including a distal plunger part slidably movable in the body of the syringe, and a proximal triggering part, configured to trigger the displacement of a protection sheath, from an injection position, wherein the needle is uncovered, towards a safety position, wherein the needle is covered by the sheath. The proximal triggering part is able to move relative to the distal plunger part once the distal plunger part is at the distal end of its stroke, to trigger the displacement of the protection sheath.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2014Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE INC.Inventors: Mark Digby Teucher, Pascal Dugand, Loïc Sebileau, Daniel Peter, Maxime Gaillot, Jürg Liniger
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Publication number: 20140194828Abstract: The invention relates to a safety device for an injection syringe, the injection syringe including a body having an injection needle fitted thereon, the device including a plunger rod including a distal plunger part slidably movable in the body of the syringe, and a proximal triggering part, configured to trigger the displacement of a protection sheath, from an injection position, wherein the needle is uncovered, towards a safety position, wherein the needle is covered by the sheath. The proximal triggering part is able to move relative to the distal plunger part once the distal plunger part is at the distal end of its stroke, to trigger the displacement of the protection sheath.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Inventors: Mark Digby TEUCHER, Pascal DUGAND, Loïc SEBILEAU, Daniel PETER, Maxime GAILLOT, Jürg LINIGER
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Patent number: 8636000Abstract: There is provided a drug dispenser device comprising a housing; extending from the housing, an outlet for insertion into a body cavity of a patient; provided to the housing and moveable with respect thereto, a drug discharge device having a longitudinal axis and comprising a container for storing a drug formulation to be dispensed, a discharge mechanism and a discharge channel from the container for discharge of the drug formulation to the outlet; connecting to the drug discharge device, a container collar; connecting to the container collar and moveable with respect thereto along the longitudinal axis of the drug discharge device, a transfer element, the transfer element including an actuating portion; provided to the housing, at least one finger operable member moveable to apply a force to the actuating portion of the transfer element to move the transfer element along the longitudinal axis in a first direction; linking the container collar with the transfer element, a biasing mechanism to store biasing eneType: GrantFiled: August 21, 2007Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Glaxo Group LimitedInventors: Gregor John McLennan Anderson, Gary Thomas Crosby, Andrew Michael Kelly, Mark Digby Teucher, James Anthony West
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Patent number: 8336542Abstract: A fault indicator for a strip advancement mechanism comprising a base that defines a fault sensing portion of a path for at least a component of a strip, an element for bearing against a strip, or a component of the strip, while it passes through the fault sensing portion of the path, wherein the element is adapted to move from that bearing or non-fault position, to a fault indicating position in the event of the strip or the component of the strip ceasing to pass through the fault sensing portion of the path.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2006Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Glaxo Group LimitedInventors: Gregor John McLennan Anderson, Stephen James Harvey, Andrew Roderick Taylor, Daniel Thomas De Sausmarez Lintell, Mark Digby Teucher, James Anthony West
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Patent number: 8045289Abstract: A tape cartridge includes a housing and a tape reel that is rotatable about an axis of rotation. The tape reel is adapted to cooperably engage a reel drive member of a data transfer apparatus that, in use, applies a drive torque to the tape reel to rotate the tape reel about the axis of rotation. The cooperable engagement of the tape reel and reel drive member is such as to secure the tape reel to the reel drive member to at least substantially prevent tipping of the tape reel with respect to the reel drive member.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2008Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Philip Turner, James West, Mark Digby Teucher, Andrew Mark Fernihough, Mark Dillon
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Patent number: D653326Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2011Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Glaxo Group LimitedInventors: Gregor John McLennan Anderson, Matthew Spencer Collins, David Vincent Elliman, Richard David Lintern, Andrew Michael Kelly, Allen John Pearson, Paul Kenneth Rand, Mark Digby Teucher, James Anthony West
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Patent number: D653327Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2011Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Glaxo Group LimitedInventors: Gregor John McLennan Anderson, Matthew Spencer Collins, David Vincent Elliman, Richard David Lintern, Andrew Michael Kelly, Allen John Pearson, Paul Kenneth Rand, Mark Digby Teucher, James Anthony West
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Patent number: D653747Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2011Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Glaxo Group LimitedInventors: Gregor John McLennan Anderson, Matthew Spencer Collins, David Vincent Elliman, Richard David Lintern, Andrew Michael Kelly, Allen John Pearson, Paul Kenneth Rand, Mark Digby Teucher, James Anthony West
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Patent number: D662199Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2008Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Glaxo Group LimitedInventors: Gregor John McLennan Anderson, Gary Thomas Crosby, Philip William Farr, Joseph Paul Marino, Mark Digby Teucher, James Anthony West