Patents by Inventor Mark Philip Horlock
Mark Philip Horlock 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: 11612696Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a bearing for a piston rod body for a drug delivery device. The bearing has an axis and comprises a first and a second surface which are spaced apart in the direction of the axis and a third surface, wherein the third surface connects the first and the second surface, wherein an opening is provided in each of the first and the third surface, and wherein the opening in the first surface is connected to the opening in the third surface. Further, the present disclosure concerns a piston rod body and a piston rod arrangement comprising said bearing and the piston rod body.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBHInventors: Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
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Publication number: 20200324053Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a bearing for a piston rod body for a drug delivery device. The bearing has an axis and comprises a first and a second surface which are spaced apart in the direction of the axis and a third surface, wherein the third surface connects the first and the second surface, wherein an opening is provided in each of the first and the third surface, and wherein the opening in the first surface is connected to the opening in the third surface. Further, the present disclosure concerns a piston rod body and a piston rod arrangement comprising said bearing and the piston rod body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
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Patent number: 10780231Abstract: The present invention concerns a drive mechanism for a drug delivery device comprising a housing having a longitudinal axis, a first feedback element which is movable along the longitudinal axis relative to the housing and a second feedback element, wherein the first feedback element and the second feedback element are adapted to interact with each other thereby providing at least one of tactile and audible feedback during at least one of a dose setting and dose dispensing operation of the drive mechanism. Moreover a drug delivery device incorporating such a drive mechanism is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBHInventors: Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
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Patent number: 10744267Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a bearing for a piston rod body for a drug delivery device. The bearing has an axis and comprises a first and a second surface which are spaced apart in the direction of the axis and a third surface, wherein the third surface connects the first and the second surface, wherein an opening is provided in each of the first and the third surface, and wherein the opening in the first surface is connected to the opening in the third surface. Further, the present disclosure concerns a piston rod body and a piston rod arrangement comprising said bearing and the piston rod body.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBHInventors: Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
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Patent number: 10596325Abstract: A pen-type drug injection device is disclosed which comprises a housing having a longitudinal axis, a threaded piston rod, a guide member for guiding the piston rod in a drug dispense operation, and a cartridge holder for receiving a cartridge, wherein the cartridge holder is detachable from the housing and wherein the guide member comprises an iris type aperture defined by a plurality of threaded pivotable segments. The drug delivery device is configured such that the aperture increases in diameter when the cartridge holder is being detached from the housing, such that the piston rod is free of the threaded engagement with the guide member and can be reset or pushed back to its initial position, and decreases in diameter when the cartridge holder is attached, such that the threads on segments reengage the piston rod.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2016Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBHInventors: Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
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Publication number: 20190009033Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a bearing for a piston rod body for a drug delivery device. The bearing has an axis and comprises a first and a second surface which are spaced apart in the direction of the axis and a third surface, wherein the third surface connects the first and the second surface, wherein an opening is provided in each of the first and the third surface, and wherein the opening in the first surface is connected to the opening in the third surface. Further, the present disclosure concerns a piston rod body and a piston rod arrangement comprising said bearing and the piston rod body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
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Patent number: 10046118Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a bearing for a piston rod body for a drug delivery device. The bearing has an axis and comprises a first and a second surface which are spaced apart in the direction of the axis and a third surface, wherein the third surface connects the first and the second surface, wherein an opening is provided in each of the first and the third surface, and wherein the opening in the first surface is connected to the opening in the third surface. Further, the present disclosure concerns a piston rod body and a piston rod arrangement comprising said bearing and the piston rod body.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2013Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBHInventors: Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
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Publication number: 20180140779Abstract: A pen-type drug injection device is disclosed which comprises a housing having a longitudinal axis, a threaded piston rod, a guide member for guiding the piston rod in a drug dispense operation, and a cartridge holder for receiving a cartridge, wherein the cartridge holder is detachable from the housing and wherein the guide member comprises an iris type aperture defined by a plurality of threaded pivotable segments. The drug delivery device is configured such that the aperture increases in diameter when the cartridge holder is being detached from the housing, such that the piston rod is free of the threaded engagement with the guide member and can be reset or pushed back to its initial position, and decreases in diameter when the cartridge holder is attached, such that the threads on segments reengage the piston rod.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2016Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
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Patent number: 9849250Abstract: A drive assembly for a drug delivery device comprises a rotation member being configured to be rotated in a first direction during setting of a dose of a drug and to be rotated in a second direction during delivery of the dose, a drive component being configured to follow rotational movement of the rotation member in the second direction during delivery of the dose and a stop member being configured to prevent rotational movement of the drive component in the first direction. The drive component comprises a first drive part and a second drive part, coupled to each other such that relative rotational movement of the first and second drive parts is prevented and relative axial movement is permitted.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbHInventors: Christopher James Smith, Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
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Patent number: 9700679Abstract: The drive mechanism for a drug delivery device comprises a piston rod, which is displaced in a distal direction for a delivery of a dose and in a proximal direction for a reset, and a resilient member, which acts on the piston rod during a reset and tends to restrict the movement of the piston rod in the proximal direction. The resilient member may be a biasing member provided for an automatic reset, a compression spring entering the piston rod or a torsion spring provided to generate a rotation. The drug delivery device is provided with such a drive mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2013Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
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Patent number: 9700678Abstract: A drive assembly (70) for a drug delivery device (1) comprises a rotation member (21) being configured to be rotated in a first direction (44) during setting of a dose of a drug and to be rotated in a second direction (47) during delivery of the dose, a drive component (20) being configured to follow rotational movement of the rotation member (21) in the second direction (47) during delivery of the dose and a stop member (26) being configured to prevent rotational movement of the drive component (20) in the first direction (44). The drive component (20) comprises a first drive part (71) and a second drive part (72), coupled to each other such that relative rotational movement of the first and second drive parts (71, 72) is prevented and relative axial movement is permitted.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbHInventors: Christopher James Smith, Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
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Patent number: 9675760Abstract: The drive mechanism for a drug delivery device comprises a piston rod, which is displaced in a distal direction for a delivery of a dose and in a proximal direction for a reset, and a rotatable drive member, which is threadedly engaged with the piston rod and rotates during the delivery of the dose. A biasing member is provided, which is loaded by the rotation of the drive member during the delivery of the dose and tends to rotate the piston rod with respect to the drive member in such a way that the piston rod is screwed into the drive member and is thereby advanced in the proximal direction. The drug delivery device is provided with such a drive mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2013Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbHInventors: Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
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Patent number: 9623185Abstract: An assembly for a drug delivery device is provided, comprising a housing, a rotation member adapted and arranged to be rotated in a first and in a second rotational direction with respect to the housing in an operational mode of the assembly, a drive member which is configured to mechanically cooperate with the rotation member such that the drive member follows rotation of the rotation member when the rotation member is rotated in the second rotational direction and such that the rotation member rotates with respect to the drive member when the rotation member is rotated in the first rotational direction, and a piston rod. The assembly further comprises at least one biasing member which is adapted and arranged to provide a force tending to bring the rotation member and the drive member out of mechanical cooperation in the operational mode. The assembly is switchable from the operational mode into a reset mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2011Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbHInventors: Steffen Raab, Mark Philip Horlock, Stephen David Butler
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Patent number: 9597459Abstract: A drive mechanism for a drug delivery device is presented that can be switched between a normal operation mode and a reset mode. A piston rod is displaced in a distal direction to deliver a dose in a normal operation mode and is displaced in the proximal direction in a reset mode. The drive mechanism also has a drive member that is rotationally moveable with respect to the housing, wherein in the normal operation mode, the drive member is coupled with the piston rod so that rotational movement of the drive member in the rotation direction with respect to the housing is converted into movement of the piston rod in the distal direction with respect to the housing, and wherein, in the reset mode, the piston rod is decoupled from the drive member.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2013Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Michael Heald, Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
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Patent number: 9579466Abstract: A drive assembly (70) for a drug delivery device (1) comprises a rotation member (21) being configured to be rotated in a first direction (44) during setting of a dose of a drug and to be rotated in a second direction (47) during delivery of the dose, a drive component (20) being configured to follow rotational movement of the rotation member (21) in the second direction (47) during delivery of the dose and a stop member (26) being configured to prevent rotational movement of the drive component (20) in the first direction (44). The drive component (20) comprises a first drive part (71) and a second drive part (72), coupled to each other such that relative rotational movement of the first and second drive parts (71, 72) is prevented and relative axial movement is permitted.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2015Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbHInventors: Christopher James Smith, Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
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Patent number: 9572940Abstract: A drive assembly for a medication delivery device is provided which is switchable from an operational state to a resetting state and which comprises: a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, a drive member adapted to be rotated with respect to the housing, and a stop member adapted to prevent rotational movement of the drive member in a first direction with respect to the housing and to permit rotational movement of the drive member in a second direction with respect to the housing, the second direction being opposite to the first direction. In the operational state of the drive assembly the stop member is held in engagement with the drive member, and for switching into the resetting state of the drive assembly the stop member is enabled to disengage from the drive member caused by gravity due to the weight of the stop member.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2011Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventor: Mark Philip Horlock
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Patent number: 9555195Abstract: A drive assembly for a drug delivery device comprises a rotation member being configured to be rotated in a first direction during setting of a dose of a drug and to be rotated in a second direction during delivery of the dose, a drive component being configured to follow rotational movement of the rotation member in the second direction during delivery of the dose and a stop member being configured to prevent rotational movement of the drive component in the first direction. The drive component comprises a first drive part and a second drive part, coupled to each other such that relative rotational movement of the first and second drive parts is prevented and relative axial movement is permitted.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2011Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbHInventors: Christopher James Smith, Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
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Publication number: 20170000951Abstract: A drive assembly (70) for a drug delivery device (1) comprises a rotation member (21) being configured to be rotated in a first direction (44) during setting of a dose of a drug and to be rotated in a second direction (47) during delivery of the dose, a drive component (20) being configured to follow rotational movement of the rotation member (21) in the second direction (47) during delivery of the dose and a stop member (26) being configured to prevent rotational movement of the drive component (20) in the first direction (44). The drive component (20) comprises a first drive part (71) and a second drive part (72), coupled to each other such that relative rotational movement of the first and second drive parts (71, 72) is prevented and relative axial movement is permitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Christopher James Smith, Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock
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Patent number: 9498576Abstract: A drive mechanism for a drug delivery device which can be switched between a normal operation state and a reset state comprises of a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, a rotation member which is adapted to rotate in a first direction and in a second direction with respect to the housing, a drive member, wherein in the normal operation state the rotation member is coupled with the drive member so that the drive member follows rotational movement of the rotation member in the second direction, a piston rod, wherein in the normal operation state the piston rod is displaced in a distal direction with respect to the housing when the drive member rotates in the second direction with respect to the housing, a stop member, wherein in the normal operation state the stop member is coupled with the drive member so that the stop member prevents rotational movement of the drive member with respect to the housing in the first direction, and a separation member for switching the operation state, the separationType: GrantFiled: June 9, 2011Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Steffen Raab, Christopher James Smith, Mark Philip Horlock, Stephen David Butler
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Patent number: RE46814Abstract: A medication delivery device is provided which is switchable between an operational state and a resetting state and which comprises a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, a piston rod being moveable in a distal direction with respect to the housing for medication delivery, a conversion element adapted to at least partially convert a rotational movement of the piston rod into an axial movement of the piston rod, coupling means prevented from rotational movement with respect to the housing and adapted to engage with the conversion element in the operational state, a drive assembly comprising at least two drive assembly members and adapted for moving the piston rod in the distal direction, and a resilient member adapted to provide a force on the drive assembly for engagement of the drive assembly members. In the operational state of the device the coupling means is engaged with the conversion element, the conversion element thereby being prevented from rotation with respect to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Christopher James Smith, Michael Heald, Stephen David Butler, Mark Philip Horlock