Patents by Inventor Martin Crofton

Martin Crofton 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).

  • Publication number: 20230115251
    Abstract: A dispenser includes a front panel that can be opaque, and a body that includes a sidewall extending from a rear wall. Further, the front panel is coupled to the body and an interior cavity is formed therebetween. The sidewall includes an illuminating portion and a viewing portion. The illuminating portion is translucent and the viewing portion is transparent. The viewing portion is located between the front panel and the rear wall and the viewing portion and the illuminating portion indicate a refill status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher James Lang, Dean Philip Limbert, James John May, Martin Crofton, Richard Brian Clough, Robert Butler, Grace McAlpine Kane
  • Patent number: 11399575
    Abstract: Embodiments can provide a wearable device for nicotine cessation behavioral support, comprising a top surface; a first surface; a second surface; an underside surface; a communication device; one or more buttons; an internal storage medium; and a power supply; wherein the one or more buttons are configured to log a NRT use event to the internal storage medium when depressed and subsequently released within a predetermined timeframe; wherein the one or more buttons are configured to log a tobacco use event to the internal storage medium when depressed and released at a time longer than the predetermined timeframe; wherein the one or more buttons, when depressed, are configured to log a craving event to the internal storage medium, wherein an intensity of the craving event is determined by a time duration between depression and release of the one or more buttons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS (US) LLC
    Inventors: Brian Doan, Jeffrey Brunner, Alexander James Peacop, Martin Crofton
  • Publication number: 20190037919
    Abstract: Embodiments can provide a wearable device for nicotine cessation behavioral support, comprising a top surface; a first surface; a second surface; an underside surface; a communication device; one or more buttons; an internal storage medium; and a power supply; wherein the one or more buttons are configured to log a NRT use event to the internal storage medium when depressed and subsequently released within a predetermined timeframe; wherein the one or more buttons are configured to log a tobacco use event to the internal storage medium when depressed and released at a time longer than the predetermined timeframe; wherein the one or more buttons, when depressed, are configured to log a craving event to the internal storage medium, wherein an intensity of the craving event is determined by a time duration between depression and release of the one or more buttons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Brian Doan, Jeffrey Brunner, Alexander James Peacop, Martin Crofton
  • Publication number: 20120252133
    Abstract: A test meter for use win an analytical test strip for the determination of an analyte (such as glucose) in a bodily fluid sample (e.g., a whole blood sample) includes a test meter housing and a strip port connector. The test meter housing has a distal end with a strip port opening configured to receive the analytical test strip. The strip port connector is integrated with the distal end of the test meter housing and has a distal portion with an analytical test strip guide. The analytical test strip guide has an upper guide surface configured such that an analytical test strip received in the strip port opening is guided and supported by the upper guide surface and also has a liquid entrapment feature configured to direct free liquid that enters the strip port opening away from the upper guide surface and entrap such directed liquid in the distal portion of the strip port connector and/or the distal end of the test meter housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Allan FAULKNER, Jonathan Nelson, Nicholas Foley, Simon Salter, David Colin Crosland, Paul Trickett, Gavin Flowers, Martin Crofton
  • Patent number: D602586
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Animas Corporation
    Inventors: Nick Foley, James Cunningham Glencross, James Harkness, Martin Crofton, Peter Krulevitch
  • Patent number: D611372
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Lifescan Scotland Limited
    Inventors: Simon Salter, Nick Foley, Martin Crofton, James McLusky, Allan Faulkner
  • Patent number: D611853
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Lifescan Scotland Limited
    Inventors: Simon Salter, Nick Foley, Martin Crofton, James McLusky, Allan Faulkner
  • Patent number: D612275
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: LifeScan Scotland, Ltd.
    Inventors: Simon Salter, Nick Foley, Martin Crofton, James McLusky, Allan Faulkner
  • Patent number: D615431
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Lifescan Scotland Limited
    Inventors: Simon Salter, Nick Foley, Martin Crofton, James McLusky, Allan Faulkner
  • Patent number: D628915
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Inventors: Allan James Faulkner, Simon Salter, David Colin Crosland, Martin Crofton, Nick Foley
  • Patent number: D630113
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Lifescan Scotland Limited
    Inventors: Allan Orr, Allan Faulkner, Sophie Edgar, Nicholas Foley, Simon Salter, Colin Crosland, Martin Crofton, Adelio Enzo Alfiero Bolognesi, Luca Valsecchi, Rochelle Kleinberg
  • Patent number: D651925
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Allan James Faulkner, Nicholas Foley, Jonathan Nelson, Simon Salter, David Colin Crosland, Paul Trickett, Brian Guthrie, Alistair Longmuir, Gavin Flowers, Martin Crofton, Antonio Antonini, Maurizio Volpe, Roberto Beretta, Luca Valsecchi, Rommell Narvaez
  • Patent number: D723808
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Richard Brian Clough, Martin Crofton, Peter Kay, Simon Ritchie
  • Patent number: D842719
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Holdings (US) LLC
    Inventors: Brian Doan, Jeffrey Brunner, Alexander James Peacop, Martin Crofton
  • Patent number: D842720
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Holdings (US) LLC
    Inventors: Brian Doan, Jeffrey Brunner, Alexander James Peacop, Martin Crofton
  • Patent number: D854542
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Holdings (US) LLC
    Inventors: Brian Doan, Jeffrey Brunner, Alexander James Peacop, Martin Crofton
  • Patent number: D868780
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Holdings (US) LLC
    Inventors: Brian Doan, Jeffrey Brunner, Alexander James Peacop, Martin Crofton
  • Patent number: D918727
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (UK) IP Limited
    Inventors: Marcus James Blachford, Alex Brian, Martin Crofton, Michael George, Daniel Paul Salisbury
  • Patent number: D982929
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher James Lang, Dean Philip Limbert, James John May, Martin Crofton, Richard Brian Clough, Grace McAlpine Kane
  • Patent number: D1011762
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE (UK) IP LIMITED
    Inventors: Marcus James Blachford, Martin Crofton, Marius Ciorogar