Patents by Inventor Martin Georg STROHMEIER

Martin Georg STROHMEIER 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).

  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ENCAPSULATING A NEEDLE WITH A CORRESPONDING PLASTIC NEEDLE CAP
    Publication number: 20180200455
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improvement to the treatment of needles for safe disposal. The device comprises a support member having at least one recess. Each said at least one recess is configured to receive a needle contained in a corresponding plastic needle cap. The device further comprises a heating element configured to heat the support member, such that the plastic material of the needle cap softens and flows to encapsulate the corresponding needle. Each said at least one recess has dimensions such that, after heating, the needle is fully encapsulated by the plastic material of the corresponding needle cap. A corresponding method is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Farhana Hassan Mohammad Kazem AHMADI, Steven WAGSTAFF, Neil Stephen WHITE, Stephen Robin SMITH, Jonathan Edward MASON, Maximilian Vincent WOZNIAK, Martin Georg STROHMEIER