Patents by Inventor MICHAEL COUSLEY

MICHAEL COUSLEY 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).

  • Syringe and connector system
    Patent number: 11083882
    Abstract: A connector assembly may include a body and a fluid fitting, the fluid fitting configured for releasably engaging a syringe nozzle, at least one deflectable locking arm connected to the body and radially deflectable relative to the distal end, the proximal end of the at least one deflectable locking arm configured for deflecting in a radial direction relative to the distal end to releasably engage the syringe nozzle, and at least one locking element disposed on the at least one deflectable locking arm, the at least one locking element movable with movement of the at least one deflectable locking arm between a first position where the at least one locking element is released from an engagement portion of the syringe nozzle and a second position where the at least one locking element is engaged with the engagement portion of the syringe nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Schrauder, Brian Cain, Michael Cousley, Kevin Cowan, Michael Spohn
  • SYRINGE AND CONNECTOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180339146
    Abstract: A connector assembly may include a body and a fluid fitting, the fluid fitting configured for releasably engaging a syringe nozzle, at least one deflectable locking arm connected to the body and radially deflectable relative to the distal end, the proximal end of the at least one deflectable locking arm configured for deflecting in a radial direction relative to the distal end to releasably engage the syringe nozzle, and at least one locking element disposed on the at least one deflectable locking arm, the at least one locking element movable with movement of the at least one deflectable locking arm between a first position where the at least one locking element is released from an engagement portion of the syringe nozzle and a second position where the at least one locking element is engaged with the engagement portion of the syringe nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: MATTHEW SCHRAUDER, BRIAN CAIN, MICHAEL COUSLEY, KEVIN COWAN, MICHAEL SPOHN, TIMOTHY PARMER, JUSTIN BECHSTEIN, RYAN POLCIN, SAM JANG, DAVE HEGGERNES, PATRICIA SANDEKIAN, JACK POLLITT, JEREMY ODEGARD, DAVID WOLGEMUTH