Patents by Inventor Michael Helmer

Michael Helmer 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: 20240100260
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising: a housing for attachment to an injection device; a first sensor assembly comprising a first coil and two magnets of opposite polarity, wherein the first coil is configured to provide a first voltage pulse as a first Wiegand wire of the injection device moves from a first position proximate to one of the magnets of the first sensor assembly to a second position proximate to the other magnet of the first sensor assembly; and one or more processors configured to enter an enabled state from a sleep state after receiving the first voltage pulse from the first coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: Michael Helmer
  • Publication number: 20240082495
    Abstract: A medicament injection device comprising a main body arranged to receive a medicament cartridge; a needle carrier carrying a needle, wherein the needle carrier is axially movable with respect to the main body; and a rotatable cap at a distal end of the device, wherein the cap is removably coupled to the needle carrier, a releasable arrangement between the main body and the cap comprising a guide element and a slotted link, wherein the slotted link is arranged to cause the guide element to follow a predefined path at least partly in an axial direction during rotational movement of the cap, thereby causing the needle carrier to move axially towards a proximal end of the device as the cap is rotated up to a predefined point, wherein the main body comprises a medicament cartridge holder comprising the guide element depending therefrom for engagement with the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Marc Schader, Michael Helmer, Peter Nober, Michael Varga
  • Publication number: 20240050659
    Abstract: An elongated housing component of an injection device, the elongated housing component including a body comprising a first longitudinal end, an intermediate section, and a second longitudinal end opposite to the first longitudinal end. The intermediate section is located longitudinally between the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end. The body includes a sidewall extending from the first longitudinal end to the second longitudinal end. The sidewall confining a hollow interior space sized to accommodate a medicament container. The elongated housing component including a magnifier extending through the sidewall or integrated into the sidewall to increase a visual appearance of at least a portion of the medicament container when arranged inside the hollow interior space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Helmer, Martin Vitt
  • Patent number: 11878152
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising: a housing for attachment to an injection device; a first sensor assembly comprising a first coil and two magnets of opposite polarity, wherein the first coil is configured to provide a first voltage pulse as a first Wiegand wire of the injection device moves from a first position proximate to one of the magnets of the first sensor assembly to a second position proximate to the other magnet of the first sensor assembly; and one or more processors configured to enter an enabled state from a sleep state after receiving the first voltage pulse from the first coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventor: Michael Helmer
  • Publication number: 20240016450
    Abstract: A wearable medical device includes: a spatial sensor configured to determine distance to objects in an environment in front of the spatial sensor; an acoustic signal generator operable to generate an acoustic signal; a processor; and a memory configured to store instructions which, when executed the processor, cause the wearable medical device to: detect, using the spatial sensor, objects in the environment, calculate the distance to objects detected in the environment, and when the distance to an object is less than a predetermined value, control the acoustic signal generator to generate a first alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Helmer, Martin Vitt
  • Patent number: 11865307
    Abstract: A medicament injection device comprising a main body arranged to receive a medicament cartridge; a needle carrier carrying a needle, wherein the needle carrier is axially movable with respect to the main body; and a rotatable cap at a distal end of the device, wherein the cap is removably coupled to the needle carrier, a releasable arrangement between the main body and the cap comprising a guide element and a slotted link, wherein the slotted link is arranged to cause the guide element to follow a predefined path at least partly in an axial direction during rotational movement of the cap, thereby causing the needle carrier to move axially towards a proximal end of the device as the cap is rotated up to a predefined point, wherein the main body comprises a medicament cartridge holder comprising the guide element depending therefrom for engagement with the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Marc Schader, Michael Helmer, Peter Nober, Michael Varga
  • Patent number: 11865308
    Abstract: A medicament injection device comprising a main body arranged to receive a medicament cartridge; a needle carrier carrying a needle, wherein the needle carrier is axially movable with respect to the main body; and a rotatable cap at a distal end of the device, wherein the cap is removably coupled to the needle carrier, a releasable arrangement between the main body and the cap comprising a guide element and a slotted link, wherein the slotted link is arranged to cause the guide element to follow a predefined path at least partly in an axial direction during rotational movement of the cap, thereby causing the needle carrier to move axially towards a proximal end of the device as the cap is rotated up to a predefined point, wherein the main body comprises a medicament cartridge holder comprising the guide element depending therefrom for engagement with the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Marc Schader, Michael Helmer, Peter Nober, Michael Varga
  • Patent number: 11857325
    Abstract: A device for communicating a driving ability level of a user, the device comprising at least a processor, a memory, and a wireless transceiver. The device is configured to: receive a communication from a medical device, wherein the communication comprises information relating to a condition of the medical device; and send a communication to a vehicle. The information relating to a condition of the medical device is processed in order to determine a driving ability level of the user by the assignment of a category selected from a group comprising a first category and a second category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventor: Michael Helmer
  • Patent number: 11857708
    Abstract: A supplementary device configured to be attached to a drug delivery device, the supplementary device including: first means being adapted to mechanically couple the supplementary device to a dosage selector of the drug delivery device; second means being adapted to select a dosage to be delivered by the drug delivery device; third means being adapted to mechanically couple the second means to the first means such that a dosage selection made with the second means generates a torque being transferred via the third means to the first means; a sensor configured to output signals indicative of the generated torque; and electronics configured to receive the signals output from the sensor and to determine based on the signals the selected dosage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Michael Helmer, Christian Rehbein
  • Publication number: 20230402184
    Abstract: A mobile device including a memory and a processing arrangement is described. The memory stores instructions which, when executed by the processing arrangement, cause the device to receive dose information including a previous dose ejected by an injection device; determine a measure of wellbeing for a patient based on received wellbeing data; determine at least one of a measure of fitness for the patient based on physiological data received from fitness tracking device and a measure of bodyweight for the patient based on weight data received from a balance; determine an adjusted medicament dose based at least in part on the dose information, the measure of wellbeing, and the at least one of the measure of fitness and the measure of bodyweight; and output the adjusted medicament dose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Helmer, Martin Vitt
  • Patent number: 11833330
    Abstract: The present application relates to pressure sensors for injection devices. According to a first aspect, the specification discloses an injection device comprising: a medicament container comprising medicament container walls and a sealing element; a stopper translatably disposed inside the medicament container; a pressure sensor; and a plunger passing through an axial bore of the sealing element, the plunger being operable to displace the stopper, wherein the sealing element, stopper and medicament container walls define a cavity inside the medicament container; and wherein the pressure sensor is configured to measure the pressure inside the cavity during an injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventor: Michael Helmer
  • Publication number: 20230381421
    Abstract: An injection device includes an elongated housing extending along a longitudinal axis, a piston rod to operably engage with a piston of a cartridge filled with the medicament, a dose tracker selectively operably engageable with the piston rod, wherein the dose tracker is longitudinally displaceable relative to the housing from an initial position in a proximal direction towards at least a first activation position for setting of the dose and wherein the dose tracker is longitudinally displaceable relative to the housing in a distal direction from the at least first activation position towards the initial position for dispensing of the dose, a spring to urge the dose tracker in the proximal direction relative to the housing, an interlock to lock the dose tracker in the initial position relative to the housing, and a release member to release the interlock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Helmer, Michael Schabbach, Julian Kersting
  • Patent number: 11826552
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an activating mechanism for a medicament delivery device, wherein the activating mechanism includes a cartridge containing a dosage of a medicament, a cartridge carrier holding the cartridge and comprising a distal carrier section, a hollow injection needle arranged within a distal end of the cartridge carrier comprising an inner needle section targeted inside the cartridge carrier, whereby the inner needle section is spaced from the cartridge in a distal direction (D) when the medicament delivery device is in an initial position (P1), a removable needle cap to cover and seal an outer needle section of the injection needle that is targeted outside the cartridge carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventor: Michael Helmer
  • Publication number: 20230364354
    Abstract: A packaging assembly comprises a case configured to contain at least one injection device for delivering a medicament; a cooling unit configured to lower an internal temperature of the case; a processing arrangement; a device sensor configured to detect at least one injection device contained within the case, and to receive device storage information from the at least one detected injection device; and a data storage device. The processing arrangement is configured to record an injection history on the data storage device. The processor arrangement is configured to control the cooling unit to set an internal temperature of the case according to the received device storage information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Helmer
  • Patent number: 11801347
    Abstract: A cartridge carrier assembly for a medicament delivery device comprises a cartridge carrier adapted to receive a cartridge defining a cavity containing a dose of a medicament, a needle hub being part of the cartridge carrier or coupled to the cartridge carrier such that the needle hub is fixed relative to the cartridge carrier, the needle hub adapted to receive a distal end or part of the cartridge, an injection needle having a tipped proximal needle section adapted to pierce a sealing element distally arranged on the cartridge, and a removable needle cap attachable to a distal end of the cartridge carrier. The needle hub comprises a cartridge retention feature adapted to abut the cartridge or a part thereof to limit axial movement of the cartridge in the distal direction such that the proximal needle section is spaced from the sealing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventor: Michael Helmer
  • Publication number: 20230338641
    Abstract: A computing device comprises a memory and a data interface for connecting to a corresponding interface in a storage assembly. The memory comprises instructions which, on connection with the storage assembly, cause a processor of the storage assembly to: detect, using a device sensor of the storage assembly, one or more medicament delivery devices stored in the storage assembly; and display, on a display screen provided on the storage assembly, information relating to a medicament stored in the storage assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Helmer
  • Patent number: 11779708
    Abstract: A drug delivery device including: a body and a movable component arranged inside the body, a dosage selection and injection mechanism setting the position of the movable component inside the body depending on a selected dosage, a non-contact sensor configured to output signals indicative of the position of the movable component inside the body, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive the signals output from the non-contact sensor and to determine based on the signals whether the movable component is either in an initial position inside the body corresponding to no selected dosage or in a selected dosage position. Upon determining that the movable component has changed its position back from the selected dosage position to the initial position, the processor is configured to cause an indication to be output which informs a user regarding a dwell time of the drug delivery device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Michael Helmer, Christian Rehbein
  • Patent number: 11771838
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an audible indicator for use with a drug delivery device comprising a resilient force member configured to reside in one of a relaxed state and a biased state. The audible indicator comprises a retainer adapted to maintain the resilient force member in the biased state. The resilient force member releases stored energy to impact a surface to generate an audible signal when the resilient force member changes from the biased state into the relaxed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Helmer, Marc Schader
  • Publication number: 20230298308
    Abstract: A system including a user device and a drug delivery device, the user device including a processor, a memory, a display and a camera; the drug delivery device including a body, an injection mechanism and a cap; wherein the memory of the user device stores instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the user device to: capture at least one image and/or video of the drug delivery device; identify, in the at least one captured image and/or video, at least one distinctive feature; compare the at least one distinctive feature to at least one predefined set of distinctive features stored in the memory of the user device; identify the drug delivery device based on a match of the at least one distinctive feature identified with at least one of the predefined set of distinctive features; and output the result of identification of the drug delivery device on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Helmer, Martin Vitt
  • Patent number: 11759575
    Abstract: An injection device includes an elongated housing extending along a longitudinal axis, a piston rod to operably engage with a piston of a cartridge filled with the medicament, a dose tracker selectively operably engageable with the piston rod, wherein the dose tracker is longitudinally displaceable relative to the housing from an initial position in a proximal direction towards at least a first activation position for setting of the dose and wherein the dose tracker is longitudinally displaceable relative to the housing in a distal direction from the at least first activation position towards the initial position for dispensing of the dose, a spring to urge the dose tracker in the proximal direction relative to the housing, an interlock to lock the dose tracker in the initial position relative to the housing, and a release member to release the interlock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Helmer, Michael Schabbach, Julian Kersting