Patents by Inventor Sara Niemann

Sara Niemann 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).

  • Patent number: 10332699
    Abstract: An electronically controlled add-on device with a switch arrangement comprises a powered switch which is open during most of its lifetime, i.e. during both storage and operational use. More specifically, in one embodiment the add-on device comprises a secondary switch so that there are an open and a closed switch. The logics of the electronic circuitry control the circuitry so that the closed switch will be un-powered and the open switch will be powered. When the switch is mechanically changed, both switches are changed by the controller so that the closed switch will be un-powered and the open switch will be powered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Bo Radmer, Sara Niemann, Nikolai Byskov, Carsten Soerensen, Michael Ejstrup Hansen, Roger Harrington
  • Publication number: 20180272072
    Abstract: An electronically controlled add-on device with a switch arrangement comprises a powered switch which is open during most of its lifetime, i.e. during both storage and operational use. More specifically, in one embodiment the add-on device comprises a secondary switch so that there are an open and a closed switch. The logics of the electronic circuitry control the circuitry so that the closed switch will be un-powered and the open switch will be powered. When the switch is mechanically changed, both switches are changed by the controller so that the closed switch will be un-powered and the open switch will be powered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Bo Radmer, Sara Niemann, Nikolai Byskov, Carsten Soerensen, Michael Ejstrup Hansen
  • Patent number: 9114212
    Abstract: The invention relates to an injection device (1, 100) configured to perform automatic priming upon removal of a protective cap (15, 115) from a cap receiving portion (9, 109) of a housing (2, 102). When mounted on the injection device (1, 100) the cap (15, 115) defines a first position for a drive member (10, 110) relative to the housing (2, 102), which drive member (10, 110) is capable of causing a piston rod (7, 107) to advance a piston (8, 108) in a reservoir (4, 104). Means (13, 120) are provided defining a second position for the drive member (10, 110) relative to the housing (2, 102). During removal of the cap (15, 115) from the cap receiving portion (9, 109) the drive member (10, 110) moves from the first position to the second position under the influence of a spring (11, 111), thereby causing the piston rod (7, 107) to pressurize the reservoir (4, 104).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Christian Peter Enggaard, Sara Niemann, Brian Ostergaard, Jacob Kollerup Jensen
  • Publication number: 20120172811
    Abstract: The invention relates to an injection device (1, 100) configured to perform automatic priming upon removal of a protective cap (15, 115) from a cap receiving portion (9, 109) of a housing (2, 102). When mounted on the injection device (1, 100) the cap (15, 115) defines a first position for a drive member (10, 110) relative to the housing (2, 102), which drive member (10, 110) is capable of causing a piston rod (7, 107) to advance a piston (8, 108) in a reservoir (4, 104). Means (13, 120) are provided defining a second position for the drive member (10, 110) relative to the housing (2, 102). During removal of the cap (15, 115) from the cap receiving portion (9, 109) the drive member (10, 110) moves from the first position to the second position under the influence of a spring (11, 111), thereby causing the piston rod (7, 107) to pressurise the reservoir (4, 104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Christian Peter Enggaard, Sara Niemann, Brian Ostergaard, Jacob Kollerup Jensen