Patents by Inventor Stephen Francis Gilmore

Stephen Francis Gilmore 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: 20200016340
    Abstract: An assembly for a drug delivery device is provided, the assembly comprising a feedback feature. The feedback feature is configured to indicate an end of the dispense operation to a user by giving an audible and/or tactile feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: David Aubrey Plumptre, Naceur Rekaya, Paul Richard Draper, Paul Roger Griffin, Stephen Francis Gilmore
  • Patent number: 10471217
    Abstract: An assembly for a drug delivery device is provided, the assembly comprising a feedback feature. The feedback feature is configured to indicate an end of the dispense operation to a user by giving an audible and/or tactile feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: David Aubrey Plumptre, Naceur Rekaya, Paul Richard Draper, Paul Griffin, Stephen Francis Gilmore
  • Patent number: 10463802
    Abstract: Drug delivery device comprising a housing retaining a primary drug delivery assembly for the delivery of a primary medicament with a primary dose setting member configured to rotate in a helical movement to set a dose of the primary medicament and a secondary drug delivery assembly for the delivery of a secondary medicament. A dose dial is movable between a first position and a second position in axial direction and is rotationally constrained with respect to the housing when moved from the first position into the second position and is rotationally constrained to the primary dose setting member in the second position for setting a dose of the primary medicament. A secondary drive sleeve of the secondary drug delivery assembly serves for dispense of the secondary medicament. The dose dial and the secondary drive sleeve can be coupled for dose setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Paul Hayton, James West, James Coop, Stephen Francis Gilmore
  • Patent number: 10449301
    Abstract: An assembly for a drug delivery device is provided, the assembly comprising an actuator which is configured to be operated in order to dispense a dose of medication and a feedback feature being configured to give a feedback signal to a user at the end of a dwell period after the actuator has reached an end position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: David Aubrey Plumptre, Naceur Rekaya, Paul Richard Draper, Paul Griffin, Stephen Francis Gilmore
  • Publication number: 20190282766
    Abstract: A drug delivery device comprising; a housing; a cylindrical member configured to be rotatably supported inside the housing, wherein the outer surface of the cylindrical member is provided with at least first and second tracks together forming an encoder, each track comprising conductive segments and non-conductive segments; and at least first and second groups of contacts configured to engage the first and second tracks respectively at predetermined intervals along the length of the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph Butler, David Moore, Paul Richard Draper, Stephen Francis Gilmore, Anthony Paul Morris
  • Patent number: 10300210
    Abstract: A drug delivery device comprising; a housing; a cylindrical member configured to be rotatably supported inside the housing, wherein the outer surface of the cylindrical member is provided with at least first and second tracks together forming an encoder, each track comprising conductive segments and non-conductive segments; and at least first and second groups of contacts configured to engage the first and second tracks respectively at predetermined intervals along the length of the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Joseph Butler, David Moore, Paul Richard Draper, Stephen Francis Gilmore, Anthony Paul Morris
  • Publication number: 20190083713
    Abstract: A drive mechanism of a drug delivery device and a respective drug delivery device for setting and dispensing of a dose of a medicament are presented, where the drive mechanism has an elongated housing extending in an axial direction, a piston rod to operably engage with a piston of a cartridge containing the medicament, a dosing arrangement manually and axially displaceable relative to the housing for setting and dispensing of the dose, and an accessory drive operably engaged with the piston rod to support a manually operated dose dispensing displacement of the dosing arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Paul Richard Draper, Anthony Paul Morris, Stephen Francis Gilmore
  • Patent number: 10112016
    Abstract: A drive mechanism of a drug delivery device and a respective drug delivery device for setting and dispensing of a dose of a medicament are presented, where the drive mechanism has an elongated housing extending in an axial direction, a piston rod to operably engage with a piston of a cartridge containing the medicament, a dosing arrangement manually and axially displaceable relative to the housing for setting and dispensing of the dose, and an accessory drive operably engaged with the piston rod to support a manually operated dose dispensing displacement of the dosing arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Paul Richard Draper, Anthony Paul Morris, Stephen Francis Gilmore
  • Publication number: 20180193568
    Abstract: Drug delivery device comprising a housing retaining a primary drug delivery assembly for the delivery of a primary medicament with a primary dose setting member configured to rotate in a helical movement to set a dose of the primary medicament and a secondary drug delivery assembly for the delivery of a secondary medicament. A dose dial is movable between a first position and a second position in axial direction and is rotationally constrained with respect to the housing when moved from the first position into the second position and is rotationally constrained to the primary dose setting member in the second position for setting a dose of the primary medicament. A secondary drive sleeve of the secondary drug delivery assembly serves for dispense of the secondary medicament. The dose dial and the secondary drive sleeve can be coupled for dose setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Paul Hayton, James West, James Coop, Stephen Francis Gilmore
  • Publication number: 20180161510
    Abstract: Drug delivery device comprising a housing retaining a primary drug delivery assembly for the delivery of a primary medicament with a primary dose setting member configured to rotate in a helical movement to set a dose of the primary medicament and a secondary drug delivery assembly for the delivery of a secondary medicament. A dose dial is movable between a first position and a second position in axial direction and is rotationally constrained with respect to the housing when moved from the first position into the second position and is rotationally constrained to the primary dose setting member in the second position. A dispense actuator moves in distal direction to initiate dispense of the secondary medicament. The dose dial and the dispense actuator can be coupled via a clutch component for dispense of the secondary medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: James Coop, Paul Hayton, James West, Stephen Francis Gilmore
  • Publication number: 20180161500
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a drug delivery device with a primary drug delivery assembly for the delivery of a primary medicament, with a primary dose setting member; and a secondary drug delivery assembly for the delivery of a secondary medicament with a secondary dose setting member. A dose dial is rotationally constrained with respect to the housing in a first axial position and is rotationally constrained to the primary dose setting member in a second axial position. A bridging component is axially constrained to the dose dial to set a dose of the secondary medicament, wherein rotation of the dose dial to set a dose of the primary medicament causes the dose dial to move relative to the bridging component in axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen Francis Gilmore, James West, James Coop, Paul Hayton
  • Publication number: 20180147350
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for detecting a position of a plunger (4) relative to a bung (3) in a drug cartridge (1), comprising a proximity sensor (5) located close to a distal end (6) of the plunger (4) facing the bung (3) and aligned to receive light reflected by the bung (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Paul Richard Draper, Anthony Paul Morris, Stephen Francis Gilmore
  • Patent number: 9950122
    Abstract: A drug delivery device, comprises a housing having a longitudinal axis; an axially moveable component that is moveable along the longitudinal axis between a dose dialing position and a dose delivery position when a user operates the device to deliver a dose of drug; an encoder sleeve; an encoder pattern provided on the encoder sleeve, the encoder pattern comprising relatively conductive portions and relatively non-conductive portions that together comprise coded information; a contact-supporting component; and plural electrical contacts provided on the contact-supporting component. The plural electrical contacts contact the encoder pattern when the dose delivery button is in the dose dialing position and wherein the device is configured to move the contact-supporting component relative to the encoder sleeve as the axially moveable component moves from the dose dialing position to the dose delivery position such as to move the electrical contacts into positions where they do not contact the encoder pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: David Richard Mercer, Paul Richard Draper, Anthony Paul Morris, Stephen Francis Gilmore, George Cave, Samuel Steel
  • Patent number: 9897980
    Abstract: A drug delivery device comprising; a housing; a cylindrical member configured to be rotatably supported inside the housing, wherein the outer surface of the cylindrical member is provided with a track comprising a sequence of encoded images; and a sensor directed at the track of the cylindrical member and configured to detect features of the encoded images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Paul Richard Draper, Joseph Butler, Barry Yates, Stephens Francis Gilmore
  • Patent number: 9878099
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for detecting a position of a plunger relative to a bung in a drug cartridge, comprising a proximity sensor located close to a distal end of the plunger facing the bung and aligned to receive light reflected by the bung.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Paul Richard Draper, Anthony Paul Morris, Stephen Francis Gilmore
  • Patent number: 9766599
    Abstract: A drug delivery device comprising; a housing; a cylindrical member configured to be rotatably supported inside the housing, wherein the outer surface of the cylindrical member is provided with a track comprising a sequence of encoded images; and a sensor directed at the track of the cylindrical member and configured to detect features of the encoded images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Paul Richard Draper, Joseph Butler, Barry Yates, Stephen Francis Gilmore
  • Publication number: 20170128674
    Abstract: A drug delivery device comprising; a housing; a cylindrical member configured to be rotatably supported inside the housing, wherein the outer surface of the cylindrical member is provided with at least first and second tracks together forming an encoder, each track comprising conductive segments and non-conductive segments; and at least first and second groups of contacts configured to engage the first and second tracks respectively at predetermined intervals along the length of the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph Butler, David Moore, Paul Richard Draper, Stephen Francis Gilmore, Anthony Paul Morris
  • Patent number: 9586009
    Abstract: A drug delivery device comprising; a housing; a cylindrical member configured to be rotatably supported inside the housing, wherein the outer surface of the cylindrical member is provided with at least first and second tracks together forming an encoder, each track comprising conductive segments and non-conductive segments; and at least first and second groups of contacts configured to engage the first and second tracks respectively at predetermined intervals along the length of the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Joseph Butler, David Moore, Paul Richard Draper, Stephen Francis Gilmore, Anthony Paul Morris
  • Patent number: 9561330
    Abstract: A method of decoding encoded information is presented where one or more sensors are controlled to periodically check for motion of a movable component of a drug delivery device having encoded information thereon. If motion of the movable component is detected, preventing a first encoded information reading and decoding process from being performed, when motion of the movable component is not detected, performing the first encoded information reading and decoding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Paul Richard Draper, Anthony Paul Morris, Stephen Francis Gilmore
  • Publication number: 20160015899
    Abstract: An assembly for a drug delivery device is provided, the assembly comprising a feedback feature. The feedback feature is configured to indicate an end of the dispense operation to a user by giving an audible and/or tactile feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: David Aubrey Plumptre, Naceur Rekaya, Paul Richard Draper, Paul Griffin, Stephen Francis Gilmore