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).
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Publication number: 20200016340Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: David Aubrey Plumptre, Naceur Rekaya, Paul Richard Draper, Paul Roger Griffin, Stephen Francis Gilmore
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Patent number: 10471217Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 10, 2014Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBHInventors: David Aubrey Plumptre, Naceur Rekaya, Paul Richard Draper, Paul Griffin, Stephen Francis Gilmore
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Patent number: 10463802Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 24, 2016Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBHInventors: Paul Hayton, James West, James Coop, Stephen Francis Gilmore
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Patent number: 10449301Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBHInventors: David Aubrey Plumptre, Naceur Rekaya, Paul Richard Draper, Paul Griffin, Stephen Francis Gilmore
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Publication number: 20190282766Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Joseph Butler, David Moore, Paul Richard Draper, Stephen Francis Gilmore, Anthony Paul Morris
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Patent number: 10300210Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 25, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBHInventors: Joseph Butler, David Moore, Paul Richard Draper, Stephen Francis Gilmore, Anthony Paul Morris
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Publication number: 20190083713Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Paul Richard Draper, Anthony Paul Morris, Stephen Francis Gilmore
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Patent number: 10112016Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 14, 2014Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBHInventors: Paul Richard Draper, Anthony Paul Morris, Stephen Francis Gilmore
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Publication number: 20180193568Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2016Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Paul Hayton, James West, James Coop, Stephen Francis Gilmore
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Publication number: 20180161510Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2016Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: James Coop, Paul Hayton, James West, Stephen Francis Gilmore
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Publication number: 20180161500Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2016Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: Stephen Francis Gilmore, James West, James Coop, Paul Hayton
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Publication number: 20180147350Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2018Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventors: Paul Richard Draper, Anthony Paul Morris, Stephen Francis Gilmore
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Patent number: 9950122Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 13, 2014Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbHInventors: David Richard Mercer, Paul Richard Draper, Anthony Paul Morris, Stephen Francis Gilmore, George Cave, Samuel Steel
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Patent number: 9897980Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbHInventors: Paul Richard Draper, Joseph Butler, Barry Yates, Stephens Francis Gilmore
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Patent number: 9878099Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 27, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbHInventors: Paul Richard Draper, Anthony Paul Morris, Stephen Francis Gilmore
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Patent number: 9766599Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 24, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Paul Richard Draper, Joseph Butler, Barry Yates, Stephen Francis Gilmore
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Publication number: 20170128674Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2017Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: Joseph Butler, David Moore, Paul Richard Draper, Stephen Francis Gilmore, Anthony Paul Morris
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Patent number: 9586009Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbHInventors: Joseph Butler, David Moore, Paul Richard Draper, Stephen Francis Gilmore, Anthony Paul Morris
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Patent number: 9561330Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 13, 2014Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Paul Richard Draper, Anthony Paul Morris, Stephen Francis Gilmore
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Publication number: 20160015899Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2014Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: David Aubrey Plumptre, Naceur Rekaya, Paul Richard Draper, Paul Griffin, Stephen Francis Gilmore