Patents by Inventor Stephen Pilip Kirkwood

Stephen Pilip Kirkwood 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: 7635348
    Abstract: Containers for automatic injectors and automatic injectors adapted for those containers are disclosed. The containers include structures adapted to retain and, optionally, cripple the needle of the automatic injector when the automatic injector is inserted into the container after use. Depending on the embodiment, an indicator may be included, either as part of the container or as part of the automatic injector, to indicate whether or not the automatic injector has been used. If the indicator is provided as a part of the automatic injector, a corresponding portion of the container may be formed of a light permeable material. The container may also include features, such as an eyelet over the closed end, designed to cushion the automatic injector. Cushioning and shock absorbing features may also be provided inside the container. A clip is also disclosed. The clip is designed to attach two or more containers together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sophie Rebecca Raven, Matthew Egerton Young, Paul Greenhalgh, Stephen Pilip Kirkwood, Colin James Mathews, Joseph William Daintrey, John G. Wilmot