Patents by Inventor Virginia R. Dutton

Virginia R. Dutton 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: 6368305
    Abstract: A disposable syringe plunger immobilizing device includes first and second hollow members, a means for connecting the first and second hollow members to one another, and a means for holding the first and second hollow members in contact with one another. When in contact with one another, the first and second hollow members contact a syringe plunger and the main body of the syringe to hold the syringe plunger in place in a bore of the main body of the syringe, so that movement of the syringe plunger relative to the main body of the syringe is inhibited. In this fashion, the syringe may be preloaded with a medicament and then safely transported without loss of the medicament within the syringe until the syringe is used. The disposable syringe plunger immobilizing device may be manufactured in different sizes to accommodate various syringe sizes and volumes of medicament to be injected and colors to assist in identification of the various sizes of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Inventor: Virginia R. Dutton