Patents by Inventor W. Edward Hill

W. Edward Hill 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).

  • Barrier isolator port assembly
    Patent number: 8919830
    Abstract: A barrier isolator port assembly for connecting to a conventional docking port of an isolated enclosure is provided. The port assembly includes an annular body, a door assembly and a lock. The annular body is configured to engage a docking port of the isolated enclosure. The port assembly also includes a door assembly mountable within the annular body and a lock operatively connected to the annular body. The lock includes a lever and a pin. The lever is pivotably connected to the annular body about a pivoting member and configured to pivot about the pivoting member to removably insert the pin into the recess of the door assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul H. Norton, Edward Vander Bush, W. Edward Hill, Robert Nase
  • Syringe piston nest for the manufacture of pre filled syringe
    Patent number: 8453838
    Abstract: A piston nest (10) is provided that includes a plurality of spaced apart single nesting units (12) interconnected by a web (13). Each of the single nesting units is configured a hollow cylindrical body having a first open end about a distal end of the body and a second open end about the proximal end. The hollow cylindrical body also includes a first (24) and a second (26) retention member for retaining a piston within the single nesting unit. The first and the second retention members are spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the hollow cylindrical body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
    Inventor: W. Edward Hill
  • Barrier Isolator Port Assembly
    Publication number: 20110209410
    Abstract: A barrier isolator port assembly for connecting to a conventional docking port of an isolated enclosure is provided. The port assembly includes an annular body, a door assembly and a lock. The annular body is configured to engage a docking port of the isolated enclosure. The port assembly also includes a door assembly mountable within the annular body and a lock operatively connected to the annular body. The lock includes a lever and a pin. The lever is pivotably connected to the annular body about a pivoting member and configured to pivot about the pivoting member to removably insert the pin into the recess of the door assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Paul H. Norton, Edward Vander Bush, W. Edward Hill, Robert Nase
  • Syringe Piston Nest for the Manufacture of Pre Filled Syringe
    Publication number: 20110192756
    Abstract: A piston nest (10) is provided that includes a plurality of spaced apart single nesting units (12) interconnected by a web (13). Each of the single nesting units is configured a hollow cylindrical body having a first open end about a distal end of the body and a second open end about the proximal end. The hollow cylindrical body also includes a first (24) and a second (26) retention member for retaining a piston within the single nesting unit. The first and the second retention members are spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the hollow cylindrical body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC.
    Inventor: W. Edward Hill