Patents by Inventor Alex Lyness

Alex Lyness 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: 12162649
    Abstract: Various systems for the containment or delivery of a product are provided. The systems allow for the storage of products at low temperatures and include a container closure inserted into a container (10). The container closure may have an elastomeric body (12) and include a material (14) having a negative coefficient of thermal expansion. In other systems, the material having a negative coefficient of thermal expansion may be inserted between the elastomeric container closure and a seal. Other systems may include an insert at least partially embedded within the elastomeric body of a container closure, an actuator having a distal end movably attached to the insert, and a resilient element between the distal end of the actuator and the insert, wherein the resilient material expands radially upon displacing the distal end of the actuator toward the insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawton E. Laurence, Alex Lyness, Geoffrey T. Rouin, Christopher Evans
  • Publication number: 20230270935
    Abstract: A container assembly for containing and delivering a medicament is described. The container assembly includes a container having a first end and a second end. The first end includes an opening, and a plunger assembly at least partially disposed in the container. The plunger assembly includes a main body and at least one resilient portion at least partially retained by a groove in the main body. The resilient portion forms a seal with the container. The plunger assembly forms a temperature resilient seal with the container such that the container assembly is operable to contain a medicament between the seal and the opening at: (a) room temperature, and (b) during freeze storage of the medicament. The plunger assembly is moveable relative to the container at room temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Alex Lyness, Menaka Abeygunawardena, Lawton Laurence, Christian Eichhorn, Samuel Molina
  • Publication number: 20230255542
    Abstract: A patch for sensing distinct conditions indicative of a physiological response is described. The patch includes a base for attaching to a region of skin undergoing a physiological response. The patch also includes a first sensor provided on the base that detects a first condition indicative of the physiological response of the region of skin, a second sensor provided on the base that detects a second condition indicative of the physiological response, and a third sensor provided on the base that detects a third condition indicative of the physiological response. The first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor are each distinct sensor modalities that detect distinct conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Len T. MAGARA, Bingxi YAN, Michael SULLIVAN, Alex LYNESS, Lawton E. LAURENCE, Madison SWOPE, Abby KOTWICK, Arjun MANOJ, John SAWICK, Ron CHASE, Craig BALDWIN
  • Publication number: 20230136890
    Abstract: Systems and methods for drug delivery are disclosed in which an injection device comprises a parenteral interface, comprising a support and a needle assembly, suspended within a cavity in a housing of the device such that the parenteral interface is movably mounted with respect to the housing when the needle assembly is in the injection position. The parenteral interface can be configured to allow movement of the housing of the device with respect to the skin without displacing the needle assembly. The devices can be configured to passively or actively compensate for movement of the housing relative to the injection site to ensure correct delivery depth is maintained during time device is worn. For example, by mounting the support of the parenteral interface on a deformable mount or an articulated or rotatable component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Alex LYNESS, Geoffrey ROUIN, Brian COSTELLO
  • Publication number: 20230085128
    Abstract: A parenteral injection device comprises a housing defining an internal cavity and an output, a first reservoir disposed within the internal cavity, where the first reservoir defines a first chamber that is configured to store a drug and is in fluid communication with the output, a first drive mechanism to selectively force the drug from the first chamber, and a second reservoir disposed within the internal cavity, wherein the second reservoir defines a second chamber that is configured to store a gas and is in fluid communication with the output. The injection device further comprises a second drive mechanism to selectively force the gas from the second chamber, and a controller in signal communication with the first and second drive mechanisms, such that the controller is configured to selectively direct the first and second drive mechanisms to force the drug and gas from the first and second chambers, respectively, to the output in a predetermined sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Brian COSTELLO, Alex LYNESS, Raymond PROTASIEWICZ, Geoffrey T. ROUIN
  • Publication number: 20230064423
    Abstract: Various systems for the containment or delivery of a product are provided. The systems allow for the storage of products at low temperatures and include a container closure inserted into a container (10). The container closure may have an elastomeric body (12) and include a material (14) having a negative coefficient of thermal expansion. In other systems, the material having a negative coefficient of thermal expansion may be inserted between the elastomeric container closure and a seal. Other systems may include an insert at least partially embedded within the elastomeric body of a container closure, an actuator having a distal end movably attached to the insert, and a resilient element between the distal end of the actuator and the insert, wherein the resilient material expands radially upon displacing the distal end of the actuator toward the insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Lawton E. Laurence, Alex Lyness, Geoffrey T. Rouin, Christopher Evans