Patents by Inventor Alois Prais

Alois Prais 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).

  • Collection assembly
    Patent number: 6562300
    Abstract: The present invention is a collection assembly comprising a container, a cap assembly removably and sealably secured to the container whereby access to the interior of the container can be made with a piercing element without removing the cap assembly from the container. The cap assembly includes a cap body and a membrane like septum supported by the cap body. The septum provides for a pierceable element to have access to the interior of the container. The membrane is a thermoplastic elastomer and is self-sealing upon removal of the piercing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Steven M. Rosen, Allison Peckham, Alois Prais
  • COLLECTION ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20020141904
    Abstract: The present invention is a collection assembly comprising a container, a cap assembly removably and sealably secured to the container whereby access to the interior of the container can be made with a piercing element without removing the cap assembly from the container. The cap assembly includes a cap body and a membrane like septum supported by the cap body. The septum provides for a pierceable element to have access to the interior of the container. The membrane is a thermoplastic elastomer and is self-sealing upon removal of the piercing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 1999
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: STEVEN M. ROSEN, ALLISON PECKHAM, ALOIS PRAIS
  • Collection assembly
    Patent number: 6426049
    Abstract: The present invention is a collection assembly comprising a container, a cap assembly removably and sealably secured to the container, whereby access to the interior of the container can be made with a piercing element without removing the cap assembly from the container. The cap assembly includes a cap body and a membrane like septum supported by the cap body. The septum provides for a pierceable element to have access to the interior of the container. The membrane is a thermoplastic elastomer and is self-sealing upon removal of the piercing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Steven M. Rosen, Allison Peckham, Alois Prais