Patents by Inventor Anne-Linda Van Kappel

Anne-Linda Van Kappel 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: 10987206
    Abstract: The straw comprises a tube (11) and a stopper (12) fixed relative to the tube (11) and comprising a male connector tip (29) configured in order that a syringe needle (44) having a female connector tip (45) with a frusto-conical internal surface in accordance with a standard can be connected to said stopper (12) by engagement of the female connector tip (45) of the needle on the male connector tip (29) of the stopper (12). The injection device comprises such a straw (10) and a syringe needle (44). The method of emptying the straw comprises the step of pushing the dose of liquid-based substance (21) packaged in the straw (10) towards the stopper (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: IMV TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Anne Linda Van Kappel-Dufour, Jean-Charles Gorges, Eric Schmitt
  • Patent number: 10149748
    Abstract: A sheathing for packaging a predetermined volume of a biological substance designed to be immersed in a liquid cryogenic agent, the sheathing including a thin tube and a ballast associated with the thin tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: CRYO BIO SYSTEM
    Inventors: Philippe Clairaz, Anne-Linda Van Kappel, Francis Lesieur
  • Publication number: 20180110604
    Abstract: The straw comprises a tube (11) and a stopper (12) fixed relative to the tube (11) and comprising a male connector tip (29) configured in order that a syringe needle (44) having a female connector tip (45) with a frusto-conical internal surface in accordance with a standard can be connected to said stopper (12) by engagement of the female connector tip (45) of the needle on the male connector tip (29) of the stopper (12). The injection device comprises such a straw (10) and a syringe needle (44). The method of emptying the straw comprises the step of pushing the dose of liquid-based substance (21) packaged in the straw (10) towards the stopper (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Anne Linda VAN KAPPEL-DUFOUR, Jean-Charles GORGES, Eric SCHMITT
  • Patent number: 8372633
    Abstract: The invention concerns an assembly for packaging a volume of substance to be preserved by cryogenic vitrification characterized in that it comprises a sheathing (2) including a thin tube (6) having a predetermined internal diameter (Di) and a predetermined length (L); a support (3) comprising a zone for receiving said predetermined volume, said support (3) capable of being introduced inside said thin tube (6); and a plunger (4) for pushing forward said support (3), said support (3) then taking up a predetermined position in said thin tube (6) with an interval between each end (21, 22) of said support (2) and the neighboring end (8, 9) of said thin tube (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Cryo Bio System
    Inventors: Philippe Clairaz, Anne-Linda Van Kappel, Francis Lesieur
  • Publication number: 20080233633
    Abstract: The invention concerns a sheathing for packaging a predetermined volume of a biological substance designed to be immersed in a liquid cryogenic agent comprising a thin tube (6), characterized in that it further comprises a ballast (24) associated with said thin tube (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Philippe Clairaz, Anne-Linda Van Kappel, Francis Lesieur
  • Publication number: 20080220507
    Abstract: The invention concerns an assembly for packaging a volume of substance to be preserved by cryogenic vitrification characterized in that it comprises a sheathing (2) including a thin tube (6) having a predetermined internal diameter (Di) and a predetermined length (L); a support (3) comprising a zone for receiving said predetermined volume, said support (3) capable of being introduced inside said thin tube (6); and a plunger (4) for pushing forward said support (3), said support (3) then taking up a predetermined position in said thin tube (6) with an interval between each end (21, 22) of said support (2) and the neighbouring end (8, 9) of said thin tube (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: CRYO BIO SYSTEM
    Inventors: Philippe Clairaz, Anne-Linda Van Kappel, Francis Lesieur