Patents by Inventor Brett A. Grimmelbein

Brett A. Grimmelbein 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: 11642507
    Abstract: Needle modules and associated methods. A needle module includes a module housing and a needle assembly operatively supported within the module housing. The module housing extends along a housing axis and includes a housing tip with a tip outlet. The needle assembly includes a drive bar extending at least partially along a drive bar axis and a needle grouping extending from the drive bar at least partially along a needle grouping axis and contacting the housing tip at a needle grouping contact location and at an angle relative to the housing tip at the needle grouping contact location. In examples, a method of assembling a needle module includes preparing a needle assembly that includes a needle grouping and a drive bar and installing the needle assembly within a module housing such that the needle grouping contacts the module housing at a needle grouping contact location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Black Claw LLC
    Inventor: Brett A. Grimmelbein
  • Publication number: 20220184365
    Abstract: Needle modules and associated methods. A needle module includes a module housing and a needle assembly operatively supported within the module housing. The module housing extends along a housing axis and includes a housing tip with a tip outlet. The needle assembly includes a drive bar extending at least partially along a drive bar axis and a needle grouping extending from the drive bar at least partially along a needle grouping axis and contacting the housing tip at a needle grouping contact location and at an angle relative to the housing tip at the needle grouping contact location. In examples, a method of assembling a needle module includes preparing a needle assembly that includes a needle grouping and a drive bar and installing the needle assembly within a module housing such that the needle grouping contacts the module housing at a needle grouping contact location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventor: Brett A. Grimmelbein
  • Patent number: D852953
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Black Claw LLC
    Inventors: Seth B. Ciferri, Brett A. Grimmelbein
  • Patent number: D852954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Black Claw LLC
    Inventors: Seth B. Ciferri, Brett A. Grimmelbein