Patents by Inventor David Wimpenny

David Wimpenny 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).

  • Publication number: 20250090757
    Abstract: A cartridge assembly for a drug delivery device is described. The cartridge assembly includes (i) a cartridge containing a drug, the cartridge including a dispensing end; (ii) a cartridge holder, the cartridge holder defining an interior cartridge holding section, in which the cartridge is arranged within the cartridge holding section; and (iii) a fixing member. The fixing member includes a fixing surface, in particular a radially oriented surface, which is arranged to abut a cartridge surface of the cartridge, in particular a radially oriented surface. The cartridge surface is a proximal surface which faces away from the dispensing end of the cartridge, and the cartridge surface is arranged between the dispensing end of the cartridge and the end opposite of the dispensing end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Steven Wimpenny, David Aubrey Plumptre, Robert Frederick Veasey, Ian McFaul, Hugh Smith, Paul Griffin
  • Publication number: 20250032719
    Abstract: An arrangement of drug delivery devices is provided with interchangeable members and non-interchangeable members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Steven Wimpenny, David Aubrey Plumptre, Robert Veasey, Ian McFaul, Hugh Smith, Paul Griffin
  • Patent number: 12201814
    Abstract: A cartridge assembly for a drug delivery device is described. The cartridge assembly includes a cartridge containing a drug, the cartridge including a dispensing end; a cartridge holder, the cartridge holder defining an interior cartridge holding section, where the cartridge is arranged within the cartridge holding section; and a fixing feature. The fixing feature includes a fixing surface, in particular a radially oriented surface, which is arranged to abut a cartridge surface of the cartridge, in particular a radially oriented surface, to prevent removal of the cartridge from the cartridge holder such that the cartridge is permanently secured in the cartridge holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Steven Wimpenny, David Aubrey Plumptre, Robert Veasey, Ian McFaul, Hugh Smith, Paul Griffin
  • Patent number: 9962766
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for making an object comprising repeatedly selectively depositing a material by controlling one or more deposition areas using a deposition control plate comprising one or more apertures and selectively melting the selectively deposited material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: David Savings, David Wimpenny