Patents by Inventor Doug Vine

Doug Vine 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: 9055899
    Abstract: A guidance mechanism for a lancing device. The guidance mechanism includes a piston having a shaft, a plurality of wings or fins extending from the shaft, a plurality of sliding engagement structures, and a lancet holder; and a chassis having a body, a plurality of longitudinal slits or cutouts, a plurality of elongated engagement structures, and an end aperture. The piston slides within the chassis, and the wings/fins engage within the slits/cutouts, allowing for linear longitudinal guidance of the piston within the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: FACET TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Lamps, Doug Vine, Lauren R. Pusey
  • Publication number: 20120220895
    Abstract: A lancing device and a cartridge of lancets are operable to sequentially advance each lancet to an active position for use in sampling a bodily fluid. An alignment mechanism precisely aligns the lancets in the active position to promote smooth operation and prevent jamming. The alignment mechanism includes at least one register element and at least one spring-biased element movable between engaged and retracted positions. In an example embodiment, one spring-biased arm extends from the lancing-device housing and includes a protrusion, and a series of recessed register surfaces are defined in a carrier for the lancets. In the engaged position, the spring-biased protrusion fully mates with the register recess under the spring-biasing influence to precisely align the active lancet. And in the retracted position, the spring-biased protrusion is deflected from engagement with the register recess as the carrier is advanced to advance a fresh lancet into the active position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: FACET TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Doug VINE, Gil KAN
  • Publication number: 20110098735
    Abstract: A guidance mechanism for a lancing device. The guidance mechanism includes a piston having a shaft, a plurality of wings or fins extending from the shaft, a plurality of sliding engagement structures, and a lancet holder; and a chassis having a body, a plurality of longitudinal slits or cutouts, a plurality of elongated engagement structures, and an end aperture. The piston slides within the chassis, and the wings/fins engage within the slits/cutouts, allowing for linear longitudinal guidance of the piston within the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: FACET TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Lamps, Doug Vine, Lauren R. Pusey