Patents by Inventor Douglas Ivan Jennings
Douglas Ivan Jennings 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).
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Publication number: 20240131264Abstract: Described is an autoinjector comprising of a case, a motor adapted to rotate a drive gear, and a curvi-linear plunger adapted to mate with the drive gear. The plunger includes a distal end with a resilient flange, which in a non-deflected state, abuts a proximal collar of a syringe, and, in a deflected state, advances through the proximal collar and engages a stopper in the syringe.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2024Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Charley Henderson, David Cross, Douglas Ivan Jennings, Ryan Anthony McGinley
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Patent number: 11957879Abstract: An autoinjector includes a case configured to receive a syringe, a slidable member that is movable axially within the case to cause at least a portion of the syringe to move axially when the syringe is disposed within the case for dispensing a medicament through a needle of the syringe, a locking member configured to prevent actuation of the slidable member when the autoinjector is in a pre-dispense configuration, a sleeve coupled to a distal end of the case and surrounding at least a portion of a needle of the syringe when the syringe is disposed within the case, an elongate member extending proximally from the sleeve and configured to deflect the locking member to allow actuation of the plunger, and two drive springs coupled to the slidable member and configured to apply a biasing force that acts on the slidable member to move the slidable member distally.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBHInventors: Charley Henderson, David Cross, Douglas Ivan Jennings, Ryan Anthony McGinley
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Publication number: 20230347054Abstract: An autoinjector includes a case configured to receive a syringe, a slidable member that is movable axially within the case to cause at least a portion of the syringe to move axially when the syringe is disposed within the case for dispensing a medicament through a needle of the syringe, a locking member configured to prevent actuation of the slidable member when the autoinjector is in a pre-dispense configuration, a sleeve coupled to a distal end of the case and surrounding at least a portion of a needle of the syringe when the syringe is disposed within the case, an elongate member extending proximally from the sleeve and configured to deflect the locking member to allow actuation of the plunger, and two drive springs coupled to the slidable member and configured to apply a biasing force that acts on the slidable member to move the slidable member distally.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Charley Henderson, David Cross, Douglas Ivan Jennings, Ryan Anthony McGinley
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Patent number: 11511043Abstract: Described is a syringe carrier comprising a body adapted to receive a barrel of a syringe. The body includes two sections having distal ends with shoulder sections. The shoulder sections are adapted to engage a circumferential gap between the barrel of the syringe and a needle shield covering a needle of the syringe.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBHInventors: Yannick Hourmand, Douglas Ivan Jennings, Matthew Ekman
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Patent number: 11406764Abstract: Described is a syringe carrier comprising a body adapted to receive a barrel of a syringe. The body includes two sections having distal ends with shoulder sections. The shoulder sections are adapted to engage a circumferential gap between the barrel of the syringe and a needle shield covering a needle of the syringe.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBHInventors: Yannick Hourmand, Douglas Ivan Jennings, Matthew Ekman
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Patent number: 11406763Abstract: Described is a syringe carrier comprising a body adapted to receive a barrel of a syringe. The body includes two sections having distal ends with shoulder sections. The shoulder sections are adapted to engage a circumferential gap between the barrel of the syringe and a needle shield covering a needle of the syringe.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBHInventors: Yannick Hourmand, Douglas Ivan Jennings, Matthew Ekman
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Publication number: 20220241507Abstract: Described is an autoinjector comprising a case, a door hingedly coupled to the case and having an open position and a closed position, a plunger slidably disposed in the case, and at least one drive spring applying a biasing force on the plunger relative to the case, wherein the door is operably coupled to the plunger, and wherein rotation of the door from the closed position to the open position moves the plunger from a distal position in the case to a proximal position in the case and compresses the at least one drive spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Charley Henderson, David Cross, Douglas Ivan Jennings, Ryan Anthony McGinley
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Patent number: 11400221Abstract: Described is a syringe carrier comprising a body adapted to receive a barrel of a syringe. The body includes two sections having distal ends with shoulder sections. The shoulder sections are adapted to engage a circumferential gap between the barrel of the syringe and a needle shield covering a needle of the syringe.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBHInventors: Yannick Hourmand, Douglas Ivan Jennings, Matthew Ekman
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Patent number: 11400222Abstract: Described is a syringe carrier comprising a body adapted to receive a barrel of a syringe. The body includes two sections having distal ends with shoulder sections. The shoulder sections are adapted to engage a circumferential gap between the barrel of the syringe and a needle shield covering a needle of the syringe.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBHInventors: Yannick Hourmand, Douglas Ivan Jennings, Matthew Ekman
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Patent number: 11400223Abstract: Described is a syringe carrier comprising a body adapted to receive a barrel of a syringe. The body includes two sections having distal ends with shoulder sections. The shoulder sections are adapted to engage a circumferential gap between the barrel of the syringe and a needle shield covering a needle of the syringe.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBHInventors: Yannick Hourmand, Douglas Ivan Jennings, Matthew Ekman
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Patent number: 11344676Abstract: Described is an autoinjector comprising a case, a door hingedly coupled to the case and having an open position and a closed position, a plunger slidably disposed in the case, and at least one drive spring applying a biasing force on the plunger relative to the case, wherein the door is operably coupled to the plunger, and wherein rotation of the door from the closed position to the open position moves the plunger from a distal position in the case to a proximal position in the case and compresses the at least one drive spring.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBHInventors: Charley Henderson, David Cross, Douglas Ivan Jennings, Ryan Anthony McGinley
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Patent number: 11260178Abstract: Described is a syringe carrier comprising a body adapted to receive a barrel of a syringe. The body includes two sections having distal ends with shoulder sections. The shoulder sections are adapted to engage a circumferential gap between the barrel of the syringe and a needle shield covering a needle of the syringe.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBHInventors: Yannick Hourmand, Douglas Ivan Jennings, Matthew Ekman
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Publication number: 20220054758Abstract: Described is a syringe carrier comprising a body adapted to receive a barrel of a syringe. The body includes two sections having distal ends with shoulder sections. The shoulder sections are adapted to engage a circumferential gap between the barrel of the syringe and a needle shield covering a needle of the syringe.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Yannick Hourmand, Douglas Ivan Jennings, Matthew Ekman
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Publication number: 20220054757Abstract: Described is a syringe carrier comprising a body adapted to receive a barrel of a syringe. The body includes two sections having distal ends with shoulder sections. The shoulder sections are adapted to engage a circumferential gap between the barrel of the syringe and a needle shield covering a needle of the syringe.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Yannick Hourmand, Douglas Ivan Jennings, Matthew Ekman
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Publication number: 20220054756Abstract: Described is a syringe carrier comprising a body adapted to receive a barrel of a syringe. The body includes two sections having distal ends with shoulder sections. The shoulder sections are adapted to engage a circumferential gap between the barrel of the syringe and a needle shield covering a needle of the syringe.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Yannick Hourmand, Douglas Ivan Jennings, Matthew Ekman
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Publication number: 20220054755Abstract: Described is a syringe carrier comprising a body adapted to receive a barrel of a syringe. The body includes two sections having distal ends with shoulder sections. The shoulder sections are adapted to engage a circumferential gap between the barrel of the syringe and a needle shield covering a needle of the syringe.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Yannick Hourmand, Douglas Ivan Jennings, Matthew Ekman
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Patent number: 11173255Abstract: An injection device comprises an actuator adapted when actuated to cause commencement of an injection sequence; a locking mechanism adapted to be moved between a locked position in which the locking mechanism prevents the actuator from being actuated, and an unlocked position in which the actuator can be actuated to cause commencement of the injection sequence. The locking mechanism comprises a contact portion which in the locked position of the locking mechanism projects against the actuator. The contact portion comprises a curved surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2014Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Cilag GmbH InternationalInventors: Douglas Ivan Jennings, Ahmad Bitar
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Publication number: 20210346604Abstract: Described is a syringe carrier comprising a body adapted to receive a barrel of a syringe. The body includes two sections having distal ends with shoulder sections. The shoulder sections are adapted to engage a circumferential gap between the barrel of the syringe and a needle shield covering a needle of the syringe.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Yannick Hourmand, Douglas Ivan Jennings, Matthew Ekman
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Patent number: 11123492Abstract: An injection device comprises an actuator adapted when actuated to cause commencement of an injection sequence; a locking mechanism adapted to be moved between a locked position in which the locking mechanism prevents the actuator from being actuated, and an unlocked position in which the actuator can be actuated to cause commencement of the injection sequence. An indicator is configured to provide a visual indication of whether the locking mechanism is in its locked position or in its unlocked position.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2014Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Cilag GmbH InternationalInventors: Douglas Ivan Jennings, Ahmad Bitar
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Publication number: 20200405960Abstract: Described is a syringe carrier comprising a body adapted to receive a barrel of a syringe. The body includes two sections having distal ends with shoulder sections. The shoulder sections are adapted to engage a circumferential gap between the barrel of the syringe and a needle shield covering a needle of the syringe.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Yannick Hourmand, Douglas Ivan Jennings, Matthew Ekman