Patents by Inventor Eric D. Listenberger

Eric D. Listenberger 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: 7462168
    Abstract: A pen needle shield system according to the invention comprises at least an injection end shield positioned on the injection side of the hub, shielding the injection end of the needle after an injection, or in the event of an accidental triggering. The injection end shield is compressed toward the hub against the pressure of a biasing spring. The injection end shield engages a sleeve, which is arranged coaxially on the hub such that after the injection is administered the biasing spring pushes the injection end shield to cover the injection end of the needle, carrying the sleeve with it. The sleeve engages the hub, locking out the injection end shield in a position in which the injection end of the needle is covered by the injection end shield. The system also may incorporate a non-injection end shield that engages with the hub when a pen injector is unscrewed from the hub to lock out the non-injection end shield in the position protecting the non-injection end of the needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: David R. Stonehouse, Eric D. Listenberger
  • Publication number: 20080177237
    Abstract: A pen needle shield system according to the invention comprises at least an injection end shield positioned on the injection side of the hub, shielding the injection end of the needle after an injection, or in the event of an accidental triggering. The injection end shield is compressed toward the hub against the pressure of a biasing spring. The injection end shield engages a sleeve, which is arranged coaxially on the hub such that after the injection is administered the biasing spring pushes the injection end shield to cover the injection end of the needle, carrying the sleeve with it. The sleeve engages the hub, locking out the injection end shield in a position in which the injection end of the needle is covered by the injection end shield. The system also may incorporate a non-injection end shield that engages with the hub when the pen injector is unscrewed from the hub to lock out the non-injection end shield in the position protecting the non-injection end of the needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: David R. Stonehouse, Eric D. Listenberger
  • Patent number: 7234992
    Abstract: A toy vehicle including at least an on-board power supply, a plurality of wheels supporting the vehicle for itinerant movement, at least one motor operably coupled to at least one of the wheels to provide at least part of an itinerant movement, at least one light and a controller circuit configured to selectively supply power from the power supply to the motor(s) in response to commands from a transmitter remote from the toy vehicle and to selectively supply power to the at least one light in response to a signal indicating the vehicle is performing a particular maneuver, for example, either a special stunt or a transformation or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen N. Weiss, Eric D. Listenberger, Joseph T. Moll
  • Publication number: 20040092208
    Abstract: A toy vehicle including at least an on-board power supply, a plurality of wheels supporting the vehicle for itinerant movement, at least one motor operably coupled to at least one of the wheels to provide at least part of an itinerant movement, at least one light and a controller circuit configured to selectively supply power from the power supply to the motor(s) in response to commands from a transmitter remote from the toy vehicle and to selectively supply power to the at least one light in response to a signal indicating the vehicle is performing a particular maneuver, for example, either a special stunt or a transformation or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Stephen N. Weiss, Eric D. Listenberger, Joseph T. Moll
  • Patent number: D505492
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Gerber Products Company
    Inventor: Eric D. Listenberger
  • Patent number: D490157
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Gerber Products Company
    Inventor: Eric D. Listenberger