Patents by Inventor Eva CONRATHS

Eva CONRATHS 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: 11860054
    Abstract: A force testing machine (FTM) validation apparatus is disclosed for validating a test process involving a force testing machine to measure forces involved in operation of a syringe arrangement. Particularly a syringe arrangement that includes a staked-in needle prefilled syringe and a needle safety device cooperating with the staked-in needle prefilled syringe. The FTM validation apparatus includes a syringe arrangement surrogate, and a holder arranged to support the syringe arrangement surrogate in a predefined position and orientation in the force testing machine. The syringe arrangement surrogate includes a break loose part arranged to mimic a break loose force of the syringe arrangement and an injection force part arranged to mimic an injection force of the syringe arrangement. Methods are also disclosed for validating a test process that measures forces involved in operation of a syringe arrangement and for measuring forces involved in operation of the syringe arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Sascha Dreher, Martin Vogelmann, Thorben Hammerich, Eva Conraths, Paolo Moroni, Georg Cramm
  • Publication number: 20220397470
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a force testing machine (FTM) validation apparatus (1) for validating a test process involving a force testing machine to measure forces involved in operation of a syringe arrangement (7), particularly a syringe arrangement (7) comprising a staked-in needle prefilled syringe (8) and a needle safety device (9, 9?, 9?) cooperating with the staked-in needle prefilled syringe (8). The FTM validation apparatus (1) comprises a syringe arrangement surrogate (2) and a holder (3) arranged to support the syringe arrangement surrogate (2) in a predefined position and orientation in the force testing machine. The syringe arrangement surrogate (2) comprises a break loose part (4) arranged to mimic a break loose force of the syringe arrangement (7) and an injection force part (5) arranged to mimic an injection force of the syringe arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Sascha DREHER, Martin VOGELMANN, Thorben HAMMERICH, Eva CONRATHS, Paolo MORONI, Georg CRAMM
  • Patent number: 11460361
    Abstract: A force testing machine (FTM) validation apparatus is disclosed for validating a test process involving a force testing machine to measure forces involved in operation of a syringe arrangement. Particularly a syringe arrangement that includes a staked-in needle prefilled syringe and a needle safety device cooperating with the staked-in needle prefilled syringe. The FTM validation apparatus includes a syringe arrangement surrogate, and a holder arranged to support the syringe arrangement surrogate in a predefined position and orientation in the force testing machine. The syringe arrangement surrogate includes a break loose part arranged to mimic a break loose force of the syringe arrangement and an injection force part arranged to mimic an injection force of the syringe arrangement. Methods are also disclosed for validating a test process that measures forces involved in operation of a syringe arrangement and for measuring forces involved in operation of the syringe arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Sascha Dreher, Martin Vogelmann, Thorben Hammerich, Eva Conraths, Paolo Moroni, Georg Cramm
  • Publication number: 20210172815
    Abstract: A force testing machine (FTM) validation apparatus is disclosed for validating a test process involving a force testing machine to measure forces involved in operation of a syringe arrangement. Particularly a syringe arrangement that includes a staked-in needle prefilled syringe and a needle safety device cooperating with the staked-in needle prefilled syringe. The FTM validation apparatus includes a syringe arrangement surrogate, and a holder arranged to support the syringe arrangement surrogate in a predefined position and orientation in the force testing machine. The syringe arrangement surrogate includes a break loose part arranged to mimic a break loose force of the syringe arrangement and an injection force part arranged to mimic an injection force of the syringe arrangement. Methods are also disclosed for validating a test process that measures forces involved in operation of a syringe arrangement and for measuring forces involved in operation of the syringe arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Sascha DREHER, Martin VOGELMANN, Thorben HAMMERICH, Eva CONRATHS, Paolo MORONI, Georg CRAMM