Patents by Inventor Francis Michael Siemer

Francis Michael Siemer 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: 11676512
    Abstract: An injection training device for association with a skin of a user and simulating an injection event is provided herein. In a non-limiting embodiment, the injection training device comprises a housing having an opening for receiving a container, the housing comprising at least one sensor for detecting a condition of use of the device, wherein the housing is configured to be positioned at the skin of a user during an injection event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: NOBLE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jeff Baker, Francis Michael Siemer, Christopher Wai Yin Chung, Steven H. Madole, Joseph Reynolds, Seth Freytag
  • Patent number: 11610510
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a metered dose inhaler (MDI) training device is provided herein. The MDI training device may include a housing having an inhalation port, an opening for receiving ambient air, the inhalation port and the opening are fluidly connected to provide an air flow channel, and a valve associated with the air flow channel, the valve having an opened state and a closed state, and an actuation member, wherein the valve is not allowed to enter the opened state if the actuation member is actuated prior to inhalation through the inhalation port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: NOBLE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jeff Baker, Christopher Wai Yin Chung, Francis Michael Siemer
  • Patent number: 11270604
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a resettable shield-activated injection training device is provided. The training device includes an outer housing comprising a proximal end and a distal end, an inner housing comprising a proximal end and a distal end, plunger retention protrusions near the proximal end, and an asymmetrical projection at the distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: NOBLE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jeff Baker, Wai Yin Christopher Chung, Shishuang Hou, Francis Michael Siemer
  • Patent number: 11138904
    Abstract: Embodiments of a resettable injection training device are provided herein. The resettable injection training device includes a body and a retractable shield, extendable and retractable relative to the body of the device, in an embodiment. In another embodiment, the resettable injection training device may include an injection simulation member. The retractable shield may be lockable in an extended position, and may be unlocked to retract the shield for a subsequent use of the device in one non-limiting embodiment. In another non-limiting embodiment, a resetting component may be used to retract the shield to reset the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: NOBLE INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Baker, Francis Michael Siemer, Christopher Wai Yin Chung, Seth Freytag, Shi Shuang Hou, Matthew Palyo
  • Patent number: 11049416
    Abstract: An injection simulation device for simulating one or more forces of an injection is provided herein. The device may include a housing and a retractable injection simulation member associated with the housing, wherein the retractable injection simulation member retracts according to a multi-phase force profile. The multi-phase force profile includes a first phase configured to simulate a deformation force of pressing a needle against a subject so as to deform at least a first layer of tissue prior to traversing at least the first layer of tissue of the subject, a second phase configured to simulate a puncture rebound force, and a third phase configured to simulate an insertion force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: NOBLE INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Baker, Francis Michael Siemer, Christopher Wai Yin Chung
  • Publication number: 20210134184
    Abstract: An injection training device for association with a skin of a user and simulating an injection event is provided herein. In a non-limiting embodiment, the injection training device comprises a housing having an opening for receiving a container, the housing comprising at least one sensor for detecting a condition of use of the device, wherein the housing is configured to be positioned at the skin of a user during an injection event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Jeff BAKER, Francis Michael SIEMER, Christopher Wai Yin CHUNG, Steven H. MADOLE, Joseph REYNOLDS, Seth FREYTAG
  • Publication number: 20210016007
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a medicament delivery system is provided. The medicament delivery system includes a container for storing a medicament prior to use, the container having a first end and a second end, an injection member in fluid communication with the container, an actuation mechanism associated with the container and configured to deliver the medicament from the container through the injection member when the actuation mechanism is activated. The medicament delivery system further includes at least one detection element associated with the system, wherein in a first mode of operation of the system, medicament is delivered through the injection member and in a second mode of operation of the system, medicament is not delivered through the injection member, and the mode of operation is dependent on an output from the at least one detection element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Jeff BAKER, Francis Michael SIEMER, Paul van der Pol
  • Patent number: 10810908
    Abstract: Embodiments provided herein include a resettable injection training device having a body, a plunger slidable relative thereto, an injection simulation member and retractable and extendable shield, wherein the shield releasably locks in a retracted position prior to use. After use of the training device, the shield extends over the injection simulation member to prevent contact with the injection simulation member. Resetting of the slidable shield occurs by applying a force onto a distal end of the shield to retract the shield until a shield locking surface interacts with a locking surface on the body to maintain the shield in a retracted position. Release of the shield from a retracted position to an extended position may occur by moving the plunger toward a distal end of the body until a contact region at a proximal end of the plunger releases the shield locking surface from the body locking surface to release the shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: NOBLE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jeff Baker, Francis Michael Siemer, Christopher Wai Yin Chung, Shishuang Hou
  • Patent number: 10795973
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a medicament system configured to communicate information about a medicament device or about a use of a medicament device, or a combination thereof, to a user, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: NOBLE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jeff Baker, Paul van der Pol, Craig Baker, Mark Bunker, Seth Freytag, Karina Marulanda, Francis Michael Siemer, Matthew Palyo, Hou Shi Shuang, Christopher Chung
  • Patent number: 10729852
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a medicament delivery system is provided. The medicament delivery system includes a container for storing a medicament prior to use, the container having a first end and a second end, an injection member in fluid communication with the container, an actuation mechanism associated with the container and configured to deliver the medicament from the container through the injection member when the actuation mechanism is activated. The medicament delivery system further includes at least one detection element associated with the system, wherein in a first mode of operation of the system, medicament is delivered through the injection member and in a second mode of operation of the system, medicament is not delivered through the injection member, and the mode of operation is dependent on an output from the at least one detection element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: NOBLE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jeff Baker, Francis Michael Siemer, Paul van der Pol
  • Publication number: 20200206438
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a positioning apparatus for guiding an injection device relative to a target surface having a representative plane is provided. The apparatus includes a housing defining a channel configured to receive an injection device, wherein a first angle is formed between a longitudinal axis of the channel and the representative plane of the target surface so as to guide the injection device through the channel to the target surface at the first angle, and wherein the housing comprises a stabilizing surface configured to abut the target surface to stabilize an injection according to the first angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Jeff BAKER, Craig BAKER, Christopher Wai Yin CHUNG, Francis Michael Siemer, Dinesh Venkata KOKA, Seth FREYTAG
  • Publication number: 20200143707
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a resettable shield-activated injection training device is provided. The training device includes an outer housing comprising a proximal end and a distal end, an inner housing comprising a proximal end and a distal end, plunger retention protrusions near the proximal end, and an asymmetrical projection at the distal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Jeff Baker, Wai Yin Christopher Chung, Shishuang HOU, Francis Michael Siemer
  • Patent number: 10529252
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a resettable shield-activated injection training device is provided. The training device includes an outer housing comprising a proximal end and a distal end, an inner housing comprising a proximal end and a distal end, plunger retention protrusions near the proximal end, and an asymmetrical projection at the distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Noble International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Baker, Wai Yin Christopher Chung, Hou Shi Shuang, Francis Michael Siemer
  • Publication number: 20190321563
    Abstract: A container for delivering a medicament to a target location includes a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, the housing including a cap locking tab at the distal end, and a vial containing medicament. The container includes a plunger slidable within the vial from the proximal end to the distal end of the vial to dispel the medicament, an injection member associated with the distal end, such that medicament dispelled from the vial passes through the injection member to the target location, and a slidable interaction member associated with the distal end of the vial configured to slide with the vial. An interaction between the slidable interaction member and cap locking tab causes the cap locking tabs to bias outward, and placement of a safety cap on the container after use locks the safety cap onto the container via the interaction with the cap locking tabs. The container may further include a resistance feature to control movement of the plunger rod relative to the vial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Jeff Baker, Francis Michael Siemer, Christopher Chung
  • Patent number: 10311754
    Abstract: A resettable injection training device having an outer shell including a proximal end and a distal end, the outer shell defining a chamber there within, an actuation member near a proximal end, and a plunger slidable within the chamber is provided in an embodiment herein. The embodiment further including a safety shield having an extended locked position, an extended unlocked position and a retracted position, a locking sleeve configured to interact with the safety shield, and a reset shuttle disposed within the safety shield at a distal end of the device, wherein the reset shuttle is slidable relative to the safety shield, such that movement of the reset shuttle toward the proximal end of the device unlocks the safety shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: JBCB HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Baker, Hou Shi Shuang, Christopher Chung, Francis Michael Siemer
  • Patent number: 10279123
    Abstract: A container for delivering a medicament to a target location includes a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, the housing including a cap locking tab at the distal end, and a vial containing the medicament. The container includes a plunger slidable within the vial from a proximal end to a distal end of the vial to dispel the medicament, an injection member associated with the distal end of the vial, such that the medicament dispelled from the vial passes through the injection member to the target location, and a slidable interaction member associated with the distal end of the vial configured to slide with the vial. An interaction between the slidable interaction member and the cap locking tab causes the cap locking tab to bias outward, and placement of a safety cap on the container after use locks the safety cap onto the container via an interaction with the cap locking tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Noble International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Baker, Francis Michael Siemer, Christopher Chung
  • Publication number: 20190130790
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a metered dose inhaler (MDI) training device is provided herein. The MDI training device may include a housing having an inhalation port, an opening for receiving ambient air, the inhalation port and the opening are fluidly connected to provide an air flow channel, and a valve associated with the air flow channel, the valve having an opened state and a closed state, and an actuation member, wherein the valve is not allowed to enter the opened state if the actuation member is actuated prior to inhalation through the inhalation port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Jeff BAKER, Christopher Wai Yin CHUNG, Francis Michael SIEMER
  • Publication number: 20180357928
    Abstract: Embodiments of a resettable injection training device are provided herein. The resettable injection training device includes a body and a retractable shield, extendable and retractable relative to the body of the device, in an embodiment. In another embodiment, the resettable injection training device may include an injection simulation member. The retractable shield may be lockable in an extended position, and may be unlocked to retract the shield for a subsequent use of the device in one non-limiting embodiment. In another non-limiting embodiment, a resetting component may be used to retract the shield to reset the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Jeff BAKER, Francis Michael SIEMER, Christopher Wai Yin CHUNG, Seth FREYTAG, Shi Shuang HOU, Matthew PALYO
  • Publication number: 20180350265
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a resettable shield-activated injection training device is provided. The training device includes an outer housing comprising a proximal end and a distal end, an inner housing comprising a proximal end and a distal end, plunger retention protrusions near the proximal end, and an asymmetrical projection at the distal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Jeff Baker, Wai Yin Christopher Chung, Shishuang HOU, Francis Michael Siemer
  • Patent number: 10089902
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a resettable injection training device is provided herein. The injection training device includes an outer shell comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the outer shell defining a chamber there within, and a plunger slidable within the chamber, the plunger comprising a plunger feature and one or more rail portions. The injection training device further includes a locking safety shield disposed and slidable within the chamber, the safety shield comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end for interfacing with a target surface to actuate the injection training device, the safety shield comprising an extended locked position, an extended unlocked position, and a retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: NOBLE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jeff Baker, Wai Yin Christopher Chung, Hou Shi Shuang, Francis Michael Siemer, Tingting Liu