Patents by Inventor Frank Carrel

Frank Carrel 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: 8377008
    Abstract: According to the invention, first and second locking means (16, 12) are conformed to engage with each other and to permit the locking of an activation means (4) in at least one intermediate position between first and second positions of the activation means (4). The first and second locking means (12, 16) are conformed to be disengaged from each other when the protection member (3) is in a first position, in which a movement of a vessel contained in the device (1) is possible from an initial position to a position for inserting a needle contained in the vessel, and to be engaged with each other when the protection member (3) leaves said first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Becton Dickinson France S.A.S.
    Inventors: Herve Abry, Lionel Maritan, Frederic Perot, Frank Carrel
  • Publication number: 20100262084
    Abstract: According to the invention, first and second locking means (16, 12) are conformed to engage with each other and to permit the locking of an activation means (4) in at least one intermediate position between first and second positions of the activation means (4). The first and second locking means (12, 16) are conformed to be disengaged from each other when the protection member (3) is in a first position, in which a movement of a vessel contained in the device (1) is possible from an initial position to a position for inserting a needle contained in the vessel, and to be engaged with each other when the protection member (3) leaves said first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: BECTON DICKINSON FRANCE S.A.S.
    Inventors: Herve Abry, Lionel Maritan, Frederic Perot, Frank Carrel