Patents by Inventor Frank Francavilla

Frank Francavilla 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: 11946788
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing apparatus including a dispensing nozzle, end cap housing, lock-out mechanism, and dosage collar, wherein the lock-out mechanism is configured to prevent additional actuation of the dispensing nozzle and the dosage collar is configured to determine how far the dispensing nozzle may travel without resetting, which may allow the user to dispense a specific dosage of material to be dispensed via the dispensing nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Lucas Packaging Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Frank Francavilla
  • Publication number: 20220205825
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing apparatus comprising: a dispensing nozzle, end cap housing, lock-out mechanism, and dosage collar, wherein the lock-out mechanism is configured to prevent additional actuation of the dispensing nozzle and the dosage collar is configured to determine how far the dispensing nozzle may travel without resetting, which may allow the user to dispense a specific dosage of material to be dispensed via the dispensing nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventor: Frank Francavilla
  • Patent number: 11096938
    Abstract: A kit comprising a device for dosing and dispensing a dose of a non-liquid medicine that is readily dispersible in an aqueous solution suitable for oral administration, preferably a temozolomide formulation that can be titrated readily and accurately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: AMPLIPHARM PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
    Inventors: Gary Payton, Jeff Bryant, Frank Francavilla
  • Publication number: 20210228572
    Abstract: A kit comprising a device for dosing and dispensing a dose of a non-liquid medicine that is readily dispersible in an aqueous solution suitable for oral administration, preferably a temozolomide formulation that can be titrated readily and accurately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Gary Payton, Jeff Bryant, Frank Francavilla
  • Patent number: 10918636
    Abstract: A kit comprising a device for dosing and dispensing a dose of a non-liquid medicine that is readily dispersible in an aqueous solution suitable for oral administration, preferably a temozolomide formulation that can be titrated readily and accurately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: AMPLIPHARM PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
    Inventors: Gary Payton, Jeff Bryant, Frank Francavilla
  • Patent number: 10518044
    Abstract: A holder with a safety shield for a drug delivery device; the shield obstructing access to a needle of the drug delivery device following use thereof. The safety shield may be actively deployed, in which case the health care worker must perform an action beyond complete depression of the pusher into the body of the drug delivery device to deploy the shield. Alternatively, the safety shield may be deployed passively or automatically, in which case deployment of the shield occurs upon complete depression of the pusher into the body, with no additional action required of the health care worker. The safety shield is springloaded and released to its extended position by a mechanical coupling of a series of position members, including levers, formed on the holder and the drug delivery device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventor: Frank Francavilla
  • Publication number: 20190209553
    Abstract: A kit comprising a device for dosing and dispensing a dose of a non-liquid medicine that is readily dispersible in an aqueous solution suitable for oral administration, preferably a temozolomide formulation that can be titrated readily and accurately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Gary Payton, Jeff Bryant, Frank Francavilla
  • Patent number: 10285987
    Abstract: A device for dosing and dispensing a dose of a non-liquid medicine that comprises a body connectable to a container containing an amount of a non-liquid medicine. When the body is connected with the container, an amount of the non-liquid medicine may be transferred from the container to at least one chamber defined within the body. In a preferred embodiment, two chambers are defined within the body, each having a different predetermined size (i.e., volume). A user may set the amount of the non-liquid medicine to be transferred using a plunger rod slideably located within the at least one chamber, or with each of the two chambers. A kit comprises the device and a non-liquid medicine that is readily dispersible in an aqueous solution suitable for oral administration, preferably a temozolomide formulation that can be titrated readily and accurately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: AmpliPharm Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: Gary Payton, Frank Francavilla
  • Publication number: 20180311234
    Abstract: A device for dosing and dispensing a dose of a non-liquid medicine that comprises a body connectable to a container containing an amount of a non-liquid medicine. When the body is connected with the container, an amount of the non-liquid medicine may be transferred from the container to at least one chamber defined within the body. In a preferred embodiment, two chambers are defined within the body, each having a different predetermined size (i.e., volume). A user may set the amount of the non-liquid medicine to be transferred using a plunger rod slideably located within the at least one chamber, or with each of the two chambers. A kit comprises the device and a non-liquid medicine that is readily dispersible in an aqueous solution suitable for oral administration, preferably a temozolomide formulation that can be titrated readily and accurately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Gary Payton, Jeff Bryant, Frank Francavilla
  • Publication number: 20180001035
    Abstract: A holder with a safety shield for a drug delivery device; the shield obstructing access to a needle of the drug delivery device following use thereof. The safety shield may be actively deployed, in which case the health care worker must perform an action beyond complete depression of the pusher into the body of the drug delivery device to deploy the shield. Alternatively, the safety shield may be deployed passively or automatically, in which case deployment of the shield occurs upon complete depression of the pusher into the body, with no additional action required of the health care worker. The safety shield is springloaded and released to its extended position by a mechanical coupling of a series of position members, including levers, formed on the holder and the drug delivery device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventor: Frank Francavilla
  • Patent number: 9789263
    Abstract: A holder with a safety shield for a drug delivery device; the shield obstructing access to a needle of the drug delivery device following use thereof. The safety shield may be actively deployed, in which case the health care worker must perform an action beyond complete depression of the pusher into the body of the drug delivery device to deploy the shield. Alternatively, the safety shield may be deployed passively or automatically, in which case deployment of the shield occurs upon complete depression of the pusher into the body, with no additional action required of the health care worker. The safety shield is spring-loaded and released to its extended position by a mechanical coupling of a series of position members, including levers, formed on the holder and the drug delivery device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventor: Frank Francavilla
  • Patent number: 9675788
    Abstract: A handheld topical applicator. The handheld topical applicator is preferably adapted to release a precise amount of liquid onto a surface and is preferably used for various applications such as marking a surface and/or providing a proper amount of dosage for medicinal applications. The handheld topical applicator may comprise a liquid delivery system for dispensing a precise amount of liquid onto various surfaces, a projecting/retracting mechanism, and an audible and/or tactile physical feedback mechanism. The projecting/retracting mechanism may controllably retract or protrude a nib into and out of the housing, and the audible/physical feedback mechanism may provide either a physical and/or audible click once a desired amount of liquid transfers onto the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Golf Rite Products, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Tarlow, Frank Francavilla
  • Publication number: 20160220799
    Abstract: A handheld topical applicator. The handheld topical applicator is preferably adapted to release a precise amount of liquid onto a surface and is preferably used for various applications such as marking a surface and/or providing a proper amount of dosage for medicinal applications. The handheld topical applicator may comprise a liquid delivery system for dispensing a precise amount of liquid onto various surfaces, a projecting/retracting mechanism, and an audible and/or tactile physical feedback mechanism. The projecting/retracting mechanism may controllably retract or protrude a nib into and out of the housing, and the audible/physical feedback mechanism may provide either a physical and/or audible click once a desired amount of liquid transfers onto the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Tarlow, Frank Francavilla
  • Patent number: 9327545
    Abstract: A handheld precise liquid marker. The handheld precise liquid marker preferably creates a substantially perfect dot when marking one or more surfaces and is preferably used for multiple applications such as marking a dimple of a golf ball surface and/or providing a proper amount of dosage for medicinal applications. The handheld precise liquid marker may also comprise a liquid delivery system for dispensing a precise amount of ink or liquid onto various surfaces, a projecting/retracting mechanism, and an audible and/or tactile physical feedback mechanism. The projecting/retracting mechanism may controllably retract or protrude a nib into and out of the housing, and the audible/physical feedback mechanism may provide either a physical and/or audible click once a desired amount of ink or liquid transfers onto the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Golf Rite Products, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth M Tarlow, Frank Francavilla
  • Publication number: 20150100021
    Abstract: A holder with a safety shield for a drug delivery device; the shield obstructing access to a needle of the drug delivery device following use thereof. The safety shield may be actively deployed, in which case the health care worker must perform an action beyond complete depression of the pusher into the body of the drug delivery device to deploy the shield. Alternatively, the safety shield may be deployed passively or automatically, in which case deployment of the shield occurs upon complete depression of the pusher into the body, with no additional action required of the health care worker. The safety shield is spring-loaded and released to its extended position by a mechanical coupling of a series of position members, including levers, formed on the holder and the drug delivery device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventor: FRANK FRANCAVILLA
  • Patent number: 8932265
    Abstract: A holder with a safety shield for a drug delivery device; the shield obstructing access to a needle of the drug delivery device following use thereof. The safety shield may be actively deployed, in which case the health care worker must perform an action beyond complete depression of the pusher into the body of the drug delivery device to deploy the shield. Alternatively, the safety shield may be deployed passively or automatically, in which case deployment of the shield occurs upon complete depression of the pusher into the body, with no additional action required of the health care worker. The safety shield is spring-loaded and released to its extended position by a mechanical coupling of a series of position members, including levers, formed on the holder and the drug delivery device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventor: Frank Francavilla
  • Publication number: 20140119807
    Abstract: A handheld precise liquid marker. The handheld precise liquid marker preferably creates a substantially perfect dot when marking one or more surfaces and is preferably used for multiple applications such as marking a dimple of a golf ball surface and/or providing a proper amount of dosage for medicinal applications. The handheld precise liquid marker may also comprise a liquid delivery system for dispensing a precise amount of ink or liquid onto various surfaces, a projecting/retracting mechanism, and an audible and/or tactile physical feedback mechanism. The projecting/retracting mechanism may controllably retract or protrude a nib into and out of the housing, and the audible/physical feedback mechanism may provide either a physical and/or audible click once a desired amount of ink or liquid transfers onto the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Golf Rite Products, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Tarlow, Frank Francavilla
  • Patent number: 8668401
    Abstract: A cost effective device for storing a fluid material, and controlling the amount of fluid material that will be provided on an applicator for application to a particular surface is disclosed. The device is comprised of few parts including an outer housing having a first chamber and a second chamber, a fluid insert, an applicator, and an adjustment mechanism. This makes the device cheaper to manufacture, and easy to assemble. The embodiments disclosed can be provided in a pre-assembled form to cosmetic companies and the like seeking to fill a dispenser with their fluid cosmetic products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Inventor: Frank Francavilla
  • Publication number: 20140021225
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a dispensing device. The dispensing device includes a container; a dispensing opening located at one end of the container; a plunger located inside the container; a push button associated with the plunger; and a drive mechanism configured to drive the plunger linearly inside the container from a first position towards the dispensing opening when the push button is pressed and to hold the plunger at a second position, wherein the second position is closer to the dispensing opening than the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: LUCAS PACKAGING GROUP, INC.
    Inventor: Frank Francavilla
  • Patent number: D971745
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Lucas Packaging Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Frank Francavilla