Patents by Inventor Frans L. Philippens

Frans L. Philippens 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).

  • System and method for attaching upper and lower outer cases in an implantable drug pump
    Publication number: 20020072721
    Abstract: An implantable pump having a bulkhead, a reservoir structure attached to the bulkhead and upper and lower cases attached to the bulkhead by a single outer seal as well as a method of making such a pump is disclosed. The reservoir structure forms a reservoir that contains fluid drug or other medicaments. The upper and lower cases are attached to the bulkhead by first connecting either the upper or lower case directly to the bulkhead. Then, the lower or upper case not attached to the bulkhead is attached to the upper or lower case that had been previously attached to the bulkhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Maurice T.Y. Verbeek, Frans L. Philippens