Patents by Inventor George B. Kirby Meacham

George B. Kirby Meacham 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: 6074360
    Abstract: Featured is a method for injection of a payload into the tissues of an organism or a body, including the steps of generating forces by electromagnetic repulsion and accelerating the payload to be injected, using the generated electromagnetic forces. The payload is thereby accelerated to a velocity sufficient for the payload to pass through the skin of the organism and be disposed in the subcutaneous tissues. The method further includes providing an electromagnetic force generating device that generates forces electromagnetically in a predetermined direction responsive to an electric current flowing through the device, wherein the step of generating includes passing an electric current through the electromagnetic force generating device to generate the electromagnetic repulsive forces used for accelerating the payload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: Boehringer Mannheim GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Haar, George B. Kirby Meacham, Manfred Beuttenmueller, Gerhard Winter, Markus Mattern