Patents by Inventor Gheorghe Cojocariu
Gheorghe Cojocariu 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).
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Publication number: 20240033437Abstract: Syringe tip caps are described herein. Such syringe tip caps may include a cup, a cap, a locking feature, a peelable seal and an absorbent material. The cap having locking features and a chamber appropriately sized to adapt to and interlock with an annular wall of the cup.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Shoshana San Solo, Nicholas Erekovcanski, Paul P. Marici, Richard Timmers, Gheorghe Cojocariu, Bradley Tonniges, Steve Fitz, Gregory Anderson, Gerald Leon Bonczynski, Samantha R. Garrabrant
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Patent number: 11786663Abstract: Syringe tip caps are described herein. Such syringe tip caps may include a cup, a cap, a locking feature, a peelable seal and an absorbent material. The cap having locking features and a chamber appropriately sized to adapt to and interlock with an annular wall of the cup.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Shoshana San Solo, Nicholas Erekovcanski, Paul P. Marici, Richard Timmers, Gheorghe Cojocariu, Bradley Tonniges, Steve Fitz, Gregory Anderson, Gerald Leon Bonczynski, Samantha R. Garrabrant
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Publication number: 20220401654Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer stopper that meets the desired material properties of a stopper for a syringe assembly is disclosed. The compression set of the thermoplastic elastomer stopper of the present disclosure is ?50% when measured at 25% compression for 22 hrs at 70 degree C. The hardness of the thermoplastic elastomer stopper of the present disclosure is 40-70 Shore A. The viscosity of a thermoplastic elastomer stopper of the present disclosure is ?70 Pa·s at 1,000 s?1 shear rate, ?12.0 Pa·s at 10,000 s?1 shear rate, and ?3.0 Pa·s at 50,000 s?1 shear rate when measured using a capillary rheometer at 205 degree C. (Die: Roundhole 20 mm length/1 mm diameter/180 degree inlet, Piston: d=15 mm, and melting time=7 min). The present non-lubricated stopper exhibits the required functional performance of a lubricated stopper.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Shishir Prasad, Gheorghe Cojocariu, Sathya Kaliyamoorthy, Chad Smith, Ankur Kulshrestha, Richard G. Giddes, Gerald Bonczynski, Kweku Addae-Mensah
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Patent number: 11471605Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer stopper that meets the desired material properties of a stopper for a syringe assembly is disclosed. The compression set of the thermoplastic elastomer stopper of the present disclosure is ?50% when measured at 25% compression for 22 hrs at 70 degree C. The hardness of the thermoplastic elastomer stopper of the present disclosure is 40-70 Shore A. The viscosity of a thermoplastic elastomer stopper of the present disclosure is ?70 Pa·s at 1,000 s?1 shear rate, ?12.0 Pa·s at 10,000 s?1 shear rate, and ?3.0 Pa·s at 50,000 s?1 shear rate when measured using a capillary rheometer at 205 degree C. (Die: Roundhole 20 mm length/1 mm diameter/180 degree inlet, Piston: d=15 mm, and melting time=7 min). The present non-lubricated stopper exhibits the required functional performance of a lubricated stopper.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Shishir Prasad, Gheorghe Cojocariu, Sathya Kaliyamoorthy, Chad Smith, Ankur Kulshrestha, Richard G. Giddes, Gerald Bonczynski, Kweku Addae-Mensah
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Publication number: 20210008283Abstract: Syringe tip caps are described herein. Such syringe tip caps may include a cup, a cap, a locking feature, a peelable seal and an absorbent material. The cap having locking features and a chamber appropriately sized to adapt to and interlock with an annular wall of the cup.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Shoshana San Solo, Nicholas Erekovcanski, Paul P. Marici, Richard Timmers, Gheorghe Cojocariu, Bradley Tonniges, Steve Fitz, Gregory Anderson, Gerald Leon Bonczynski, Samantha R. Garrabrant
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Publication number: 20210008237Abstract: A disinfection device is disclosed having a container, a scrub element, a disinfectant or antimicrobial agent, and a removable seal. The scrub element may be disposed on a base scrub. The container configured to define a chamber to contain the base scrub, scrub element, and disinfectant or antimicrobial agent. The base scrub and/or scrub element(s) are adapted to compress and contact the distal tip and sidewall of a male Luer connector, female Luer connector or hemodialysis connector upon insertion of the connector into the chamber. The removable seal prevents the disinfectant or the antimicrobial agent from exiting the chamber. Also described are methods of disinfecting a medical connector, and an assembly comprising a device for disinfecting a medical connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Oya Okman, Richard Timmers, Gheorghe Cojocariu
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Publication number: 20200129703Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer stopper that meets the desired material properties of a stopper for a syringe assembly is disclosed. The compression set of the thermoplastic elastomer stopper of the present disclosure is ?50% when measured at 25% compression for 22 hrs at 70 degree C. The hardness of the thermoplastic elastomer stopper of the present disclosure is 40-70 Shore A. The viscosity of a thermoplastic elastomer stopper of the present disclosure is ?70 Pa·s at 1,000 s?1 shear rate, ?12.0 Pa·s at 10,000 s?1 shear rate, and ?3.0 Pa·s at 50,000 s?1 shear rate when measured using a capillary rheometer at 205 degree C. (Die: Roundhole 20 mm length/1 mm diameter/180 degree inlet, Piston: d=15 mm, and melting time=7 min). The present non-lubricated stopper exhibits the required functional performance of a lubricated stopper.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Shishir Prasad, Gheorghe Cojocariu, Sathya Kaliyamoorthy, Chad Smith, Ankur Kulshrestha, Richard G. Giddes, Gerald Bonczynski, Kweku Addae-Mensah
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Patent number: 10493209Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer stopper that meets the desired material properties of a stopper for a syringe assembly is disclosed. The compression set of the thermoplastic elastomer stopper of the present disclosure is ?50% when measured at 25% compression for 22 hrs at 70 degree C. The hardness of the thermoplastic elastomer stopper of the present disclosure is 40-70 Shore A. The viscosity of a thermoplastic elastomer stopper of the present disclosure is ?70 Pa·s at 1,000 s?1 shear rate, ?12.0 Pa·s at 10,000 s?1 shear rate, and ?3.0 Pa·s at 50,000 s?1 shear rate when measured using a capillary rheometer at 205 degree C. (Die: Roundhole 20 mm length/1 mm diameter/180 degree inlet, Piston: d=15 mm, and melting time=7 min). The present non-lubricated stopper exhibits the required functional performance of a lubricated stopper.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2014Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Shishir Prasad, Gheorghe Cojocariu, Sathya Kaliyamoorthy, Chad Smith, Ankur Kulshrestha, Richard G. Giddes, Gerald Bonczynski, Kweku Addae-Mensah
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Publication number: 20180043102Abstract: A multi-piece plunger configured to be slideably advanced through a syringe barrel to expel fluid therefrom is provided. The plunger includes a head portion having a proximal end, a distal end, and an annular sidewall extending therebetween. The sidewall can define at least two annular grooves. The plunger also includes annular seals disposed within each of the at least two annular grooves, such that at least a portion of each of the annular seals protrudes radially beyond an outer surface of the sidewall to form a slideable seal with an inner sidewall of the syringe barrel. The head portion can be formed from a first material, such as a rigid plastic material, and the annular seals can be formed from a second material, such as a thermoset rubber or a thermoplastic elastomer. A prefilled syringe including the multi-piece plunger is also provided herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2016Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Gheorghe Cojocariu, Kevin M. Ryan
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Patent number: 9062196Abstract: Disclosed herein is a polymer blend comprising a first polycarbonate comprising a first structural unit derived from a 2-aryl-3,3-bis(4-hydroxyaryl)phthalimidine and a second structural unit derived from a dihydroxy aromatic compound, wherein the second structural unit is not identical to the first structural unit, and a second polycarbonate comprising a structural unit derived from a dihydroxy aromatic compound, wherein the polymer blend has a glass transition temperature of 155 to 200° C.; and wherein a test auricle having a thickness of 3.2 mm and molded from the blend has a haze of less than or equal to 3.0 measured in accordance with ASTM D1003-00. A method of making the polymer blend, and articles prepared from the blend, are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.Inventors: Gautam Chatterjee, Gheorghe Cojocariu, Chandrashekhar Lingannaiah, Gaurav Mediratta, Shantaram Suryakant Morye, Gary Francis Smith, Veeraraghavan Srinivasan
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Publication number: 20150119817Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer stopper that meets the desired material properties of a stopper for a syringe assembly is disclosed. The compression set of the thermoplastic elastomer stopper of the present disclosure is ?50% when measured at 25% compression for 22 hrs at 70 degree C. The hardness of the thermoplastic elastomer stopper of the present disclosure is 40-70 Shore A. The viscosity of a thermoplastic elastomer stopper of the present disclosure is ?70 Pa·s at 1,000 s?1 shear rate, ?12.0 Pa·s at 10,000 s?1 shear rate, and ?3.0 Pa·s at 50,000 s?1 shear rate when measured using a capillary rheometer at 205 degree C. (Die: Roundhole 20 mm length/1 mm diameter/180 degree inlet, Piston: d=15 mm, and melting time=7 min). The present non-lubricated stopper exhibits the required functional performance of a lubricated stopper.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: Shishir Prasad, Gheorghe Cojocariu, Sathya Kaliyamoorthy, Chad Smith, Ankur Kulshrestha, Richard G. Giddes, Gerald Bonczynski, Kweku Addae-Mensah
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Patent number: 7824747Abstract: A light diffusing film for a back light display is described. The light diffusing film includes a unitary film consisting essentially of polycarbonate and a uniformly dispersed anti-static material in an amount sufficient to impart anti-static properties to the film. The anti-static material may comprise a fluorinated phosphonium sulfonate. The film may additionally include at least one textured surface for the low scattering of light. Alternatively, the film may additionally include a uniformly dispersed acrylic bulk scattering additive of particles having a mean particle size of from about 3 to about 10 microns and present in an amount from about 2 to about 7 percent by weight percent for the high scattering of light.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2007Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.Inventors: Grant Hay, Kevin P. Capaldo, Gheorghe Cojocariu, Karkala Arun Kumar, Theodorus Lambertus Hoeks, Todd M. Loehr, John F. Graf, Nathan D. Hoffman, Scott Leslie, Anshu Ghosal, Philippe Schottland
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Publication number: 20090088504Abstract: Disclosed herein is a polymer blend comprising a first polycarbonate comprising a first structural unit derived from a 2-aryl-3,3-bis(4-hydroxyaryl)phthalimidine and a second structural unit derived from a dihydroxy aromatic compound, wherein the second structural unit is not identical to the first structural unit, and a second polycarbonate comprising a structural unit derived from a dihydroxy aromatic compound, wherein the polymer blend has a glass transition temperature of 155 to 200° C.; and wherein a test auricle having a thickness of 3.2 mm and molded from the blend has a haze of less than or equal to 3.0 measured in accordance with ASTM D1003-00. A method of making the polymer blend, and articles prepared from the blend, are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2007Publication date: April 2, 2009Inventors: Gautam Chatterjee, Gheorghe Cojocariu, Chandrashekhar Lingannaiah, Gaurav Mediratta, Shantaram Suryakant Morye, Gary Francis Smith, Veeraraghavan Srinivasan
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Publication number: 20080131625Abstract: A light diffusing film for a back light display is described. The light diffusing film includes a unitary film consisting essentially of polycarbonate and a uniformly dispersed anti-static material in an amount sufficient to impart anti-static properties to the film. The anti-static material may comprise a fluorinated phosphonium sulfonate. The film may additionally include at least one textured surface for the low scattering of light. Alternatively, the film may additionally include a uniformly dispersed acrylic bulk scattering additive of particles having a mean particle size of from about 3 to about 10 microns and present in an amount from about 2 to about 7 percent by weight percent for the high scattering of light.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2007Publication date: June 5, 2008Inventors: Grant Hay, Kevin P. Capaldo, Gheorghe Cojocariu, Karkala Arun Kumar, Theodorus Lambertus Hoeks, Todd M. Loehr, John F. Graf, Nathan D. Hoffman, Scott Leslie, Anshu Ghosal, Philippe Schottland
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Patent number: 7314652Abstract: A light diffusing film for a back light display is described. The light diffusing film includes a unitary film consisting essentially of polycarbonate and a uniformly dispersed anti-static material in an amount sufficient to impart anti-static properties to the film. The anti-static material may comprise a fluorinated phosphonium sulfonate. The film may additionally include at least one textured surface for the low scattering of light. Alternatively, the film may additionally include a uniformly dispersed acrylic bulk scattering additive of particles having a mean particle size of from about 3 to about 10 microns and present in an amount from about 2 to about 7 percent by weight percent for the high scattering of light.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2004Date of Patent: January 1, 2008Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Grant Hay, Kevin P. Capaldo, Gheorghe Cojocariu, Karkala Arun Kumar, Theodorus Lambertus Hoeks, Todd M. Loehr, John F. Graf, Nathan D. Hoffman, Scott Leslie, Anshu Ghosal, Philippe Schottland
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Publication number: 20070274092Abstract: A light diffusing film for a back light display is described. The light diffusing film includes a unitary film consisting essentially of polycarbonate and a uniformly dispersed anti-static material in an amount sufficient to impart anti-static properties to the film. The anti-static material may comprise a fluorinated phosphonium sulfonate. The film may additionally include at least one textured surface for the low scattering of light. Alternatively, the film may additionally include a uniformly dispersed acrylic bulk scattering additive of particles having a mean particle size of from about 3 to about 10 microns and present in an amount from about 2 to about 7 percent by weight percent for the high scattering of light.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2004Publication date: November 29, 2007Inventors: Grant Hay, Kevin Capaldo, Gheorghe Cojocariu, Karkala Kumar, Theodorus Hoeks, Todd Loehr, John Graf, Nathan Hoffman, Scott Leslie, Anshu Ghosal, Philippe Schottland
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Patent number: 7119140Abstract: A film comprising in admixture a thermoplastic resin component comprising a thermoplastic resin component and a glass having a refractive index within 0.04 of the thermoplastic resin component, wherein the film has a haze of less than about 20%, total transmittance of greater than about 70%, and a coefficient of thermal expansion of about 20 to about 80 um/m/° C. measured over a temperature range of 20 to 70° C. The films are of particular utility in optical applications such as light diffuser films.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2004Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Inventors: Ronald Basham, Gheorghe Cojocariu, Robert R. Gallucci, Anshu S. Ghosal, Emine Elif Gurel, Grant Hay
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Patent number: 7092163Abstract: A light collimating and diffusing film and a method for making the film are provided. The film includes a plastic layer having a first side and a second side opposite the first side and at least a first peripheral edge. The first side has a first textured surface, wherein between 7 to 20 percent of slope angles on the first textured surface proximate a first axis has a value between zero and five degrees. The first axis is substantially parallel to the first peripheral edge. The plastic layer collimates light propagating therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2004Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Adel F. Bastawros, Kevin P. Capaldo, Gheorghe Cojocariu, Ashwit Dias, John Graf, Emine Elif Gurel, Grant Hay, Marshall Gordon Jones, Karkala Arun Kumar, Todd Morris Loehr, Steven Alfred Tysoe, Masako Yamada
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Publication number: 20060020075Abstract: A film comprising in admixture a thermoplastic resin component comprising a thermoplastic resin component and a glass having a refractive index within 0.04 of the thermoplastic resin component, wherein the film has a haze of less than about 20%, total transmittance of greater than about 70%, and a coefficient of thermal expansion of about 20 to about 80 um/m/° C. measured over a temperature range of 20 to 70° C. The films are of particular utility in optical applications such as light diffuser films.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2004Publication date: January 26, 2006Inventors: Ronald Basham, Gheorghe Cojocariu, Robert Gallucci, Anshu Ghosal, Emine Gurel, Grant Hay
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Publication number: 20060018026Abstract: A light collimating and diffusing film and a method for making the film are provided. The film includes a plastic layer having a first side and a second side opposite the first side and at least a first peripheral edge. The first side has a first textured surface, wherein between 7 to 20 percent of slope angles on the first textured surface proximate a first axis has a value between zero and five degrees. The first axis is substantially parallel to the first peripheral edge. The plastic layer collimates light propagating therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2004Publication date: January 26, 2006Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Adel Bastawros, Kevin Capaldo, Gheorghe Cojocariu, Ashwit Dias, John Graf, Emine Gurel, Grant Hay, Marshall Jones, Karkala Kumar, Todd Loehr, Steven Tysoe, Masako Yamada