Patents by Inventor Gretchen E. Willard

Gretchen E. Willard 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).

  • Publication number: 20180304025
    Abstract: Methods and systems for an injection system are provided. An example injection system includes a container for a pharmaceutical that is sealed at a proximal end with a plunger having a pushing surface for engaging an inner surface of the hollow body. A plunger rod extends axially from the proximal end of the container and is covered with a plunger rod cover. Removal of the cover activates the system and allows for delivery of the pharmaceutical product from the container by advancing the plunger within the container towards the seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Hospira, Inc.
    Inventors: John Sundquist, Ben Rush, Edward Paul Browka, David L. Foshee, Gretchen E. Willard, Stephen Myers, Hector Rodriguez, John Coleman Horton
  • Patent number: 10039887
    Abstract: Methods and systems for an injection system are provided. An example injection system includes a container for a pharmaceutical that is sealed at a proximal end with a plunger having a pushing surface for engaging an inner surface of the hollow body. A plunger rod extends axially from the proximal end of the container and is covered with a plunger rod cover. Removal of the cover activates the system and allows for delivery of the pharmaceutical product from the container by advancing the plunger within the container towards the seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Hospira, Inc.
    Inventors: John Sundquist, Ben Rush, Edward Paul Browka, David L. Foshee, Gretchen E. Willard, Stephen Myers, Hector Rodriguez, John Coleman Horton
  • Publication number: 20160030677
    Abstract: Methods and systems for an injection system are provided. An example injection system includes a container for a pharmaceutical that is sealed at a proximal end with a plunger having a pushing surface for engaging an inner surface of the hollow body. A plunger rod extends axially from the proximal end of the container and is covered with a plunger rod cover. Removal of the cover activates the system and allows for delivery of the pharmaceutical product from the container by advancing the plunger within the container towards the seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: John Sundquist, Ben Rush, Edward Paul Browka, David L. Foshee, Gretchen E. Willard, Stephen Myers, Hector Rodriguez, John Coleman Horton, IV