Patents by Inventor Hugh Francis Taylor

Hugh Francis Taylor 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).

  • Medical injection system and method, gas spring thereof and launching device using gas spring
    Patent number: 5919159
    Abstract: A needleless injection system and method for injecting a medical product comprises a needleless injection device having a nozzle assembly defining an ampule chamber for holding medication, an energy device for pushing medication out of the nozzle assembly, and an energy device actuating mechanism. These components are operatively contained in a housing configured for a hand held operation. The energy device is a self-contained gas spring operatively connected to a plunger operating within the ampule chamber. The gas spring is preferably stepped which can be used in many different applications, an air gun being one. The injection device can be provide with a coupling device for coupling a medication supply vial to the nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly is removably situated in the housing with the plunger removable therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Medi-Ject Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen John Lilley, Hugh Francis Taylor, David Reginald Theobald, Craig J. Carlson, David I. Rosen, Thomas R. Johnson
  • Nozzle assembly with lost motion connection for medical injector assembly
    Patent number: 5891085
    Abstract: A needleless injection system and method for injecting a medical product including a needleless injection device having a nozzle assembly defining an ampule chamber for holding medication, an energy device for pushing medication out of the nozzle assembly, and an energy device actuating mechanism is disclosed. These components are operatively contained in a housing configured for hand held operation. The energy device is a self-contained gas spring operatively connected to a plunger operating within the ampule chamber. The gas spring is preferably stepped which can be used in many different applications, an air gun being one. The injection device can be provided with a coupling device for coupling a medication supply vial to the nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly is removably situated in the housing with the plunger removable therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Medi-Ject Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen John Lilley, Hugh Francis Taylor, David Reginald Theobald, Craig J. Carlson, David I. Rosen, Thomas R. Johnson
  • Coupling device for medical injection system
    Patent number: 5846233
    Abstract: A needleless injection system and method for injecting a medical product comprises a needleless injection device having a nozzle assembly defining an ampule chamber for holding medication, an energy device for pushing medication out of the nozzle assembly, and an energy device actuating mechanism. These components are operatively contained in a housing configured for a hand held operation. The energy device is a self-contained gas spring operatively connected to a plunger operating within the ampule chamber. The gas spring is preferably stepped which can be used in many different applications, an air gun being one. The injection device can be provide with a coupling device for coupling a medication supply vial to the nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly is removably situated in the housing with the plunger removable therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Medi-Ject Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen John Lilley, Hugh Francis Taylor, David Reginald Theobald, Craig J. Carlson, David I. Rosen, Thomas R. Johnson