Patents by Inventor James A. Purvis

James A. Purvis 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: 4558783
    Abstract: A folder for a sampler perfume vial is provided in which the front and back panels of flexible sheet material having cutouts extending to their distal edges are folded to effect a gripping relationship with a protuberance on the vial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1985
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Danny E. Dangerfield, James A. Purvis
  • Patent number: 4263910
    Abstract: Implantates are packaged in means capable of aseptic treatment and forming a closed cell having a portion adapted for engagement, rupture, and entry by a tool that permits removal of the implantate for use without handling of the implantate by the user. In such a package, the closed cell is formed by a film which includes portions shaped to assist rupture and entry of the cell by the tool and to assist in encompassing the implantate within the tool for its removal from the cell. The tool used in this system can be the means used to implant the implantate subcutaneously in the body of an animal. Thus, using the system of this invention, an implantate can be provided within a closed cell which is capable of aseptic treatment and transported to a remote site for use. At such a site, the closed cell can be ruptured with an implanter and the implantate can be encompassed within the implanter and removed from the cell for implantation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1981
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Garrett J. Pardekooper, Kenneth E. Prince, James A. Purvis