Patents by Inventor James Alexander DAVIES

James Alexander DAVIES 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: 11471602
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a drug delivery device. The drug delivery device comprises a dose setting mechanism comprising a spindle and a cartridge holder coupled to the dose setting mechanism. The cartridge holder comprising a cartridge having a movable bung at one end of the cartridge. The cartridge holder must be rotated before a dose may set with the dose setting mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: David Aubrey Plumptre, James Alexander Davies, Christopher Jones, Robert Veasey
  • Patent number: 11458255
    Abstract: An injection device comprising a housing (112), and a dose selector (116) operatively connectable to a dose indicator positioned within the housing. The dose selector and the dose indicator (118, 119) are capable of cooperating to set a dose to be ejected from the injection device. The injection device further comprises a spring (120) capable of storing energy necessary for ejecting the dose from the injection device. The spring is locked to the dose indicator such that a charging force can be transferred from the dose selector to the spring via the dose indicator to increase the energy stored by the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Norton Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Karl James Hewson, George Bostock, George Robert Michael Savell, James Alexander Davies, Oliver Hart, Joshua Arieh Shenker
  • Patent number: 11452819
    Abstract: A medication delivery device with a sensing system to determine at least one of a dose set and a dose delivery. The sensing system is operable to detect relative rotational positions of first and second members of the device which are indicative of at least one of an amount of a dose set and an amount of a dose delivered by operation of the device, and generate outputs correlated to such relative rotational positions. The system includes a wiper coupled to the first member, and a sensing band coupled to the second member for physically contacting the wiper as the second member rotates relative to the first member. A controller electrically communicates with the sensing system to determine, based on the generated outputs of the sensing system, at least one of the amount of the dose set and the amount of the dose delivered by operation of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Uri Eliezer Baruch, James Angus Boonzaier, Xorge Castro Pelayo, Matthew James Clemente, Jeremy Peter Clements, James Alexander Davies, Robert Eugene Trzybinski
  • Patent number: 11338089
    Abstract: An injection device comprising a housing (12) and a dose selector (16) to set a dose of medicament to be ejected from the injection device. A spring (20) coupled to the dose selector stores energy necessary for ejecting the dose from the injection device. A ratchet (25) arrangement is provided to rotationally couple a ratchet component and an internal surface of the housing in a coupled state and to allow relative rotation between the ratchet component and the internal surface of the housing in an uncoupled state. An over-torque feature (27) located between the dose selector and the spring is actuatable, when the rotation of the dose selector causes the charging force to exceed a defined limit, to reduce the charging force transferred from the dose selector to the spring. Both the ratchet component and the over-torque feature are provided on a single component (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Norton Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Karl James Hewson, George Bostock, George Robert Michael Savell, James Alexander Davies, Oliver Hart, Joshua Arieh Shenker, Matthew Alexander Morris, Matthew Keith Fordham
  • Patent number: 11278676
    Abstract: An injection device comprising a housing having a longitudinal axis, a dose selector (16) capable of being rotated about said longitudinal axis with respect to said housing by a user to set a dose of medicament to be ejected from the injection device and a spring (20) capable of storing energy necessary for ejecting the dose of medicament from the injection device. The spring is coupled to the dose selector such that a charging force can be transferred from the dose selector to the spring to increase the energy stored by the spring. The injection device further comprises a ratchet arrangement (25) moveable between an engaged state in which the spring is limited from unwinding from a currently selected dose and a disengaged state in which the spring is able to unwind and a drive assembly including a plunger element (23) capable of providing an axial force for ejecting a dose of medicament from the injection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Norton Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Karl James Hewson, Jeremy James Robert Kooyman, Xorge Castro Pelayo, James Alexander Davies, Oliver Hart, Joshua Arieh Shenker, Matthew Alexander Morris, Matthew Keith Fordham
  • Patent number: 11235106
    Abstract: An injection device comprises a housing, a dose indicator positioned within the housing and a dose selector operatively connectable to the dose indicator. The dose selector and the dose indicator are capable of cooperating with one another to set a dose to be ejected from the injection device. The dose indicator comprises an odometer including: i. a units (218) wheel operatively connected to the dose selector so that rotation of the dose selector also rotates the units wheel, and ii. a tens wheel (219) selectively engageable with the units wheel so that rotation of the units wheel also rotates the tens wheel. The dose indicator further comprises an axially-moveable shuttle lock (222) rotationally locked to the tens wheel and selectively engageable with the units wheel and the housing. The tens wheel is selectively engageable with the units wheel via said shuttle lock and, when the tens wheel is not engaged with the units wheel, the shuttle lock is rotationally locked to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Norton Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: James Alexander Davies, Oliver Hart, Karl James Hewson, Joshua Arieh Shenker
  • Patent number: 10967126
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method. The apparatus comprises a body part and a cover part, wherein the body part and the cover part are configured to at least partially form a fluid channel between a surface of the body part and a surface of the cover part. The surfaces of the body part and the cover part may be facing surfaces. The method comprises manufacturing the apparatus according to the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Holtwick, James Alexander Davies, Simon Lewis Bilton, David Moore, Steven Wimpenny, Christopher Nigel Langley
  • Publication number: 20200078525
    Abstract: A medication delivery device with a sensing system to determine at least one of a dose set and a dose delivery. The sensing system is operable to detect relative rotational positions of first and second members of the device which are indicative of at least one of an amount of a dose set and an amount of a dose delivered by operation of the device, and generate outputs correlated to such relative rotational positions. The system includes a wiper coupled to the first member, and a sensing band coupled to the second member for physically contacting the wiper as the second member rotates relative to the first member. A controller electrically communicates with the sensing system to determine, based on the generated outputs of the sensing system, at least one of the amount of the dose set and the amount of the dose delivered by operation of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Uri Eliezer BARUCH, James Angus BOONZAIER, Xorge PELAYO CASTRO, Matthew James CLEMENTE, Jeremy Peter CLEMENTS, James Alexander DAVIES, Robert Eugene TRZYBINSKI
  • Publication number: 20190366006
    Abstract: An injection device comprising a housing having a longitudinal axis, a dose selector (16) capable of being rotated about said longitudinal axis with respect to said housing by a user to set a dose of medicament to be ejected from the injection device and a spring (20) capable of storing energy necessary for ejecting the dose of medicament from the injection device. The spring is coupled to the dose selector such that a charging force can be transferred from the dose selector to the spring to increase the energy stored by the spring. The injection device further comprises a ratchet arrangement (25) moveable between an engaged state in which the spring is limited from unwinding from a currently selected dose and a disengaged state in which the spring is able to unwind and a drive assembly including a plunger element (23) capable of providing an axial force for ejecting a dose of medicament from the injection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Karl James HEWSON, Jeremy James Robert KOOYMAN, Xorge CASTRO PELAYO, James Alexander DAVIES, Oliver HART, Joshua Arieh SHENKER, Matthew Alexander MORRIS, Matthew Keith FORDHAM
  • Publication number: 20190358408
    Abstract: An injection device comprising a housing (112), and a dose selector (116) operatively connectable to a dose indicator positioned within the housing. The dose selector and the dose indicator (118, 119) are capable of cooperating to set a dose to be ejected from the injection device. The injection device further comprises a spring (120) capable of storing energy necessary for ejecting the dose from the injection device. The spring is locked to the dose indicator such that a charging force can be transferred from the dose selector to the spring via the dose indicator to increase the energy stored by the spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Karl James HEWSON, George BOSTOCK, George Robert Michael SAVELL, James Alexander DAVIES, Oliver HART, Joshua Arieh SHENKER
  • Publication number: 20190224413
    Abstract: An injection device comprising a housing (12) and a dose selector (16) to set a dose of medicament to be ejected from the injection device. A spring (20) coupled to the dose selector stores energy necessary for ejecting the dose from the injection device. A ratchet (25) arrangement is provided to rotationally couple a ratchet component and an internal surface of the housing in a coupled state and to allow relative rotation between the ratchet component and the internal surface of the housing in an uncoupled state. An over-torque feature (27) located between the dose selector and the spring is actuatable, when the rotation of the dose selector causes the charging force to exceed a defined limit, to reduce the charging force transferred from the dose selector to the spring. Both the ratchet component and the over-torque feature are provided on a single component (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Karl James HEWSON, George BOSTOCK, George Robert Michael SAVELL, James Alexander DAVIES, Oliver HART, Joshua Arieh SHENKER, Matthew Alexander MORRIS, Matthew Keith FORDHAM
  • Publication number: 20190217014
    Abstract: An injection device comprises a housing, a dose indicator positioned within the housing and a dose selector operatively connectable to the dose indicator. The dose selector and the dose indicator are capable of cooperating with one another to set a dose to be ejected from the injection device. The dose indicator comprises an odometer including: i. a units (218) wheel operatively connected to the dose selector so that rotation of the dose selector also rotates the units wheel, and ii. a tens wheel (219) selectively engageable with the units wheel so that rotation of the units wheel also rotates the tens wheel. The dose indicator further comprises an axially-moveable shuttle lock (222) rotationally locked to the tens wheel and selectively engageable with the units wheel and the housing. The tens wheel is selectively engageable with the units wheel via said shuttle lock and, when the tens wheel is not engaged with the units wheel, the shuttle lock is rotationally locked to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: James Alexander DAVIES, Oliver HART, Karl James HEWSON, Joshua Arieh SHENKER
  • Publication number: 20190175834
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method. The apparatus comprises a body part and a cover part, wherein the body part and the cover part are configured to at least partially form a fluid channel between a surface of the body part and a surface of the cover part. The surfaces of the body part and the cover part may be facing surfaces. The method comprises manufacturing the apparatus according to the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Marc Holtwick, James Alexander Davies, Simon Lewis Bilton, David Moore, Steven Wimpenny, Christopher Nigel Langley
  • Patent number: 10286150
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a drug delivery device (6) comprising a dose button (1). Furthermore it relates to a method for manufacturing a dose button (1) by using a cutting-off process. The aim of the present invention is to minimize the risk of using a drug delivery device (6) containing a wrong drug. By means of tactile features, a drug delivery device (6) is distinguishable from another drug delivery device (6) containing another type of drug. This tactile feature is manufactured by using a dose button (1) out of metal which is milled or lathed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Harms, Steffen Raab, Udo Stauder, Richard James Vincent Avery, Christopher Nigel Langley, James Alexander Senior, James Alexander Davies
  • Patent number: 10207056
    Abstract: A set of members for a drug delivery device comprises at least two components for the device, wherein both components are provided with a marking, the markings being substantially equivalent or identical. Furthermore, a drug delivery device and a set of drug delivery devices are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Richard James Vincent Avery, Christopher Nigel Langley, James Alexander Senior, James Alexander Davies
  • Patent number: 10195345
    Abstract: A cartridge assembly for use with a drug delivery device is specified. The cartridge assembly comprises a cartridge with a retention cap and a cartridge holder. According to one aspect, the cartridge and the cartridge holder may be configured to be fixed to each other in a predetermined position According to another aspect, the retention cap comprises at least one coding feature configured to affix said cartridge to said cartridge holder in the predetermined position by the mating of said coding feature with a corresponding coding feature on the cartridge holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: James Senior, James Alexander Davies
  • Patent number: 10117994
    Abstract: The present invention inter alia relates to an apparatus and a method. The apparatus comprises a body part and a cover part, wherein the body part and the cover part are configured to at least partially form a fluid channel between a surface of the body part and a surface of the cover part. The surfaces of the body part and the cover part may be facing surfaces. The method comprises manufacturing the apparatus according to the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Holtwick, James Alexander Davies, Simon Lewis Bilton, David Moore, Steven Wimpenny, Christopher Nigel Langley
  • Patent number: 10039880
    Abstract: A dispense interface for use with a drug delivery device. The dispense interface comprises a main outer body and an inner body. The inner body may be configured for connection to a drug delivery device and defines a first reservoir and a second reservoir. A first piercing needle is in fluid communication with the first reservoir and positioned for piercing a first cartridge of a drug delivery device. A second piercing needle is provided and in fluid communication with the second reservoir and positioned for piercing a second cartridge contained with a drug delivery device. A manifold is positioned adjacent the inner body and comprises a fluid groove arrangement. A valve arrangement is positioned between the inner body and the manifold and controls fluid communication of a first fluid contained in the first cartridge and a second fluid contained in the second cartridge by way of the fluid groove arrangement to a holding chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Holtwick, Ilona Eggert, James Alexander Davies, Simon Lewis Bilton, David Moore, Steven Wimpenny, Christopher Nigel Langley, Jeffrey Zajac
  • Publication number: 20180207364
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a drug delivery device. The drug delivery device comprises a dose setting mechanism comprising a spindle and a cartridge holder coupled to the dose setting mechanism. The cartridge holder comprising a cartridge having a movable bung at one end of the cartridge. The cartridge holder must be rotated before a dose may set with the dose setting mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: David Aubrey Plumptre, James Alexander Davies, Christopher Jones, Robert Veasey
  • Patent number: 9962500
    Abstract: The invention faces the technical problem of providing a tight connection between a tube and an dispense interface, while at the same time the biocompatibility of the connection can be improved. The technical problem is solved by an apparatus comprising a tube configured to guide a medium and a dispense interface. The tube comprises a first opening and a second opening, while the dispense interface comprises a recess. The recess has a first opening and a second opening and the tube is at least in part inserted into the recess. The tube is permanently affixed to the dispense interface by a combination of an interference fit and an adhesive, such that the interference fit prevents the adhesive from contaminating the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Holtwick, Jeffrey Zajac, James Alexander Davies, Simon Lewis Bilton, David Moore, Steven Wimpenny, Christopher Nigel Langley