Patents by Inventor Jean-Pierre R. Karam

Jean-Pierre R. Karam 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).

  • One-Piece Safety Tube Closure with Film Element
    Publication number: 20190300244
    Abstract: A closure having enhanced oxygen barrier capabilities includes a cap body formed from a first material, the cap body defining a cavity therethrough, a stopper formed from a second material, the second material being different than the first material and disposed within the cavity, and a barrier layer formed from a third material, the third material being different than at least the second material and associated with at least one of the cap body and the stopper. A container assembly including a closure and a method of forming the closure is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre R. Karam, Judith A. Reichenbach, Craig Owen Russ, Bradley M. Wilkinson
  • One-piece safety tube closure with film element
    Patent number: 10370156
    Abstract: A closure having enhanced oxygen barrier capabilities includes a cap body formed from a first material, the cap body defining a cavity therethrough, a stopper formed from a second material, the second material being different than the first material and disposed within the cavity, and a barrier layer formed from a third material, the third material being different than at least the second material and associated with at least one of the cap body and the stopper. A container assembly including a closure and a method of forming the closure is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre R. Karam, Judith A. Reichenbach, Craig Owen Russ, Bradley M. Wilkinson
  • One-Piece Safety Tube Closure with Film Element
    Publication number: 20160039578
    Abstract: A closure having enhanced oxygen barrier capabilities includes a cap body formed from a first material, the cap body defining a cavity therethrough, a stopper formed from a second material, the second material being different than the first material and disposed within the cavity, and a barrier layer formed from a third material, the third material being different than at least the second material and associated with at least one of the cap body and the stopper. A container assembly including a closure and a method of forming the closure is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre R. Karam, Judith A. Reichenbach, Craig Owen Russ, Bradley M. Wilkinson
  • PLASTIC PRESSURE VESSEL FOR BIOPHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120252118
    Abstract: Described herein is a molded plastic pressure vessel for biopharmaceutical applications and methods thereof. The molded plastic pressure vessel has a surface area of at least 500 inches2 and comprises a polyphenylene oxide polymer; and at least one antioxidant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre R. Karam, James J. Nason, Richard D. Sale