Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Alan NAU

Jeffrey Alan NAU 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: 20240058216
    Abstract: A drug delivery system includes a container comprising a luer compartment and a fluid compartment, a luer fitting arranged within the luer compartment and in fluidic communication with the fluid compartment, and a dispenser in fluidic communication with the fluid compartment. A method of aseptically transferring a drug to such a drug delivery system may include providing a vial comprising the drug to be transferred, withdrawing a volume of the drug from the vial with a syringe, coupling the syringe to a drug delivery system via the luer fitting, transferring the drug from the syringe to the drug delivery system, and decoupling the syringe from the drug delivery system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: John K. LOKHNAUTH, Eric C. EHRNSPERGER, Travis D. BUEL, Jason M. LEPREE, George J. DONATO, Jeffrey Alan NAU, Peter A. SMITH, Joseph Vincent RANALLETTA, Eli B. NICHOLS
  • Publication number: 20230381800
    Abstract: A nasal spray guide may include a collar defining a lumen configured to receive a nasal spray tip, a shoulder surface extending radially outward from the collar, wherein the shoulder surface is angled relative to the lumen; and a cap defining a cavity and configured to engage the shoulder such that the cavity and the lumen are substantially aligned. In some variations, a method of using the nasal spray guide includes positioning at least a portion of a nasal spray device in the lumen such that a distal portion of the nasal spray device is exposed, inserting the distal portion of the nasal spray device in a nostril of a user until the shoulder of the nasal spray guide is seated against a nasal surface of the user; and actuating the nasal spray device while the shoulder of the nasal spray guide is seated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: John K. Lokhnauth, George J. Donato, Jeffrey Alan Nau
  • Publication number: 20230210861
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for inhibiting coronavirus, e.g., SARS-CoV-2, infection involving the local administration of a nAChR agonist into the nasal cavity of an individual. In some embodiments, the method further comprises local administration of copper into the nasal cavity of the individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Nau, Eric C. Carlson
  • Publication number: 20220227566
    Abstract: Various nesting structures for storage, transport and/or assembly of dispensers and containers are described herein. For example, a packaging structure for a plurality of drug dispensers may include a support surface and a plurality of dispenser covers arranged on the support surface, where at least one dispenser cover includes a locking flexure member configured to couple a dispenser to the at least one dispenser cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan NAU, George J. DONATO, Travis D. BUEL, Charles E. MCCALL, JR., Joseph Vincent RANALLETTA
  • Publication number: 20210379066
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and pharmaceutical formulations for treating dry eye disease, increasing tear production, and reducing ocular discomfort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventor: Jeffrey Alan NAU