Patents by Inventor Jeffrey C. Givand

Jeffrey C. Givand 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: 20230277779
    Abstract: An injecting device includes a reservoir for containing a medicament, a needle in communication with the reservoir and configured to deliver the medicament to a patient’s body, at least two electrodes spaced apart from one another and disposed on opposing sides of the needle, and a capacitance-to-digital converter circuit configured to generate a signal and measure capacitance between the at least two electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Douglas E. Weitzel, Steven Carl Persak, Jeffrey C. Givand, Christopher Granelli
  • Publication number: 20230114337
    Abstract: A cannula for subcutaneous dispensing of medicaments, wherein the cannula has a cannula wall, a distal end and a proximal end and wherein the cannula comprises a single orifice in the cannula wall, proximal to the distal end of the cannula or two or more orifices in the cannula wall, proximal to the distal end of the cannula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Scott BROWN, John B. CLINE, Michael GALLUPPI, Jeffrey C. GIVAND, Guangli HU, Steven Carl PERSAK, Wail RASHEED
  • Patent number: 11141539
    Abstract: An injector for delivering liquid can include a body having a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis, and a track follower adjacent to the proximal end. A plunger can be disposed at least partially within the body and movable with respect to the body along the longitudinal axis. An actuator can be positioned at the proximal end of the body and operably connected to the plunger. The actuator can include a track having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion can limit travel of the actuator along the longitudinal axis to deliver a first predetermined amount of the liquid. The second portion can limit travel of the actuator along the longitudinal axis to deliver a second predetermined amount of the liquid. The actuator can be positionable to selectively control displacement of the plunger pursuant to the first portion or the second portion of the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Givand, Peter A. Basile
  • Publication number: 20180326157
    Abstract: An injector for delivering liquid can include a body having a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis, and a track follower adjacent to the proximal end. A plunger can be disposed at least partially within the body and movable with respect to the body along the longitudinal axis. An actuator can be positioned at the proximal end of the body and operably connected to the plunger. The actuator can include a track having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion can limit travel of the actuator along the longitudinal axis to deliver a first predetermined amount of the liquid. The second portion can limit travel of the actuator along the longitudinal axis to deliver a second predetermined amount of the liquid. The actuator can be positionable to selectively control displacement of the plunger pursuant to the first portion or the second portion of the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Givand, Peter A. Basile
  • Patent number: 9950126
    Abstract: A medication injector that has an alert indicator that alerts the user when the medication injector is approaching near the end of its medication supply is disclosed. The alert indicator gives the user an opportunity to make preparations to obtain additional medication for the injector if there is an insufficient amount of medication in the injector to enable the user to dispense the required dosage amount with the next injection. Initially, the alert indicator is not visible to the user, but becomes visible to the user when the injector is near empty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Peter A. Basile, Jeffrey C. Givand, Steven Carl Persak
  • Patent number: D752210
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Angela M. Amend Kwasnik, Benjamin R. Bartfeld, Peter Basile, Jeffrey C. Givand, Philip G. Green, Sharad Gupta, Christin L. O'Neill, Steven Carl Persak, Robert Stianchi, Ari Tao Adler, Florian Altmann, Thomas Junk, Florian Kössler, Martin Meier, Scott R. Mackie, Pernilla Danielsson
  • Patent number: D773646
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp
    Inventors: Angela M. Amend Kwasnik, Benjamin R. Bartfeld, Peter Basile, Jeffrey C. Givand, Philip G. Green, Sharad Gupta, Christin L. O'Neill, Steven Carl Persak, Robert Stianchi, Ari Tao Adler, Florian Altmann, Thomas Junk, Florian Kössler, Martin Meier, Scott R. Mackie, Pernilla Danielsson
  • Patent number: D773647
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Angela M. Amend Kwasnik, Benjamin R. Bartfeld, Peter Basile, Jeffrey C. Givand, Philip G. Green, Sharad Gupta, Christin L. O'Neill, Steven Carl Persak, Robert Stianchi, Ari Tao Adler, Florian Altmann, Thomas Junk, Florian Kössler, Martin Meier, Scott R. Mackie, Pernilla Danielsson
  • Patent number: D777907
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Angela M. Amend Kwasnik, Benjamin R. Bartfeld, Peter Basile, Jeffrey C. Givand, Philip G. Green, Sharad Gupta, Christin L. O'Neill, Steven Carl Persak, Robert Stianchi, Ari Tao Adler, Florian Altmann, Thomas Junk, Florian Kössler, Martin Meier, Scott R. Mackie, Pernilla Danielsson
  • Patent number: D777908
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Angela M. Amend Kwasnik, Benjamin R. Bartfeld, Peter Basile, Jeffrey C. Givand, Philip G. Green, Sharad Gupta, Christin L. O'Neill, Steven Carl Persak, Robert Stianchi, Ari Tao Adler, Florian Altmann, Thomas Junk, Florian Kössler, Martin Meier, Scott R. Mackie, Pernilla Danielsson
  • Patent number: D810283
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Angela M. Amend Kwasnik, Benjamin R. Bartfield, Peter Basile, Jeffrey C. Givand, Philip G. Green, Sharad Gupta, Christin L. O'Neill, Steven Carl Persak, Robert Stianchi, Ari Tao Adler, Florian Altmann, Thomas Junk, Florian Kössler, Martin Meier, Scott R. Mackie, Pernilla Danielsson
  • Patent number: D819199
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Angela M. Amend Kwasnik, Benjamin R. Bartfield, Peter Basile, Jeffrey C. Givand, Philip G. Green, Sharad Gupta, Christin L. O'Neill, Steven Carl Persak, Robert Stianchi, Ari Tao Adler, Florian Altmann, Thomas Junk, Florian Kössler, Martin Meier, Scott R. Mackie, Pernilla Danielsson