Patents by Inventor Johanna Torres

Johanna Torres 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).

  • Positive displacement stopper for a pre-filled syringe
    Patent number: 9649444
    Abstract: A stopper adapted for attachment with a plunger rod for use within a syringe barrel is disclosed. The stopper includes a main body defining an open rearward end and a closed front end. The open rearward end is adapted to receive a front forward end attachment portion of the plunger rod. The stopper also includes a core member integrally formed with said main body adjacent the closed front end. The core member includes a nose portion having a profile adapted to create a positive seal with an outlet opening of such syringe barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Eric Schiller, Michael Vincent Quinn, Johanna Torres, E Guan, Anthony Economou, Gang Ju
  • Stopper and plunger rod for a pre-filled syringe
    Patent number: 8740854
    Abstract: A plunger rod adapted for attachment with a stopper for use with a syringe barrel is disclosed. The plunger rod includes an elongated member having a front end and a back end, the plunger rod extending along a longitudinal axis. The plunger rod includes at least one deflecting arm associated with the front end of the elongated member. The deflecting arm is capable of deflecting radially inward during insertion of the plunger rod into a stopper, and deflecting outward into contact with an inner surface of the stopper after insertion to lock the plunger rod within the stopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Eric Schiller, Michael V. Quinn, Johanna Torres, E Guan, Anthony Economou, Gang Ju
  • Positive Displacement Stopper for a Pre-Filled Syringe
    Publication number: 20130253436
    Abstract: A stopper adapted for attachment with a plunger rod for use within a syringe barrel is disclosed. The stopper includes a main body defining an open rearward end and a closed front end. The open rearward end is adapted to receive a front forward end attachment portion of the plunger rod. The stopper also includes a core member integrally formed with said main body adjacent the closed front end. The core member includes a nose portion having a profile adapted to create a positive seal with an outlet opening of such syringe barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Eric Schiller, Michael Vincent Quinn, Johanna Torres, E Guan, Anthony Economou, Gang Ju
  • Positive displacement stopper for a pre-filled syringe
    Patent number: 8475415
    Abstract: A stopper adapted for attachment with a plunger rod for use within a syringe barrel is disclosed. The stopper includes a main body defining an open rearward end and a closed front end. The open rearward end is adapted to receive a front forward end attachment portion of the plunger rod. The stopper also includes a core member integrally formed with said main body adjacent the closed front end. The core member includes a nose portion having a profile adapted to create a positive seal with an outlet opening of such syringe barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Eric Schiller, Michael V. Quinn, Johanna Torres, E Guan, Anthony Economou, Gang Ju
  • POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT STOPPER FOR A PRE-FILLED SYRINGE
    Publication number: 20080300550
    Abstract: A stopper adapted for attachment with a plunger rod for use within a syringe barrel is disclosed. The stopper includes a main body defining an open rearward end and a closed front end. The open rearward end is adapted to receive a front forward end attachment portion of the plunger rod. The stopper also includes a core member integrally formed with said main body adjacent the closed front end. The core member includes a nose portion having a profile adapted to create a positive seal with an outlet opening of such syringe barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric Schiller, Michael V. Quinn, Johanna Torres, E. Guan, Anthony Economou, Gang Ju
  • STOPPER AND PLUNGER ROD FOR A PRE-FILLED SYRINGE
    Publication number: 20080300551
    Abstract: A plunger rod adapted for attachment with a stopper for use with a syringe barrel is disclosed. The plunger rod includes an elongated member having a front end and a back end, the plunger rod extending along a longitudinal axis. The plunger rod includes at least one deflecting arm associated with the front end of the elongated member. The deflecting arm is capable of deflecting radially inward during insertion of the plunger rod into a stopper, and deflecting outward into contact with an inner surface of the stopper after insertion to lock the plunger rod within the stopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Eric Schiller, Michael V. Quinn, Johanna Torres, E Guan, Anthony Economou, Gang Ju