Patents by Inventor John Kropczynski

John Kropczynski 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).

  • Cap suitable for use with enteral feeding container
    Patent number: 9925120
    Abstract: A cap for use in enteral feeding from a container. The cap includes a base and an insert cutter. The base has a top surface, a bottom surface, and an outer ring. The top surface has a protruding port suitable for insertion of a spike connector. The protruding port defines a spike insertion chamber extending from a spike connector insert aperture to a spike connector outlet aperture. The outer ring is configured for attachment to a container having a mouth. The insert cutter has a first end portion attached to the bottom surface of the base and about an edge of the spike connector outlet aperture and a second end portion extending over at least a portion of the spike connector outlet aperture. The insert cutter is capable of flexing in an insertion direction of a spike connector inserted through the spike insertion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: John Kropczynski, Jeremy McBroom, Meghan Linden
  • CAP SUITABLE FOR USE WITH ENTERAL FEEDING CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20150290081
    Abstract: A cap for use in enteral feeding from a container. The cap includes a base and an insert cutter. The base has a top surface, a bottom surface, and an outer ring. The top surface has a protruding port suitable for insertion of a spike connector. The protruding port defines a spike insertion chamber extending from a spike connector insert aperture to a spike connector outlet aperture. The outer ring is configured for attachment to a container having a mouth. The insert cutter has a first end portion attached to the bottom surface of the base and about an edge of the spike connector outlet aperture and a second end portion extending over at least a portion of the spike connector outlet aperture. The insert cutter is capable of flexing in an insertion direction of a spike connector inserted through the spike insertion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: John Kropczynski, Jeremy McBroom, Meghan Walter