Patents by Inventor Joris M. Swaak

Joris M. Swaak 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).

  • Vaginal ring applicator
    Patent number: 10918515
    Abstract: A vaginal ring applicator having a polymeric barrel and at least one friction reducing agent, wherein the barrel is a flattened cylinder having two slightly curved and opposing sides connected by two arcs, wherein the barrel extends between an insertion end and a plunger end; and a plunger extending between distal and proximal ends, wherein the distal end of the plunger engages the plunger end of the barrel and wherein the plunger fits telescopically within the barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V.
    Inventors: Owen Callaghan, Cornelis P. M. Govers, Joris M. Swaak, Marco A. Voogsgerd, Mario A. A. de Zeeuw, Jesper Laursen, Klaas Sipkens
  • VAGINAL RING APPLICATOR
    Publication number: 20180243125
    Abstract: Described herein is a vaginal ring applicator comprising a barrel comprising a polymer and at least one friction reducing agent, wherein the barrel is a flattened cylinder having two slightly curved and opposing sides connected by two arcs, wherein the barrel extends between an insertion end and a plunger end; and a plunger extending between distal and proximal ends, wherein the distal end of the plunger engages the plunger end of the barrel and wherein the plunger fits telescopically within the barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Owen Callaghan, Cornelis P. M. Govers, Joris M. Swaak, Marco A. Voogsgerd, Mario A. A. de Zeeuw, Jesper Laursen, Klaas Sipkens
  • Vaginal ring applicator
    Patent number: D726313
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V.
    Inventors: Cornelius P. M. Govers, Owen Callaghan, Mario A. A. de Zeeuw, Joris M. Swaak, Marco A. Voogsgerd