Patents by Inventor Joseph F. Julian
Joseph F. Julian 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).
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Patent number: 9821117Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide wearable automatic injection devices for subcutaneously injecting a therapeutic agent into a patient's body at controlled rates, for example, in a single bolus. Exemplary embodiments provide methods for assembling wearable automatic injection devices for subcutaneously injecting a therapeutic agent into a patient's body at controlled rates. Exemplary embodiments provide methods for using wearable automatic injection devices for subcutaneously injecting a therapeutic agent into a patient's body at controlled rates.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: AbbVie Biotechnology LtdInventors: Philip D. Anderson, Joseph F. Julian, Linas P. Laurusonis, Timothy Parmer, Travis Yoch, Samuel M. Jang, Sean Corrigan, Tomas Matusaitis, William Fienup, Chris Strahm
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Patent number: 9764090Abstract: An injection device comprises a syringe extendible against a spring bias from a retracted position in a housing to a projecting injecting position. A spring biased plunger has collapsible elbows which, when the plunger is released, initially engage the end of the syringe to drive it to the projecting position, whereupon arresting of the syringe movement causes the elbows to collapse inside the syringe to allow the plunger to engage and drive the bung.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: AbbVie Biotechnology LtdInventors: Stephen Bicknell, Joseph F. Julian, William L. Rudzena
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Publication number: 20170203041Abstract: An automatic injection device for providing a injection is disclosed. The device includes a housing having a distal end operable by a user and an open proximal end for placement at an injection site. The device includes a syringe movably disposed in the housing. The syringe includes a needle and substance for injection. The device also includes a plunger that has a continuous length from a first end to a second end and includes an anchoring portion initially engaged with the distal end of the housing in a latched position. The device also includes a biasing mechanism to apply pressure to the plunger when activated and move the plunger towards the proximal end of the housing, and a firing mechanism assembly operable by the user to release the anchoring portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2017Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Joseph F. Julian, Steven M. G. Rolfe, Stephen Bicknell, Jeremy Marshall
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Patent number: 9572938Abstract: An automatic injection device for providing a subcutaneous injection is disclosed. The device includes a syringe movably disposed in a housing and including a barrel portion, a needle and a bung for sealing the barrel portion. The device includes a plunger for moving the syringe towards a first open end of the housing such that the needle projects from the first end, and for subsequently applying pressure to the bung. The plunger includes a rod connected at a first end to the bung, a compressible expanded central portion, and a flange between a second end of the rod and the central portion. The device also includes a biasing mechanism for biasing the plunger towards the first open end of the housing, the biasing mechanism disposed about the second end of the rod between the flange and a second end of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2011Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: AbbVie Biotechnology LtdInventors: Joseph F. Julian, Steven Rolfe, Stephen Bicknell, Jeremy Marshall
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Patent number: 9486584Abstract: A method for treating a disorder using an automatic injection device is disclosed. The device includes a syringe movably disposed in a housing and including a barrel portion, a needle and a bung for sealing the barrel portion. The device includes a syringe actuation component for moving the syringe towards a first open end of the housing such that the needle projects from the first end, and for subsequently applying pressure to the bung. The syringe actuation component includes a pressurizer, a rod comprising a compressible portion projecting therefrom, and a flange between a second end of the rod and the compressible portion. The device also includes a biasing mechanism for biasing the syringe actuation component towards the first open end of the housing, the biasing mechanism disposed about the second end of the rod between the flange and a second end of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2015Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: AbbVie Biotechnology Ltd.Inventors: Joseph F. Julian, Steven Rolfe, Stephen Bicknell, Jeremy Marshall
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Patent number: 9408973Abstract: Automatic injection device includes a housing, a syringe, a plunger, and a syringe carrier. The housing includes a barrel. The barrel includes an elongated window to allow viewing of contents inside the housing. The syringe is disposed within the housing and has a reservoir. The plunger is at least partially disposed within the syringe and includes a visual indicator. The syringe carrier is disposed within the housing and configured to contain the syringe and displace the syringe within the housing between a first position and a second position. The syringe carrier has a first opening and a second opening. The first opening is configured to align with the window and the reservoir when the syringe carrier is in the first position, and the second opening is configured to align with the window and the visual indicator when the syringe carrier is in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2012Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignees: ABBVIE INC.Inventors: Sherwin S. Shang, Joseph F. Julian, Chuan Li, Robert Michael Wozencroft, Stephen Bicknell, Robert Dix, Eduard N. Tsvirko, Edwin Chim, Shubha Chethan Somashekar, Esra Ozdaryal
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Publication number: 20160220765Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide a needle shield remover that reliably engages with a distal cap of an automatic injection device and with one or more needle shields coupled to a syringe of the device. When a user removes the distal cap, the needle shield remover reliably removes the needle shields (e.g., a soft needle shield and a rigid needle shield) from the syringe, thereby exposing the injection needle for performing an injection. In an exemplary assembly method, a needle shield remover is engaged to a needle shield coupled to a syringe, prior to insertion of the syringe and needle shield remover assembly into a housing of the device. This exemplary assembly method allows visual inspection, outside the housing of the device, to ensure that the needle shield remover is correctly and reliably engaged to the needle shield before the syringe and needle shield remover assembly is inserted into the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Joseph F. Julian, Chuan Li, Philip D. Anderson, Linas P. Laurusonis, Lior Raday, Ehud Carmel, Lior Marli, David Daily, Guy Keenan
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Publication number: 20160158450Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide automatic injection devices, housing components for automatic injection devices and methods for fabricating the same. An exemplary housing of an automatic injection device may be overmolded with one or more gripping surfaces to facilitate gripping and manipulation of the automatic injection device by a user when performing an injection. In an exemplary embodiment, an overmolded left gripping surface may extend along a left side of the housing and an overmolded right gripping surface may extend along a right side of the housing opposite to the left side.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Joseph F. Julian, Chuan Li, Aaron B. Eiger, Mark Kurth, Sabrina Katz, Adam Callif, James C. Stango
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Patent number: 9339610Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide a needle shield remover that reliably engages with a distal cap of an automatic injection device and with one or more needle shields coupled to a syringe of the device. When a user removes the distal cap, the needle shield remover reliably removes the needle shields (e.g., a soft needle shield and a rigid needle shield) from the syringe, thereby exposing the injection needle for performing an injection. In an exemplary assembly method, a needle shield remover is engaged to a needle shield coupled to a syringe, prior to insertion of the syringe and needle shield remover assembly into a housing of the device. This exemplary assembly method allows visual inspection, outside the housing of the device, to ensure that the needle shield remover is correctly and reliably engaged to the needle shield before the syringe and needle shield remover assembly is inserted into the housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2014Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignees: AbbVie Biotechnology Ltd, Elcam Medical Agricultural Cooperative Association Ltd.Inventors: Joseph F. Julian, Chuan Li, Philip D. Anderson, Linas P. Laurusonis, Lior Raday, Ehud Carmel, Lior Marli, David Daily, Guy Keenan
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Publication number: 20160089495Abstract: A method for treating a disorder using an automatic injection device is disclosed. The device includes a syringe movably disposed in a housing and including a barrel portion, a needle and a bung for sealing the barrel portion. The device includes a syringe actuation component for moving the syringe towards a first open end of the housing such that the needle projects from the first end, and for subsequently applying pressure to the bung. The syringe actuation component includes a pressurizer, a rod comprising a compressible portion projecting therefrom, and a flange between a second end of the rod and the compressible portion. The device also includes a biasing mechanism for biasing the syringe actuation component towards the first open end of the housing, the biasing mechanism disposed about the second end of the rod between the flange and a second end of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: Joseph F. Julian, Steven Rolfe, Stephen Bicknell, Jeremy Marshall
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Publication number: 20160082189Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide wearable automatic injection devices for subcutaneously injecting a therapeutic agent into a patient's body at controlled rates, for example, in a single bolus. Exemplary embodiments provide methods for assembling wearable automatic injection devices for subcutaneously injecting a therapeutic agent into a patient's body at controlled rates. Exemplary embodiments provide methods for using wearable automatic injection devices for subcutaneously injecting a therapeutic agent into a patient's body at controlled rates.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Philip D. Anderson, Joseph F. Julian, Linas P. Laurusonis, Timothy Parmer, Travis Yoch, Samuel M. Jang, Sean Corrigan, Tomas Matusaitis, William Fienup, Chris Strahm
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Patent number: 9265887Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide automatic injection devices, housing components for automatic injection devices and methods for fabricating the same. An exemplary housing of an automatic injection device may be overmolded with one or more gripping surfaces to facilitate gripping and manipulation of the automatic injection device by a user when performing an injection. In an exemplary embodiment, an overmolded left gripping surface may extend along a left side of the housing and an overmolded right gripping surface may extend along a right side of the housing opposite to the left side.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2012Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: AbbVie Biotechnology Ltd.Inventors: Joseph F. Julian, Chuan Li, Aaron B. Eiger, Mark Kurth, Sabrina Katz, Adam Callif, James C. Stango
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Patent number: 9180244Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide wearable automatic injection devices for subcutaneously injecting a therapeutic agent into a patient's body at controlled rates, for example, in a single bolus. Exemplary embodiments provide methods for assembling wearable automatic injection devices for subcutaneously injecting a therapeutic agent into a patient's body at controlled rates. Exemplary embodiments provide methods for using wearable automatic injection devices for subcutaneously injecting a therapeutic agent into a patient's body at controlled rates.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2011Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: AbbVie Biotechnology LtdInventors: Philip D. Anderson, Joseph F. Julian, Linas P. Laurusonis, Timothy Parmer, Travis Yoch, Samuel M. Jang, Sean Corrigan, Tomas Matusaitis, William Fienup, Chris Strahm
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Publication number: 20150314073Abstract: Automatic injection device includes a housing, a syringe, a plunger, and a syringe carrier. The housing includes a barrel. The barrel includes an elongated window to allow viewing of contents inside the housing. The syringe is disposed within the housing and has a reservoir. The plunger is at least partially disposed within the syringe and includes a visual indicator. The syringe carrier is disposed within the housing and configured to contain the syringe and displace the syringe within the housing between a first position and a second position. The syringe carrier can have at least one opening and at least one pair of legs defining at least a portion of the at least one opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Inventors: Sherwin S. Shang, Joseph F. Julian, Chuan Li, Eduard N. Tsvirko, Edwin Chim, Shubha Chethan Somashekar, Esra Ozdaryal
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Publication number: 20150196712Abstract: An injection device comprises a syringe extendible against a spring bias from a retracted position in a housing to a projecting injecting position. A spring biased plunger has collapsible elbows which, when the plunger is released, initially engage the end of the syringe to drive it to the projecting position, whereupon arresting of the syringe movement causes the elbows to collapse inside the syringe to allow the plunger to engage and drive the bung.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2015Publication date: July 16, 2015Inventors: Stephen Bicknell, Joseph F. Julian, William L. Rudzena
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Patent number: 9017287Abstract: An injection device comprises a syringe extendible against a spring bias from a retracted position in a housing to a projecting injecting position. A spring biased plunger has collapsible elbows which, when the plunger is released, initially engage the end of the syringe to drive it to the projecting position, whereupon arresting of the syringe movement causes the elbows to collapse inside the syringe to allow the plunger to engage and drive the bung.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: AbbVie Biotechnology LtdInventors: Stephen Bicknell, Joseph F. Julian, William L. Rudzena
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Patent number: 8992476Abstract: Automatic injection device includes a housing, a syringe, a plunger, and a syringe carrier. The housing includes a barrel. The barrel includes an elongated window to allow viewing of contents inside the housing. The syringe is disposed within the housing and has a reservoir. The plunger is at least partially disposed within the syringe and includes a visual indicator. The syringe carrier is disposed within the housing and configured to contain the syringe and displace the syringe within the housing between a first position and a second position. The syringe carrier can have at least one opening and at least one pair of legs defining at least a portion of the at least one opening.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: AbbVie Inc.Inventors: Sherwin S. Shang, Joseph F. Julian, Chuan Li, Eduard N. Tsvirko, Edwin Chim, Shubha Chethan Somashekar, Esra Ozdaryal
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Publication number: 20150037772Abstract: An automatic injection device for providing a subcutaneous injection is disclosed. The device includes a syringe movably disposed in a housing and including a barrel portion, a needle and a bung for sealing the barrel portion. The device includes a plunger for moving the syringe towards a first open end of the housing such that the needle projects from the first end, and for subsequently applying pressure to the bung. The plunger includes a rod connected at a first end to the bung, a compressible expanded central portion, and a flange between a second end of the rod and the central portion. The device also includes a biasing mechanism for biasing the plunger towards the first open end of the housing, the biasing mechanism disposed about the second end of the rod between the flange and a second end of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: ABBVIE BIOTECHNOLOGY LTDInventors: Joseph F. Julian, Stephen Bicknell
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Publication number: 20140288503Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide a needle shield remover that reliably engages with a distal cap of an automatic injection device and with one or more needle shields coupled to a syringe of the device. When a user removes the distal cap, the needle shield remover reliably removes the needle shields (e.g., a soft needle shield and a rigid needle shield) from the syringe, thereby exposing the injection needle for performing an injection. In an exemplary assembly method, a needle shield remover is engaged to a needle shield coupled to a syringe, prior to insertion of the syringe and needle shield remover assembly into a housing of the device. This exemplary assembly method allows visual inspection, outside the housing of the device, to ensure that the needle shield remover is correctly and reliably engaged to the needle shield before the syringe and needle shield remover assembly is inserted into the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicants: ABBVIE BIOTECHNOLOGY LTD, Elcam Medical Agricultural Cooperative Association Ltd.Inventors: Joseph F. Julian, Chuan Li, Philip D. Anderson, Linas P. Laurusonis, Lior Raday, Ehud Carmel, Lior Marli, David Daily, Guy Keenan
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Publication number: 20140276444Abstract: An injection device comprises a syringe extendible against a spring bias from a retracted position in a housing to a projecting injecting position. A spring biased plunger has collapsible elbows which, when the plunger is released, initially engage the end of the syringe to drive it to the projecting position, whereupon arresting of the syringe movement causes the elbows to collapse inside the syringe to allow the plunger to engage and drive the bung.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: ABBVIE BIOTECHNOLOGY LTDInventors: Stephen Bicknell, Joseph F. Julian, William L. Rudzena