Patents by Inventor Joy Elizabeth Borgardt

Joy Elizabeth Borgardt 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).

  • Patent number: 11648176
    Abstract: A child-resistant medication container assembly that includes a blister card including a plurality of compartments each configured to support a dosage of medication, and a puck including a body portion, a recess that defines a partition wall in the body portion, and a plurality of openings defined in the partition wall. Each opening corresponds to one of the plurality of compartments in the blister card. The assembly further includes a carton including a first wall opposite a second wall. An access opening is defined in the first wall and a plurality of perforations are defined in the second wall. The access opening is sized to provide access to the plurality of compartments, and each perforation corresponds to one of the plurality of compartments in the blister card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: ABBVIE INC.
    Inventors: Todd Marshall, Bhimaprasad Medhal, John G. Finch, Joy Elizabeth Borgardt
  • Publication number: 20220008290
    Abstract: A child-resistant medication container assembly that includes a blister card including a plurality of compartments each configured to support a dosage of medication, and a puck including a body portion, a recess that defines a partition wall in the body portion, and a plurality of openings defined in the partition wall. Each opening corresponds to one of the plurality of compartments in the blister card. The assembly further includes a carton including a first wall opposite a second wall. An access opening is defined in the first wall and a plurality of perforations are defined in the second wall. The access opening is sized to provide access to the plurality of compartments, and each perforation corresponds to one of the plurality of compartments in the blister card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Todd Marshall, Bhimaprasad Medhal, John G. Finch, Joy Elizabeth Borgardt
  • Patent number: 11052021
    Abstract: A child-resistant medication container assembly that includes a blister card including a plurality of compartments each configured to support a dosage of medication, and a puck including a body portion, a recess that defines a partition wall in the body portion, and a plurality of openings defined in the partition wall. Each opening corresponds to one of the plurality of compartments in the blister card. The assembly further includes a carton including a first wall opposite a second wall. An access opening is defined in the first wall and a plurality of perforations are defined in the second wall. The access opening is sized to provide access to the plurality of compartments, and each perforation corresponds to one of the plurality of compartments in the blister card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: ABBVIE INC.
    Inventors: Todd Marshall, Bhimaprasad Medhal, John G. Finch, Joy Elizabeth Borgardt
  • Publication number: 20200189814
    Abstract: A container cap (100) configured to couple to an access opening of a container, and the access opening having a seal configured to cover the access opening. The container cap includes a cap body (102) including a cylindrical-shaped side wall (104) having a bottom edge (108) that defines an opening to an interior of the cap body, and a top wall portion integrated with the cylindrical-shaped side wall and at least partially enclosing the interior of the cap body. The container cap further includes a seal opening assembly integrated with the cap body. The seal opening assembly includes a slot (114) defined in the top wall portion of the cap body, and a seal piercing member (116) formed on a first side of the slot. The seal piercing member is configured to pierce the seal covering the access opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Joy Elizabeth Borgardt, James J. Hughes, Ted Klikuszowian, Todd Marshall, Marc Plew, Kelsey M. Coffey, Scott L. Fisher, Jason A. Rowe
  • Publication number: 20190290542
    Abstract: A child-resistant medication container assembly that includes a blister card including a plurality of compartments each configured to support a dosage of medication, and a puck including a body portion, a recess that defines a partition wall in the body portion, and a plurality of openings defined in the partition wall. Each opening corresponds to one of the plurality of compartments in the blister card. The assembly further includes a carton including a first wall opposite a second wall. An access opening is defined in the first wall and a plurality of perforations are defined in the second wall. The access opening is sized to provide access to the plurality of compartments, and each perforation corresponds to one of the plurality of compartments in the blister card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Todd Marshall, Bhimaprasad Medhal, John G. Finch, Joy Elizabeth Borgardt
  • Patent number: 10377540
    Abstract: A container cap configured to couple to an access opening of a container, and the access opening having a seal configured to cover the access opening. The container cap includes a cap body including a cylindrical-shaped side wall having a bottom edge that defines an opening to an interior of the cap body, and a top wall portion integrated with the cylindrical-shaped side wall and at least partially enclosing the interior of the cap body. The container cap further includes a seal opening assembly integrated with the cap body. The seal opening assembly includes a slot defined in the top wall portion of the cap body, and a seal piercing member formed on a first side of the slot. The seal piercing member is configured to pierce the seal covering the access opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: ABBVIE, INC.
    Inventors: Joy Elizabeth Borgardt, James J. Hughes, Ted Klikuszowian, Todd Marshall, Marc Plew, Kelsey M. Coffey, Scott L. Fisher, Jason A. Rowe
  • Publication number: 20180305094
    Abstract: A container cap configured to couple to an access opening of a container, and the access opening having a seal configured to cover the access opening. The container cap includes a cap body including a cylindrical-shaped side wall having a bottom edge that defines an opening to an interior of the cap body, and a top wall portion integrated with the cylindrical-shaped side wall and at least partially enclosing the interior of the cap body. The container cap further includes a seal opening assembly integrated with the cap body. The seal opening assembly includes a slot defined in the top wall portion of the cap body, and a seal piercing member formed on a first side of the slot. The seal piercing member is configured to pierce the seal covering the access opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Joy Elizabeth Borgardt, James J. Hughes, Ted Klikuszowian, Todd Marshall, Marc Plew, Kelsey M. Coffey, Scott L. Fisher, Jason A. Rowe
  • Patent number: D876226
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: ABBVIE INC.
    Inventors: Todd Marshall, Marc Plew, Ted Klikuszowian, Joy Elizabeth Borgardt, James Hughes, Kelsey M. Coffey, Scott L. Fisher, Jason A. Rowe
  • Patent number: D882243
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Marshall, Bhimaprasad Medhal, John G. Finch, Joy Elizabeth Borgardt
  • Patent number: D930973
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: ABBVIE INC.
    Inventors: Todd Marshall, Bhimaprasad Medhal, John G. Finch, Joy Elizabeth Borgardt
  • Patent number: D930974
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: ABBVIE INC.
    Inventors: Todd Marshall, Bhimaprasad Medhal, John G. Finch, Joy Elizabeth Borgardt