Patents by Inventor Juergen E. Pfrang

Juergen E. Pfrang 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).

  • Palm Activated Drug Delivery Device
    Publication number: 20230090397
    Abstract: A device configured to administer a medication can comprise a lower housing that includes a housing latch. The device can further comprise a needle guard that is movable relative to the lower housing along a first direction from a first position to a second position so as to expose a needle, and an upper housing supported relative to the lower housing. The upper housing can be configured to move with respect to the lower housing along a second direction from a pre-use position to a dispensed position. The housing latch can releasably interfere with the upper housing when the upper housing is in the pre-use position so as to prevent the upper housing from moving toward the dispensed position, and the movement of the needle guard toward the second position, causes the interference to be removed, thereby allowing the upper housing to move toward the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Lorin Olson, Vaclav Vojan, Juergen E. Pfrang, Peter Krulevitch, Jingli Wang, Nicholas Foley, Mingqi Zhao, Paul Tashjian
  • Palm activated drug delivery device
    Patent number: 11541190
    Abstract: A device configured to administer a medication can comprise a lower housing that includes a housing latch. The device can further comprise a needle guard that is movable relative to the lower housing along a first direction from a first position to a second position so as to expose a needle, and an upper housing supported relative to the lower housing. The upper housing can be configured to move with respect to the lower housing along a second direction from a pre-use position to a dispensed position. The housing latch can releasably interfere with the upper housing when the upper housing is in the pre-use position so as to prevent the upper housing from moving toward the dispensed position, and the movement of the needle guard toward the second position, causes the interference to be removed, thereby allowing the upper housing to move toward the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Janssen Biotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Lorin Olson, Vaclav Vojan, Juergen E. Pfrang, Peter Krulevitch, Jingli Wang, Nicholas Foley, Mingqi Zhao, Paul Tashjian
  • Palm Activated Drug Delivery Device
    Publication number: 20200054840
    Abstract: A device configured to administer a medication can comprise a lower housing that includes a housing latch. The device can further comprise a needle guard that is movable relative to the lower housing along a first direction from a first position to a second position so as to expose a needle, and an upper housing supported relative to the lower housing. The upper housing can be configured to move with respect to the lower housing along a second direction from a pre-use position to a dispensed position. The housing latch can releasably interfere with the upper housing when the upper housing is in the pre-use position so as to prevent the upper housing from moving toward the dispensed position, and the movement of the needle guard toward the second position, causes the interference to be removed, thereby allowing the upper housing to move toward the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Lorin Olson, Vaclav Vojan, Juergen E. Pfrang, Peter Krulevitch, Jingli Wang, Nicholas Foley, Mingqi Zhao, Paul Tashjian