Patents by Inventor Kristin L. Benokraitis

Kristin L. Benokraitis 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).

  • Fluid application device and method
    Patent number: 9566421
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device, a system, and a method for application of fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald J. Casey, Patrick P. Vanek, Royal D. Hathaway, David L. Foshee, Theodore J. Mosler, Nicholas J. Jardine, Kristin L. Benokraitis
  • ACTUATOR-DRIVEN DISPENSER
    Publication number: 20160008227
    Abstract: Dispenser and methods of dispensing substances is provided. The dispenser comprises a housing having a longitudinal axis, the housing configured to receive a packet comprising at least one collapsible cavity containing at least one substance, a support member positioned in the housing, the support member having a longitudinal axis essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing, a wedge coupled to the support member, the wedge configured to move in a plane substantially parallel within the longitudinal axis of the housing, the wedge receiving a force directed substantially normal to the longitudinal axis of the housing, and a reciprocating actuator coupled to the housing and engagable with the support member, the actuator moveable between a first position and a second position whereby the wedge advances a single predetermined increment collapsing a portion of the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: David L. Foshee, Theodore J. Mosler, Eileen Ventura, Kristin L. Benokraitis, Matthew R. Penny
  • Actuator-driven dispenser
    Patent number: 9174775
    Abstract: Dispenser and methods of dispensing substances is provided. The dispenser comprises a housing having a longitudinal axis, the housing configured to receive a packet comprising at least one collapsible cavity containing at least one substance, a support member positioned in the housing, the support member having a longitudinal axis essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing, a wedge coupled to the support member, the wedge configured to move in a plane substantially parallel within the longitudinal axis of the housing, the wedge receiving a force directed substantially normal to the longitudinal axis of the housing, and a reciprocating actuator coupled to the housing and engagable with the support member, the actuator moveable between a first position and a second position whereby the wedge advances a single predetermined increment collapsing a portion of the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Elix, LLC
    Inventors: David L. Foshee, Theodore J. Mosler, Eileen Ventura, Kristin L. Benokraitis, Matthew R. Penny
  • Fluid application device and method
    Patent number: 8858484
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device, a system, and a method for application of fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald J. Casey, Patrick P. Vanek, Royal D. Hathaway, David L. Foshee, Theodore J. Mosler, Nicholas J. Jardine, Kristin L. Benokraitis
  • DISPENSER
    Publication number: 20130327789
    Abstract: Dispenser and methods of dispensing substances is provided. The dispenser comprises a housing having a longitudinal axis, the housing configured to receive a packet comprising at least one collapsible cavity containing at least one substance, a support member positioned in the housing, the support member having a longitudinal axis essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing, a wedge coupled to the support member, the wedge configured to move in a plane substantially parallel within the longitudinal axis of the housing, the wedge receiving a force directed substantially normal to the longitudinal axis of the housing, and a reciprocating actuator coupled to the housing and engagable with the support member, the actuator moveable between a first position and a second position whereby the wedge advances a single predetermined increment collapsing a portion of the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: David L. Foshee, Theodore J. Mosler, Eileen Ventura, Kristin L. Benokraitis, Matthew R. Penny
  • FLUID APPLICATION DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130330114
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device, a system, and a method for application of fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald J. Casey, Patrick P. Vanek, Royal D. Hathaway, David L. Foshee, Theodore J. Mosler, Nicholad J. Jardine, Kristin L. Benokraitis
  • Fluid application device and method
    Publication number: 20100168637
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device, a system, and a method for application of fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Ronald J. Casey, Patrick P. Vanek, Royal D. Hathaway, David L. Foshee, Theodore J. Mosler, Nicholas J. Jardine, Kristin L. Benokraitis