Patents by Inventor Kurt Stoeckmann

Kurt Stoeckmann 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).

  • Container Assembly and System for Detection Thereof
    Publication number: 20230234066
    Abstract: A closure and a container assembly are disclosed. The closure includes a first visual identifier and a second visual identifier, wherein the second visual identifier is different from the first visual identifier. The first visual identifier may be a first color, and the second visual identifier may be a second color. At least one of the first and/or second visual identifier may include a fluorescent compound having a characteristic fluorescent spectra. The first visual identifier and the second visual identifier may be provided on the annular skirt of the closure. The fluorescent compound may be provided on at least one of the closure and the container assembly and can be used to facilitate automated visualization of the fluorescent compound under fluorescence excitation light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Ashley Palmer, Kurt Stoeckmann, Craig Owen Russ, Robert S. Ross, Girish Parmar, Craig A. Gelfand
  • Container assembly and system for detection thereof
    Patent number: 11642676
    Abstract: A closure and a container assembly are disclosed. The closure includes a first visual identifier and a second visual identifier, wherein the second visual identifier is different from the first visual identifier. The first visual identifier may be a first color, and the second visual identifier may be a second color. At least one of the first and/or second visual identifier may include a fluorescent compound having a characteristic fluorescent spectra. The first visual identifier and the second visual identifier may be provided on the annular skirt of the closure. The fluorescent compound may be provided on at least one of the closure and the container assembly and can be used to facilitate automated visualization of the fluorescent compound under fluorescence excitation light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Ashley Palmer, Kurt Stoeckmann, Craig Owen Russ, Robert S. Ross, Girish Parmar, Craig A. Gelfand
  • Container Assembly and System for Detection Thereof
    Publication number: 20190030540
    Abstract: A closure and a container assembly are disclosed. The closure includes a first visual identifier and a second visual identifier, wherein the second visual identifier is different from the first visual identifier. The first visual identifier may be a first color, and the second visual identifier may be a second color. At least one of the first and/or second visual identifier may include a fluorescent compound having a characteristic fluorescent spectra. The first visual identifier and the second visual identifier may be provided on the annular skirt of the closure. The fluorescent compound may be provided on at least one of the closure and the container assembly and can be used to facilitate automated visualization of the fluorescent compound under fluorescence excitation light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Ashley Palmer, Kurt Stoeckmann, Craig Owen Russ, Robert S. Ross, Girish Parmar, Craig A. Gelfand
  • Container assembly and system for detection thereof
    Patent number: 10105706
    Abstract: A closure and a container assembly are disclosed. The closure includes a first visual identifier and a second visual identifier, wherein the second visual identifier is different from the first visual identifier. The first visual identifier may be a first color, and the second visual identifier may be a second color. At least one of the first and/or second visual identifier may include a fluorescent compound having a characteristic fluorescent spectra. The first visual identifier and the second visual identifier may be provided on the annular skirt of the closure. The fluorescent compound may be provided on at least one of the closure and the container assembly and can be used to facilitate automated visualization of the fluorescent compound under fluorescence excitation light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Ashley Palmer, Kurt Stoeckmann, Craig Owen Russ, Robert S. Ross, Girish Parmar, Craig A. Gelfand
  • Container Assembly and System for Detection Thereof
    Publication number: 20110311416
    Abstract: A closure and a container assembly are disclosed. The closure includes a first visual identifier and a second visual identifier, wherein the second visual identifier is different from the first visual identifier. The first visual identifier may be a first color, and the second visual identifier may be a second color. At least one of the first and/or second visual identifier may include a fluorescent compound having a characteristic fluorescent spectra. The first visual identifier and the second visual identifier may be provided on the annular skirt of the closure. The fluorescent compound may be provided on at least one of the closure and the container assembly and can be used to facilitate automated visualization of the fluorescent compound under fluorescence excitation light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Ashley Palmer, Kurt Stoeckmann, Craig Owen Russ, Robert S. Ross, Girish Parmar, Craig A. Gelfand