Patents by Inventor Louis Vieira

Louis Vieira 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).

  • Safety pen needle variable indicator
    Patent number: 11364350
    Abstract: A safety pen needle assembly (12) is disclosed which comprises a hub (30), a needle cannula (20) engaged to the hub (30), the needle cannula (20) having a distal end for insertion into a patient, and a proximal end extending into the hub (30), a sleeve (14) surrounding the hub (30) and needle cannula (20), a shield (16) including a window (18), the shield (16) surrounding the sleeve (14) and movable relative to the sleeve (14) from a first position, to a second position and to a third position to expose and cover the distal end of the needle cannula (20), and a spring (144) urging the shield (16) to move relative to the sleeve (14) from the second position to the third position, wherein the window (18) indicates when the needle cannula (20) is extended in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Embecta Corp.
    Inventors: John Manocchio, Mark Bowen, Kunjal Oza, Louis Vieira
  • SAFETY PEN NEEDLE VARIABLE INDICATOR
    Publication number: 20200114090
    Abstract: A safety pen needle assembly (12) is disclosed which comprises a hub (30), a needle cannula (20) engaged to the hub (30), the needle cannula (20) having a distal end for insertion into a patient, and a proximal end extending into the hub (30), a sleeve (14) surrounding the hub (30) and needle cannula (20), a shield (16) including a window (18), the shield (16) surrounding the sleeve (14) and movable relative to the sleeve (14) from a first position, to a second position and to a third position to expose and cover the distal end of the needle cannula (20), and a spring (144) urging the shield (16) to move relative to the sleeve (14) from the second position to the third position, wherein the window (18) indicates when the needle cannula (20) is extended in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: John Manocchio, Mark Bowen, Kunjal Oza, Louis Vieira