Patents by Inventor Marko Plevnik

Marko Plevnik 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: 12629470
    Abstract: A drug delivery device includes a housing, a fluid reservoir received within the housing, a drive assembly configured to dispense fluid from the fluid reservoir, a needle hub actuator attached to the housing, and a needle hub at least partially received by the housing. The needle hub includes a hub body, a needle holder with a needle attached to the needle holder, and a cannula holder with a cannula attached to the cannula holder. The needle hub actuator is configured to move the needle holder and the cannula holder from a retracted position where the needle and the cannula are positioned within the hub body to an insertion position where the needle and the cannula are positioned within the hub body. The needle hub is detachable from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Patrick Le Gal Redon, Steve Beguin, Marko Plevnik, Nathan Lyell, Etienne Jean-Baptiste Louis Chenel, William Geoffrey Arthur Marsh, Malcolm Stanley Boyd, Zoe Georgina Armstrong
  • Patent number: 12593870
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aerosol generation device. In particular, the invention relates to an aerosol generation device with a panel for hiding one or more interfaces of the device, wherein the panel is movable and/or removable for exposing the one or more interfaces. An aerosol generation device comprises a housing that forms an exterior surface of the device, one or more interfaces, and a panel attached in a fixed position to the housing to conceal the one or more interfaces, and movable from the fixed position to expose the one or more interfaces to the outside of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: JT International SA
    Inventors: Layth Sliman Bouchuiguir, Nathan Lyell, Marko Plevnik
  • Publication number: 20260083174
    Abstract: An elongate aerosol generation device having a housing comprising: a top end at which an aerosol is provided; a bottom end which is opposed to the top end; and four sides between the bottom end and the top end in a substantially quadrilateral arrangement of two larger opposing sides and two smaller opposing sides. The bottom end is adapted such that the device can stand on the bottom end, and the four sides are smoothly curved in a direction from the bottom end to the top end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2025
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Applicant: JT International SA
    Inventors: Layth Sliman Bouchuiguir, Marko Plevnik, Norihiko Inoue
  • Publication number: 20260036294
    Abstract: An aerosol generation device has a partially opaque portion for rendering an illumination unit non-visible when the illumination unit is not emitting light. An illumination unit for an aerosol generation device includes a plurality of light sources, wherein each of the light sources is configured to operate in a first power operation mode illuminating the light source at a first brightness level, and a second power operation mode for illuminating the light source at a second brightness level different from the first brightness level, wherein one or more light sources of the plurality of light sources form a contiguous illumination region when the one or more of the plurality of light source are emitting light, and wherein the illumination region is configured to provide to a user visual feedback that indicates a state of the aerosol generation device or a consumable used with the aerosol generation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2025
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Applicant: JT International SA
    Inventors: Marko Plevnik, Layth Sliman Bouchuiguir
  • Patent number: 12532998
    Abstract: A cleaning device includes: a vacuum cleaner including a dust collecting container; and a dust collecting station connectible to the dust collecting container to receive the foreign substances collected in the dust collecting container The dust collecting container includes a dust collecting container main body including a first opening and a dust collecting container door configured to open or close the first opening by rotating around a first axis. The dust collecting station includes: a station main body including an accommodation space, a capturing portion including a second opening to intercommunicate with the first opening, and configured to capture the foreign substances, and a pressurizer configured to rotate around a second axis to apply pressure on one side of the dust collecting container door so that the dust collecting container door rotates around the first axis to be adjacent to the dust collecting container main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dahwe Park, Norihiko Inoue, Thomas Francis Hamilton, Marko Plevnik, Kangdoo Kim, Guyong Park, Sookyoung Park, Youngsun Shin
  • Patent number: 12507733
    Abstract: An elongate aerosol generation device having a housing includes: a top end at which an aerosol is provided; a bottom end which is opposed to the top end; and four sides between the bottom end and the top end in a substantially quadrilateral arrangement of two larger opposing sides and two smaller opposing sides. The bottom end is adapted such that the device can stand on the bottom end, and the four sides are smoothly curved in a direction from the bottom end to the top end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: JT International SA
    Inventors: Layth Sliman Bouchuiguir, Marko Plevnik, Norihiko Inoue
  • Patent number: 12455071
    Abstract: An aerosol generation device has a partially opaque portion for rendering an illumination unit non-visible when the illumination unit is not emitting light. An illumination unit for an aerosol generation device includes a plurality of light sources, wherein each of the light sources is configured to operate in a first power operation mode illuminating the light source at a first brightness level, and a second power operation mode for illuminating the light source at a second brightness level different from the first brightness level, wherein one or more light sources of the plurality of light sources form a contiguous illumination region when the one or more of the plurality of light source are emitting light, and wherein the illumination region is configured to provide to a user visual feedback that indicates a state of the aerosol generation device or a consumable used with the aerosol generation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2025
    Assignee: JT International SA
    Inventors: Marko Plevnik, Layth Sliman Bouchuiguir
  • Patent number: 12403248
    Abstract: A needle hub for a drug delivery device includes a hub body, an activation button, a needle holder and a needle attached to the needle holder, a cannula holder and a cannula attached to the catheter holder, a needle actuation mechanism configured to move the needle holder and the cannula holder from a retracted position to an insertion position and configured to move the needle holder back to the retracted position, and a cannula spring biasing the catheter holder to a retracted position. Movement of the activation button is configured to cause the needle holder and the catheter holder to move from the retracted position to the insertion position, with the needle holder configured to return to the retracted position while the catheter holder remains in the insertion position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: David James Coleman, Steve Beguin, Patrick Le Gal Redon, Marko Plevnik, Nathan Lyell
  • Publication number: 20250268743
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a coupling assembly (12) for an ostomy appliance (10) comprising a locking arrangement (60), a first coupling and a second coupling. The locking arrangement (60) comprises a locking ring (61) and first and second grips (70, 71) mounted to the locking ring (61). The locking ring (61) is mounted to first and/or second coupling, forms an inner circumference (62) and is adjustable between locked and unlocked configurations. In the locked configuration the locking ring (61) is for maintaining the first and second couplings (20, 40) in a coupled configuration and the inner circumference (62) is less than in the unlocked configuration. The first and second grips (70, 71) are positioned about the locking ring (61) to be moveable towards one another to increase the inner circumference (62) and adjust the locking ring (61) from the locked configuration to the unlocked configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2025
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Inventors: Simon Holroyd, Dominic Baker, Stefan Taal, Marko Plevnik
  • Patent number: 12295875
    Abstract: A coupling assembly for an ostomy appliance that has a locking arrangement, a first coupling and a second coupling. The locking arrangement has a locking ring and first and second grips mounted to the locking ring. The locking ring is mounted to first and/or second coupling, forms an inner circumference and is adjustable between locked and unlocked configurations. In the locked configuration the locking ring is for maintaining the first and second couplings in a coupled configuration and the inner circumference is less than in the unlocked configuration. The first and second grips are positioned about the locking ring to be moveable towards one another to increase the inner circumference and adjust the locking ring from the locked configuration to the unlocked configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: CONVATEC LIMITED
    Inventors: Simon Holroyd, Dominic Baker, Stefan Taal, Marko Plevnik
  • Publication number: 20250072497
    Abstract: An aerosol generation device includes a casing; an aperture in the casing through which aerosol generating material is insertable into the aerosol generation device; a closure moveable relative to the aperture between a closed position in which the closure covers the aperture, an open position in which the aperture is unobstructed by the closure, and an activation position that is different from the open position; and a detector arranged to detect movement of the closure from the closed position to the open position and between the open position and the activation position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Layth Sliman Bouchuiguir, Jon Mason, Nathan Lyell, Marko Plevnik
  • Publication number: 20240424225
    Abstract: A needle hub for a drug delivery device includes a hub body, an activation button, a needle holder moveable relative to the hub body, a needle attached to the needle holder, a needle spring biasing the needle holder to a retracted position where the needle is positioned within the hub body, a cannula holder moveable relative to the hub body and the needle holder, a cannula attached to the cannula holder, with the cannula configured to be in fluid communication with a fluid source, and a cannula spring biasing the cannula holder to a retracted position. Movement of a portion of the hub body is configured to disengage a connection between the cannula holder and the hub body to allow the cannula holder to return to the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Steve Beguin, David James Coleman, Patrick Le Gal Redon, Marko Plevnik, Nathan Lyell
  • Patent number: 12144373
    Abstract: An aerosol generation device includes a casing; an aperture in the casing through which aerosol generating material is insertable into the aerosol generation device; a closure moveable relative to the aperture between a closed position in which the closure covers the aperture, an open position in which the aperture is unobstructed by the closure, and an activation position that is different from the open position; and a detector arranged to detect movement of the closure from the closed position to the open position and between the open position and the activation position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Layth Sliman Bouchuiguir, Jon Mason, Nathan Lyell, Marko Plevnik
  • Patent number: 12133975
    Abstract: A needle hub for a drug delivery device includes a needle holder and a needle attached to the needle holder, a needle actuation assembly configured to move the needle holder from a retracted position, to an insertion position, and back to the retracted position, and a pressure interlock comprising an inlet configured to be in fluid communication with a fluid source, an outlet in fluid communication with the needle, and a lock member. The lock member having a first position where the lock member prevents actuation of the needle actuation assembly and a second position where the lock member allows actuation of the needle actuation assembly. The lock member is moved from the first position to the second position based on a pressure within the pressure interlock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Steve Beguin, Patrick Le Gal Redon, David James Coleman, Danielle Aboud, Sean McGrath, Marko Plevnik, Nathan Lyell, Harry Robert Lester
  • Publication number: 20240360993
    Abstract: An aerosol generation device has a partially opaque portion for rendering an illumination unit non-visible when the illumination unit is not emitting light. An illumination unit for an aerosol generation device includes a plurality of light sources, wherein each of the light sources is configured to operate in a first power operation mode illuminating the light source at a first brightness level, and a second power operation mode for illuminating the light source at a second brightness level different from the first brightness level, wherein one or more light sources of the plurality of light sources form a contiguous illumination region when the one or more of the plurality of light source are emitting light, and wherein the illumination region is configured to provide to a user visual feedback that indicates a state of the aerosol generation device or a consumable used with the aerosol generation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Marko Plevnik, Layth Sliman Bouchuiguir
  • Patent number: D1080050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Norihiko Inoue, Marko Plevnik
  • Patent number: D1086549
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Norihiko Inoue, Marko Plevnik
  • Patent number: D1106569
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: JT International SA
    Inventors: Norihiko Inoue, Marko Plevnik
  • Patent number: D1110596
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: JT International SA
    Inventors: Norihiko Inoue, Marko Plevnik
  • Patent number: D1111226
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Norihiko Inoue, Marko Plevnik