Patents by Inventor Martin Vitt

Martin Vitt 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).

  • Publication number: 20240050659
    Abstract: An elongated housing component of an injection device, the elongated housing component including a body comprising a first longitudinal end, an intermediate section, and a second longitudinal end opposite to the first longitudinal end. The intermediate section is located longitudinally between the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end. The body includes a sidewall extending from the first longitudinal end to the second longitudinal end. The sidewall confining a hollow interior space sized to accommodate a medicament container. The elongated housing component including a magnifier extending through the sidewall or integrated into the sidewall to increase a visual appearance of at least a portion of the medicament container when arranged inside the hollow interior space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Helmer, Martin Vitt
  • Publication number: 20240016450
    Abstract: A wearable medical device includes: a spatial sensor configured to determine distance to objects in an environment in front of the spatial sensor; an acoustic signal generator operable to generate an acoustic signal; a processor; and a memory configured to store instructions which, when executed the processor, cause the wearable medical device to: detect, using the spatial sensor, objects in the environment, calculate the distance to objects detected in the environment, and when the distance to an object is less than a predetermined value, control the acoustic signal generator to generate a first alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Helmer, Martin Vitt
  • Publication number: 20230402184
    Abstract: A mobile device including a memory and a processing arrangement is described. The memory stores instructions which, when executed by the processing arrangement, cause the device to receive dose information including a previous dose ejected by an injection device; determine a measure of wellbeing for a patient based on received wellbeing data; determine at least one of a measure of fitness for the patient based on physiological data received from fitness tracking device and a measure of bodyweight for the patient based on weight data received from a balance; determine an adjusted medicament dose based at least in part on the dose information, the measure of wellbeing, and the at least one of the measure of fitness and the measure of bodyweight; and output the adjusted medicament dose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Helmer, Martin Vitt
  • Publication number: 20230298308
    Abstract: A system including a user device and a drug delivery device, the user device including a processor, a memory, a display and a camera; the drug delivery device including a body, an injection mechanism and a cap; wherein the memory of the user device stores instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the user device to: capture at least one image and/or video of the drug delivery device; identify, in the at least one captured image and/or video, at least one distinctive feature; compare the at least one distinctive feature to at least one predefined set of distinctive features stored in the memory of the user device; identify the drug delivery device based on a match of the at least one distinctive feature identified with at least one of the predefined set of distinctive features; and output the result of identification of the drug delivery device on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Helmer, Martin Vitt
  • Publication number: 20230267612
    Abstract: An apparatus for indicating health conditions of a user is disclosed. The apparatus includes a camera configured to capture a reference image of a user's face and a new image of a user's face. The apparatus also includes a processor configured to determine facial properties of the user in the reference image and the new image; determine any differences in the facial properties determined from the reference image and the status image; generate a warning when differences in the facial properties between the reference image and the new image are determined; and store the record in a memory. A method of facial recognition for indicating health conditions of a user and a computer program comprising machine readable instructions are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Helmer, Martin Vitt
  • Publication number: 20230260426
    Abstract: A system including a training drug delivery device and a user device is provided. The training drug delivery device includes a body, a cap, a delivery activation button, a controller, a memory, a wireless unit for communicating with the user device, a drive for simulating a haptic response of a drug delivery device, and at least one sensor for measuring attachment of the cap and depression of the delivery activation button. The user device includes a controller, a memory, and a wireless unit. The user device is configured to connect to the training drug delivery device, receive sensor measurements from the training drug delivery device, and provide, based at least partly on the received sensor measurements, the user with feedback on handling the training drug delivery device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Helmer, Martin Vitt
  • Publication number: 20230229227
    Abstract: A system is provided for providing additional information to a user of an injection device, the system comprising an injection device, a user device and instructions for use of the injection device, the instructions for use comprising at least one tag, wherein the tag is associated with the instructions for use or with a section or a subsection of the instructions for use, wherein the memory of the user device stores instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the user device to: scan, using a camera and/or a wireless module, the tag; identify the instructions for use or the section of the instructions for use which the tag is associated with; based on the identification, provide the user with additional information on the particular instructions for use or the particular section of the instructions for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Helmer, Martin Vitt
  • Publication number: 20230017183
    Abstract: A device comprising at least one camera, a display, a memory and a processor, the memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the device to: display, using the display of the device, a content to be reviewed by the user; detect, using the camera of the device, user's eyes; detect, using the camera of the device, user's eye movements; determine, based on the detected user's eye movements, whether the user has reviewed the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Helmer, Martin Vitt
  • Publication number: 20220088313
    Abstract: An injection device is described. The injection device includes a housing, a dose indicator, and a release mechanism. The dose indicator is positioned within the internal space of the housing. The dose indicator includes a number of engaging members at least one thereof being configured to contact multiple of distinct ratchet features in course of a helical or screwing movement in distinct positions, wherein the contact is configured to provide a user with a tactile indexing appearance in the way of an increased or decreased dwelling torque at each of the multiple distinct positions. The release mechanism is connected to the dose indicator. The release mechanism is configured to, when activated during dose dispense, urge the engaging members away from the distant position and against the force of the resilient bias thereby suspending the indexing ratchet appearance at least for a subset of the multiple distinct positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Jugl, Michael Helmer, Steffen Raab, Martin Vitt
  • Patent number: 10926035
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cartridge holder of an injection device, the cartridge holder comprising a tubular shaped elongated sleeve extending in an axial direction to accommodate a cartridge filled with a medicament, wherein the sleeve (29) comprises: a proximal connecting end to connect with a distal connecting end of a body of the injection device, which body is configured to accommodate a drive mechanism of the injection device and which drive mechanism is operably engageable with a piston of the cartridge, a flange section extending radially outwardly from an outside surface of the sleeve and having a proximally facing abutment face to axially abut with a distal end face of the distal connecting end of the body, at least three protrusions located distally from the flange section, extending radially outwardly from the outside surface of the sleeve and being distributed around the circumference of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Christiane Schneider, Martin Vitt, Michael Joest
  • Patent number: 10441728
    Abstract: The invention refers to a needle safety device (1) comprising a needle cap (5) arranged to cover and protect a needle (4), a needle shield (6) relatively movable with respect to a drug delivery device (2) to cover and protect the needle (4) and a needle cap remover (7). The needle cap remover (7) has an outer part (8) adapted to be arranged to the needle shield (6) and an inner part (9) adapted to carry the needle cap (5), wherein the outer part (8) comprises a front end (10) having an opening (11) which at its edge exhibits a projection (12) directed inwards adapted to catch a front projection (13) of the inner part (9) and the inner part (9) comprises a back end (14) having a grip member (15) adapted to grip a back end (16) of the needle cap (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Schader, Martin Vitt
  • Publication number: 20180064877
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cartridge holder of an injection device, the cartridge holder comprising a tubular shaped elongated sleeve extending in an axial direction to accommodate a cartridge filled with a medicament, wherein the sleeve (29) comprises: a proximal connecting end to connect with a distal connecting end of a body of the injection device, which body is configured to accommodate a drive mechanism of the injection device and which drive mechanism is operably engageable with a piston of the cartridge, a flange section extending radially outwardly from an outside surface of the sleeve and having a proximally facing abutment face to axially abut with a distal end face of the distal connecting end of the body, at least three protrusions located distally from the flange section, extending radially outwardly from the outside surface of the sleeve and being distributed around the circumference of the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Christiane Schneider, Martin Vitt, Michael Joest
  • Patent number: 9770835
    Abstract: A shaving unit for a dry shaver includes at least one outer cutter and one under cutter. Driven by a motor, the outer cutter and the under cutter are movable relative to each other in an oscillatory motion. The under cutter and the outer cutter, which are biased into relative engagement by at least one spring, slide along a common contact surface. The spring is arranged in such a way that its biasing force always acts at an angle to the direction of oscillation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhold Eichhorn, Detlef Gleich, Peter Junk, Christof Kleemann, Michael Odemer, Thorsten Pohl, Tobias Schwarz, Thomas Verstege, Martin Vitt, Juergen Wolf, Christoph Zegula
  • Publication number: 20160296713
    Abstract: The invention refers to a needle safety device (1) comprising a needle cap (5) arranged to cover and protect a needle (4), a needle shield (6) relatively movable with respect to a drug delivery device (2) to cover and protect the needle (4)and a needle cap remover (7). The needle cap remover (7) has an outer part (8) adapted to be arranged to the needle shield (6) and an inner part (9) adapted to carry the needle cap (5), wherein the outer part (8) comprises a front end (10) having an opening (11) which at its edge exhibits a projection (12) directed inwards adapted to catch a front projection (13) of the inner part (9) and the inner part (9) comprises a back end (14) having a grip member (15) adapted to grip a back end (16) of the needle cap (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Schader, Martin Vitt
  • Patent number: 8997297
    Abstract: An oral care implement is described herein. The oral care implement includes a base and a first grip member. The base has a gripping region and an oral engaging region. The base has an aperture extending therethrough. The first grip member at least partially overlays the gripping region of the base and has a plurality of gripping elements. The first grip member also has a at least one opening exposing a guidance element. The guidance element includes a protrusion and a ring surrounding the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Mohr, Martin Vitt, Martin Jay Marotti, Daniel Jay Monroe, Jens Stoerkel
  • Patent number: 8732890
    Abstract: An oral care implement is described herein. The oral care implement has a base having a handle region, an oral engaging region and a neck between the handle region and the oral engaging region. A recess surrounds the handle and/or the neck and has a first boundary and a second boundary, and the first boundary is further from a distal end than the second boundary. The first boundary has an angle of greater than about 90 degrees with respect to a mold parting line of the oral care implement. The base has a first material, and a collar made of a second material which is different than the first material, is disposed in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Mohr, Martin Vitt, Jens Stoerkel
  • Patent number: 8677545
    Abstract: The invention relates to a toothbrush having a cleaning element formed of a plastic injection molded component, comprising an attachment segment for attachment in the head region of the toothbrush and a cleaning segment for cleaning teeth, and having at least one indentation in the region of the cleaning segment, around which the cleaning segment has an increased bending flexibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Vitt, Gerhard Schaefer, Jens Stoerkel, Daniel Rudersdorf
  • Patent number: D762391
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Kathi Ballmaier, Kathrin Koch, Franziska Schmid, Wolfgang Stegmann, Jens Stoerkel, Martin Vitt, Tilmann Winkler
  • Patent number: D764174
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Kathi Ballmaier, Kathrin Koch, Franziska Schmid, Wolfgang Stegmann, Jens Stoerkel, Martin Vitt, Tilmann Winkler
  • Patent number: D870460
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: BRAUN GMBH
    Inventors: Kathi Ballmaier, Kathrin Schichtel, Franziska Schmid, Wolfgang Stegmann, Jens Stoerkel, Martin Vitt, Tilmann Winkler