Patents by Inventor Melinda Fischer Penney

Melinda Fischer Penney 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: 20120046609
    Abstract: An auto-injector automatically dispenses a predetermined dose of medicament upon activation. The auto-injector includes a needle cover operative to engage an injection site and activate the injector. The needle cover is configured to move from a locked retracted position prior to a medicament dispensing operation to a locked extended position after the medicament dispensing operation. The non-removable needle cover prevents contact with the needle both before and after the medicament dispensing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: C. Michael Mesa, Sarah Jane Cors, Melinda Fischer Penney, Dalita Rosemarie Tomellini, Mark Bumb Bremley, John Glyndwr Wilmot, Matthew Egerton Young, Sophie Rebecca Raven, Martin Joseph Murphy, Christopher John Hurlstone, Joseph William Daintrey, Craig Malcolm Rochford, Stephen Philip Kirkwood, Colin James Mathews, Robert L. Hill
  • Patent number: 8048035
    Abstract: An auto-injector automatically dispenses a predetermined dose of medicament upon activation. The auto-injector includes a needle cover operative to engage an injection site and activate the injector. The needle cover is configured to move from a locked retracted position prior to a medicament dispensing operation to a locked extended position after the medicament dispensing operation. The non-removable needle cover prevents contact with the needle both before and after the medicament dispensing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: C. Michael Mesa, Sarah Jane Cors, Melinda Fischer Penney, Dalita Rosemarie Tomellini, Mark Bumb Bremley, John Glyndwr Wilmot, Matthew Egerton Young, Sophie Rebecca Raven, Martin Joseph Murphy, Christopher John Hurlstone, Joseph William Daintrey, Craig Malcolm Rochford, Stephen Philip Kirkwood, Colin James Mathews, Robert L. Hill
  • Publication number: 20110137247
    Abstract: An auto-injector automatically dispenses a predetermined dose of medicament upon activation. The auto-injector includes a needle cover operative to engage an injection site and activate the injector. The needle cover is configured to move from a locked retracted position prior to a medicament dispensing operation to a locked extended position after the medicament dispensing operation. The non-removable needle cover prevents contact with the needle both before and after the medicament dispensing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: C. Michael Mesa, Sarah Jane Cors, Melinda Fischer Penney, Dalita Rosemarie Tomellini, Mark Bumb Bremley, John Glyndwr Wilmot, Matthew Egerton Young, Sophie Rebecca Raven, Martin Joseph Murphy, Christopher John Hurlstone, Joseph William Daintrey, Craig Malcolm Rochford, Stephen Philip Kirkwood, Colin James Mathews, Rober L. Hill
  • Publication number: 20090270804
    Abstract: An auto-injector automatically dispenses a predetermined dose of medicament upon activation. The auto-injector includes a needle cover operative to engage an injection site and activate the injector. The needle cover is configured to move from a locked retracted position prior to a medicament dispensing operation to a locked extended position after the medicament dispensing operation. The non-removable needle cover prevents contact with the needle both before and after the medicament dispensing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: C. Michael Mesa, Sarah Jane Cors, Melinda Fischer Penney, Dalita Rosemarie Tomellini, Mark Bumb Bremley, John Glyndwr Wilmot, Matthew Egerton Young, Sophie Rebecca Raven, Martin Joseph Murphy, Christopher John Hurlstone, Joseph William Daintrey, Craig Malcolm Rochford, Stephen Philip Kirkwood, Colin James Mathews, Robert L. Hill