Patents by Inventor Melissa J. Skelnik

Melissa J. Skelnik 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).

  • High gas barrier receptacle and closure assembly
    Patent number: 6974447
    Abstract: The present invention provides a receptacle for a therapeutic fluid susceptible to deterioration on exposure to a gas such as oxygen or carbon dioxide. The receptacle has walls of sheet material each including at least one layer forming a barrier essentially impermeable to such gas, and a seal sealing the walls together in a region thereof. A transfer tube is sealed in the seal having a proximal end in the receptacle, a distal end accessible from outside the receptacle, a flow passage extending between said proximal and distal ends, and a closure blocking flow through the flow passage adapted to be pierced by a tubular needle for transfer of therapeutic through the needle. The transfer tube and closure are essentially impermeable to said gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare S.A.
    Inventors: Sidney T. Smith, Larry Rosenbaum, Gregg Nebgen, William S. Hurst, William S. Hoerle, Adel M. Sadik, Melissa J. Skelnik, Steven H. Giovanetto, Bradley Buchanan
  • High gas barrier receptacle and closure assembly
    Publication number: 20030109847
    Abstract: The present invention provides a receptacle for a therapeutic fluid susceptible to deterioration on exposure to a gas such as oxygen or carbon dioxide. The receptacle has walls of sheet material each including at least one layer forming a barrier essentially impermeable to such gas, and a seal sealing the walls together in a region thereof. A transfer tube is sealed in the seal having a proximal end in the receptacle, a distal end accessible from outside the receptacle, a flow passage extending between said proximal and distal ends, and a closure blocking flow through the flow passage adapted to be pierced by a tubular needle for transfer of therapeutic through the needle. The transfer tube and closure are essentially impermeable to said gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicants: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare S.A.
    Inventors: Sidney T. Smith, Larry Rosenbaum, Gregg Nebgen, William S. Hurst, William S. Hoerle, Adel M. Sadik, Melissa J. Skelnik