Patents by Inventor Michael Casper

Michael Casper 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: 9833581
    Abstract: A method for detecting a limit of use of a medical device is presented having the steps of starting a timer of a medical device when the medical device is used for the first time, detecting the limit of use of the medical device and indicating the limit of use of the medical device. The limit of use is reached when at least one of a first criterion and a second criterion is met, wherein the first criterion is that the timer reaches or exceeds a time limit and wherein the second criterion is that at least one operation of a drive train of said medical device reaches or exceeds a limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Ilona Eggert, Michael Caspers, Richard James Vincent Avery, Shane Alistair Day
  • Publication number: 20170258987
    Abstract: A skin attachable drug injection device (1), comprising an accelerometer (26) able to detect the user tapping against the housing (2) of the device and to generate an electrical signal to the device controller (16), which recognizes the signal as a user request for information regarding the ongoing delivery of the medicament, and a transmitter (30) which in response wirelessly transmits said information (e.g. the expected remaining during of the injection) to a separate portable user device having a display (e.g. mobile phone). A user carrying the injection device under clothing can thus receive feedback about the status of the injection in a discreet way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventor: Michael Caspers
  • Publication number: 20170259015
    Abstract: A skin-patch type large volume medicament injection device (1) comprising an adhesive surface (21/23) for attachment to the skin and a plurality of contact sensors (24) configured to output a signal representing a degree of detachment of the device from the injection site, and an alarm and control function which outputs an alert to the user based on the signal received from the sensors and stops the injection in case the degree of detachment is too large to guarantee further save injection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventor: Michael Caspers
  • Publication number: 20170252509
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device comprises a housing containing a medicament delivery mechanism including an injection needle. The housing includes a contact surface having a first adhesive layer. The device further includes a sterilizing pad adhered to the housing. A second adhesive layer is formed proximate the sterilizing pad. A cover is detachably adhered over the sterilizing pad by the second adhesive layer and covers the sterilizing pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventor: Michael Caspers
  • Patent number: 9707345
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for delivering at least one fluid medicament from a medical device. The invention also relates to a medical device. The technical problem of improving the dose accuracy is solved by a method for delivering at least one fluid medicament from a medical device comprising a first reservoir containing a first fluid medicament, a second reservoir containing a fluid, and a fluid element connected to said first reservoir and said second reservoir. The method comprises receiving information about a desired dose of the first fluid medicament to be ejected, adjusting said dose to be ejected from said first reservoir based at least in part on information about a content of said fluid element, and ejecting said adjusted dose from said first reservoir through said fluid element. The technical problem is further solved by a medical device configured to work according to the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Ilona Eggert, Michael Caspers, Daniel Thomas De Sausmarez Lintell
  • Publication number: 20170191718
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) system that includes a refrigerant loop, a compressor disposed along the refrigerant loop and configured to circulate refrigerant through the refrigerant loop, an evaporator disposed along the refrigerant loop and configured to evaporate the refrigerant into refrigerant vapor, a condenser disposed along the refrigerant loop and configured to condense the refrigerant vapor into liquid refrigerant, a first conduit fluidly coupling the evaporator and the condenser to one another, a first expansion valve disposed along the first conduit between the evaporator and the condenser, a second conduit fluidly coupling the evaporator and the condenser to one another, where the first conduit and the second conduit are separate from one another, and a second expansion valve disposed along the second conduit between the evaporator and the condenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Jay A. Kohler, Patrick Christian Marks, Ian Michael Casper, Kurt Devlin
  • Publication number: 20170191714
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) system that includes a refrigerant loop, a compressor disposed along the refrigerant loop and configured to circulate refrigerant through the refrigerant loop, and an evaporator disposed along the refrigerant loop and configured to place the refrigerant in thermal communication with a cooling fluid, where the refrigerant surrounds a tube bundle disposed in the evaporator, the tube bundle is configured to flow the cooling fluid, and the evaporator has a height based at least on a target height of a liquid level of refrigerant in the evaporator, the evaporator includes a discharge configured to direct the vapor refrigerant from the evaporator to an inlet of the compressor, and an interface between the discharge and the inlet is without a bend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Jay A. Kohler, Patrick Christian Marks, Ian Michael Casper, Kurt Devlin
  • Publication number: 20170191713
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) system that includes a refrigerant loop, a compressor disposed along the refrigerant loop and configured to circulate refrigerant through the refrigerant loop, a heat exchanger disposed along the refrigerant loop and configured to place the refrigerant in thermal communication with a cooling fluid flowing through tubes of a tube bundle within the heat exchanger, an inlet of the heat exchanger configured to direct the refrigerant into the heat exchanger, a trough of the heat exchanger configured to receive the refrigerant from the inlet, and a perforated baffle of the heat exchanger disposed downstream of the trough and configured to direct the refrigerant from the trough over the tubes of the tube bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Jay A. Kohler, Patrick Christian Marks, Ian Michael Casper, Kurt Devlin
  • Patent number: 9478914
    Abstract: The present patent application inter alia relates to a micro plug and a modified standard micro receptacle. The modified standard micro receptacle comprises a housing, at least two contact terminals attached to a surface of a bar of the housing, a shield attached to the housing and at least partially laterally enclosing the at least two contact terminals and the bar of the housing, and at least one projection configured to be received in a recess of a corresponding micro plug when the micro plug is correctly inserted into the modified standard micro receptacle. Therein, the at least one projection is further configured to hinder an insertion of a standard micro plug into the modified standard micro receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Nessel, Ilona Eggert, Michael Caspers
  • Patent number: 9429345
    Abstract: A heating and cooling system includes an evaporator, a compressor, and a condenser. A heat exchanger, which may be an outdoor heat exchanger, is configured to receive the refrigerant from the condenser, to selectively extract heat from or to add heat to the refrigerant, and to transfer the refrigerant to the evaporator. First control valving, disposed between the condenser and the heat exchanger, is configured to regulate flow of the refrigerant from the condenser to the heat exchanger in a first mode of operation. Second control valving, disposed between the condenser and the heat exchanger, is configured to regulate flow of the refrigerant from the heat exchanger to the evaporator in a second mode of operation. The system may be operated in a variety of modes by appropriate control of the valving and other system components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: William L. Kopko, Ian Michael Casper, Douglas Alan Kester, Satheesh Kulankara
  • Publication number: 20160213842
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for automatic ejection of a fluid, having a drive train for automatically ejecting the fluid from a fluid reservoir through an ejection channel, and having a control unit (510) for controlling the apparatus, the control unit (510) being configured to detect failures of drive train actuation steps (610, 620), during which the drive train is actuated for priming or fluid dose ejection, the control unit (510) being further configured to control the apparatus as a function of an actuation step failure number, the actuation step failure number being the number of failed drive train actuation steps (610, 620) since the last successful drive train actuation step (610, 620). The invention further relates to a system comprising such an apparatus a disposable assembly attachable to the apparatus and to a method for controlling such an apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Ilona Eggert, Michael Caspers, Muriel Didier
  • Publication number: 20160199592
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for ejecting a fluid, having a housing comprising a cartridge retainer (50, 52) configured to hold a fluid containing cartridge (90, 100) and further comprising a cap connection part for removably attaching thereto a cap (18), having a sensor (502,) configured to determine whether the cap (18) is attached to the connection part, and having a control unit configured to measure a quantity being a measure for the radiation load on a cartridge in the cartridge retainer, wherein the control unit is further configured to cause a control step to be performed once the quantity exceeds a predefined threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Ilona Eggert, Michael Caspers
  • Publication number: 20160003489
    Abstract: An outside air handling unit and method for delivering conditioned air to individual heating/cooling zones of a building regardless of whether heating/cooling in needed. The outside air handling unit includes a liquid supply line which is connected to and draws liquid from a chilled supply line of the building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Ian Michael CASPER, John R. SCHWARTZ, Rick Van Buren, John Evan BADE, Justin P. KAUFFMAN, Brian SMITH, Mark A. ADAMS, Martin L. DOLL, Jr., Nicholas STAUB, Richard W. NADEAU, Matthew J. SHAUB, Sean GAO, Christian C. RUDIO, Jonathan D. WEST
  • Publication number: 20160003561
    Abstract: A modular water based heating and cooling system for providing chilled or heated water to terminal devices in a building to heat/cool individual zones in the building. The system includes a flow control device in fluid communication with a riser chilled water supply line, a riser chilled water return line, a riser heated water supply line, and a riser heated water return line. The flow control device includes first control valves and second control valves. Terminal device supply lines extend from the flow control device and are connected to respective first control valves. Terminal device return lines extend from the flow control device and are connected to respective second control valves. The first control valves and the second control valves cooperate to supply required chilled water or heated water through the terminal device supply lines to terminal devices based on the cooling/heating requirements of the terminal devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Ian Michael CASPER, Dirck LYON, Walter E. DOLL, John R. SCHWARTZ, Martin YU, Li Li MOW, Rick VAN BUREN, Roberto DE PACO, John Evan BADE, Cesar SERRANO, Daniela BILMANIS, Satheesh KULANKARA, Justin P. KAUFFMAN, Brian SMITH, Mark A. ADAMS, Martin L. DOLL, Jr., Nicholas STAUB, Richard W. NADEAU, William L. KOPKO, Chris PARASKEVAKOS, Matthew J. SHAUB, Sean GAO, Christian C. RUDIO, Mahesh Valiya NADUVATH, Jonathan D. WEST
  • Publication number: 20150265782
    Abstract: Described is a medicament delivery device (100, 200) comprising a case (105, 205) adapted to hold a container with a medicament and having a needle (300), a needle sleeve (120, 220) telescopically coupled to the case (105, 205) and having a first extended position relative to the case (105, 205) in which the needle (300) is covered, a retracted position relative to the case (105, 205) in which the needle (300) is exposed, and a second extended position relative to the case (105, 205) in which the needle is covered, a first indicia (125, 225) disposed on the needle sleeve (120, 220) which is visible in the first extended position and the second extended position, and a second indicia (130, 230) disposed on the needle sleeve (120, 220) and not visible in the first extended position and visible the second extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Stephan Riedel, Steffen Raab, Kerstine Hemmann, Michael Caspers, Katja Hoerhold, Daniel Kerkow
  • Publication number: 20150133859
    Abstract: The technical problem of the present invention to provide a medical device, which exhibits an increased safety of the device and facilitates a safe use is solved by medical device for delivering at least one drug agent, comprising a sensor, a control unit and an attachable dispense assembly, wherein the sensor is configured to detect attachment of the dispense assembly to the medical device, wherein the control unit is configured to determine at least based on a signal from the sensor whether the end of life of the dispense assembly is reached and wherein the medical device is configured to indicate the end of life of the dispense assembly. The technical problem is further solved by a method according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Caspers, Ilona Eggert
  • Publication number: 20150049072
    Abstract: The invention is related to a method comprising applying a voltage to a digital display module, detecting an electrical quantity related to the digital display module, determining whether the detected electrical quantity is indicative of correct operation of the digital display module. The invention is further related to a system for interfacing to a display, comprising an electrical input output arrangement configured to apply a voltage to a digital display module, configured to detect an electrical quantity related to the digital display module and configured to determine whether the detected electrical quantity is indicative of correct operation of the digital display module and configured to determine whether the detected electrical quantity is indicative of correct operation of the digital display module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Ilona Eggert, Michael Caspers, Shane Alistair Day
  • Publication number: 20150025493
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for delivering at least one fluid medicament from a medical device. The invention also relates to a medical device. The technical problem of improving the dose accuracy is solved by a method for delivering at least one fluid medicament from a medical device comprising a first reservoir containing a first fluid medicament, a second reservoir containing a fluid, and a fluid element connected to said first reservoir and said second reservoir. The method comprises receiving information about a desired dose of the first fluid medicament to be ejected, adjusting said dose to be ejected from said first reservoir based at least in part on information about a content of said fluid element, and ejecting said adjusted dose from said first reservoir through said fluid element. The technical problem is further solved by a medical device configured to work according to the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Ilona Eggert, Michael Caspers, Daniel Thomas De Sausmarez Lintell
  • Publication number: 20140354217
    Abstract: The present patent application inter alia relates to a micro plug and a modified standard micro receptacle. The modified standard micro receptacle comprises a housing, at least two contact terminals attached to a surface of a bar of the housing, a shield attached to the housing and at least partially laterally enclosing the at least two contact terminals and the bar of the housing, and at least one projection configured to be received in a recess of a corresponding micro plug when the micro plug is correctly inserted into the modified standard micro receptacle. Therein, the at least one projection is further configured to hinder an insertion of a standard micro plug into the modified standard micro receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Christian Nessel, Ilona Eggert, Michael Caspers
  • Publication number: 20140309588
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a method for detecting a limit of use of a medical device comprising the steps of starting a timer of a medical device when said medical device is used for the first time, detecting the limit of use of the medical device and indicating the limit of use of the medical device. The technical problem of providing a method and a medical device, the safety of which is further increased and at the same time the limit of use is not prematurely induced is solved by a generic method wherein the limit of use is reached when at least one of a first criterion and a second criterion is met, wherein the first criterion is that the timer reaches or exceeds a time limit and wherein the second criterion is that at least one operation of a drive train of said medical device reaches or exceeds a limit. The technical problem is further solved by a medical device for performing a method according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Ilona Eggert, Michael Caspers, Richard James Vincent Avery, Shane Alistair Day