Patents by Inventor Michael Harms

Michael Harms 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).

  • NEEDLE HUB AND NEEDLE
    Publication number: 20140074043
    Abstract: The invention is related to an apparatus comprising a needle hub comprising at least one channel configured to guide a liquid, especially a liquid drug component, a needle comprising a cannula configured to guide the liquid and a plate fixedly connected to one end of the cannula, wherein the plate is configured to interact with the needle hub for fixing the needle to the needle hub. The invention further is related to an apparatus comprising a cannula configured to guide a liquid, especially a liquid drug component, and a plate fixedly connected to one end of the cannula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventor: Michael Harms
  • ASSEMBLY FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140052075
    Abstract: An assembly for a drug delivery device is provided comprising a housing, a cartridge holder releasably connectable to the housing, a resilient member, and an interaction member which is configured to mechanically cooperate with the resilient member and with the cartridge holder. The resilient member is configured to rotationally bias the interaction member. The assembly has a locked state where the cartridge holder is connected to the housing, the cartridge holder being obstructed from movement with respect to the housing, and an unlocked state where the connection between the cartridge holder and the housing is released, the cartridge holder being freely moveable with respect to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Christiane Schneider, Tobias Stever, Michael Harms, Ulrik Jakobi
  • DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND CARTRIDGE HOLDER FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140046266
    Abstract: A drug delivery device is provided comprising a cartridge holder comprising at least one guide track, and a body comprising at least one interaction member adapted and arranged to mechanically cooperate with the at least one guide track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Christiane Schneider, Tobias Stever, Michael Harms, Ulrik Jakobi
  • Medication delivery device
    Patent number: 8647309
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medication delivery device, to dosing mechanisms suitable for use in such medication delivery device, in particular in pen-type injectors, preferably having a dose setting member and a drive device enabling the dose setting and the administration of a medicinal product from a multi-dose medication cartridge, to methods using such device, and to methods of manufacturing and assembly of such device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Harms, James Robert Howarth, Robin Craig Cocker, George Richard Gregory, Anthony Raymond Charpentier, Michael Strehl, Udo Leuschner, Norbert Besenhardt
  • Medication Delivery Device
    Publication number: 20140039410
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medication delivery device, to dosing mechanisms suitable for use in medication delivery devices, in particular in pen-type injectors, preferably having dose setting means and a drive device enabling the administration of a medicinal product from a single- or multi-dose medication cartridge, to a use of such device, and to a method of manufacturing or assembling such device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Harms, Steffen Raab, Dominic George Webber, James Roberts Howarth, Tevor John Beckett, Geoffrey Philip Gray, John David Cross
  • Coarse-cell polyurethane elastomers
    Patent number: 8642670
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an open-cell polyurethane foam comprising polyester and polyether structures and having a density of 70 to 300 g/L, 1 to 20 cells/cm, a rebound intensity greater than 30%, an elongation at break of greater than 200%, a tear propagation resistance of greater than 1.2 N/mm and a tensile strength of greater than 200 kPa. The present invention further relates to a process for producing inventive open-cell polyurethane sponges and to the use thereof as a pipe cleaning sponge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nils Mohmeyer, Ralf Fritz, Annika Habicht, Daniela Tepe, Frank Prissok, Michael Harms, Bernd Bruchmann, Daniel Schoenfelder, Daniel Freidank, Andreas Emge, Andrea Eisenhardt
  • Medication delivery device
    Patent number: 8579867
    Abstract: A medication delivery device comprising a housing, a medication receptacle, a piston rod which is moveable distally, and a drive device for rotating the piston rod in a first rotational direction. The piston rod comprises two threaded sections, a first threaded section for threaded engagement with a reset element and a second threaded section for threaded engagement with the drive device. In an operational state, the reset element is prevented from rotating and the piston rod prevented from moving proximally. In a resetting state, the reset element is allowed to rotate, such that the delivery device is resettable by rotating the piston rod and the reset element in a second rotational direction and moving the piston rod proximally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Harms, Steffen Raab, Dominic George Webber, James Robert Howarth, Trevor John Beckett, Geoffrey Philip Gray, John David Cross
  • Coded Cartridge Holder System for a Fluid Delivery Device
    Publication number: 20130211326
    Abstract: A coded cartridge holder system is disclosed for use with a cartridge assembly (20) containing a fluid and a delivery device (10), where the system has keyed connectors (5, 5?, 6, 6?) to prevent accidental attachment of the wrong fluid delivery device (10). The system comprises a coupling (1) attachable to the dose setting portion (12) of the device (10) and keyed to the proximal end of the cartridge holder (14). The cartridge holder (14) may also contain medical coding (27, 28) to correspond to matching coding (27?, 28?) on the distal end of a cartridge assembly (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Uwe Dasbach, Steffen Raab, Michael Harms, Udo Stauder, Volker Korger
  • System for Modelling the Conversion of Lignocellulosic Materials
    Publication number: 20130185037
    Abstract: A system for modelling the conversion of crystalline insoluble cellulose to ethanol is provided which includes a processor configured to calculate the production rate for ethanol based on a number of inputs and as a function of specific equations. The system can form part of a control system for controlling the operation of a plant which produces ethanol from cellulose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Willem Heber Van Zyl, Josebus Maree Van Zyl, Thomas Michael Harms, Engene Van Rensburg, Lee Rybeck Lynd
  • Medication Delivery Device
    Publication number: 20130053789
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medication delivery device, to dosing mechanisms suitable for use in medication delivery devices, in particular in pen-type injectors, preferably having dose setting means and a drive device enabling the administration of a medicinal product from a single- or multi-dose medication cartridge, to a use of such device, and to a method of manufacturing or assembling such device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Harms, Steffen Raab, Dominic George Webber, James Robert Howarth, Trevor John Beckett, Geoffrey Philip Gray, John David Cross
  • Anisotropic cellular elastomers
    Patent number: 8282851
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cellular elastomer which is anisotropic, with anisotropy being defined by the compressive modulus in one of three orthogonal directions being greater than that in the other two directions by a factor of at least 1.5. The invention also relates to a cellular elastomer containing magnetizable particles which have a chain-like alignment along one spatial direction. The invention also relates to a process for producing a cellular elastomer containing magnetiable particles and the use of such elastomers in articles of manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Joern Duwenhorst, Maximilian Ruellmann, Frank Prissok, Sven Lasai, Steffen Mayer, Michael Harms, Claus Gabriel
  • Medication delivery device
    Patent number: 8267900
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medication delivery device, to dosing mechanisms suitable for use in medication delivery devices, in particular in pen-type injectors, preferably having dose setting means and a drive device enabling the administration of a medicinal product from a multi-dose medication cartridge, to a use of such device, and to a method of manufacturing or assembling such device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Harms, Steffen Raab, Dominic George Webber, James Robert Howarth, Trevor John Beckett, Geoffrey Philip Gray, John David Cross
  • DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120191049
    Abstract: The present invention relates to drug delivery device and a and method of manufacturing a drug delivery device with a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, a cartridge adapted to accommodate a drug, a cartridge retaining member adapted to retain the cartridge, the cartridge retaining member being secured to the housing, and a spring washer being arranged within the housing so as to exerting a force on the cartridge and securing the cartridge against movement with respect to the cartridge retaining member and against movement with respect to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Harms, Steffen Raab
  • Medical Device Having a Mechanism and Use of a Low-Friction Synthetic Material Within a Medical Device
    Publication number: 20120172818
    Abstract: A first movable element (4) and a second movable element (7) of a mechanism in a medical device are arranged in such a manner that, during an operation of the mechanism, a surface of the first element slides on a surface of the second element. The first element and the second element are formed from materials providing a coefficient of sliding friction of said surfaces on one another of less than 0.14 at a relative velocity of 2 mm per second.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Harms, Steffen Raab, Uwe Dasbach
  • PEN CAP
    Publication number: 20120165746
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a pen cap, being capable of covering a distal end of a drug delivery device comprising at least one protruding element located inside the pen cap which prevents that the rim of an outer needle cap, while being a protective casing for the needle at the distal end of the drug delivery device, can get stuck within a part of the pen cap if the user puts the pen cap on the drug delivery device. The inner diameter of the pen cap is reduced by means of the at least one protruding element, such that the inner diameter of the pen cap is smaller than the largest outer diameter of the outer needle cap. Furthermore, the invention relates to a drug delivery device comprising a pen cap with the described protruding elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Harms, Steffen Raab
  • Method for Manufacturing a Composite Work Piece for a Drug Delivery Device and Composite Work Piece for a Drug Delivery Device
    Publication number: 20120165738
    Abstract: Method for manufacturing a composite work piece for a drug delivery device, comprising the steps: Providing a first work piece part 1 and a second work piece part 2, arranging both work piece parts 1, 2 with respect to each other in such a way that both work piece parts 1, 2 are in mechanical contact with one another in a contact area 3, irradiating a surface of the first work piece part 1 with electromagnetic radiation, thereby softening the first work piece part 1 and/or the second work piece part 2 in a region adjacent to the contact area 3, and joining the first work piece part 1 to the second work piece part 2 in the contact area 3 for the composite work piece. Furthermore, a composite work piece for a drug delivery device is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Harms, Steffen Raab, Uwe Dasbach
  • Fixing Means
    Publication number: 20120160723
    Abstract: A fixing means (1) for a drug delivery device (6) comprises at least two clip elements (2) for releasably securing at least one drug delivery device (6) to said fixing means (1), wherein each of the two clip elements (2) comprises a flexible holding member (3) and wherein the clip elements (2) share one flexible holding member (4) with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Harms, Steffen Raab, Udo Stauder, Volker Korger, Uwe Dasbach, Caroline Stephan
  • Dose Button for a Drug Delivery Device and Method for Manufacturing a Dose Button
    Publication number: 20120165741
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a drug delivery device (6) comprising a dose button (1). Furthermore it relates to a method for manufacturing a dose button (1) by using a cutting-off process. The aim of the present invention is to minimize the risk of using a drug delivery device (6) containing a wrong drug. By means of tactile features, a drug delivery device (6) is distinguishable from another drug delivery device (6) containing another type of drug. This tactile feature is manufactured by using a dose button (1) out of metal which is milled or lathed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Harms, Steffen Raab, Udo Stauder, Richard James Vincent Avery, Christopher Nigel Langley, James Alexander Senior, James Alexander Davies
  • Medication delivery device
    Patent number: 8187233
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medication delivery device, to dosing mechanisms suitable for use in medication delivery devices, in particular in pen-type injectors, preferably having dose setting means and a drive device enabling the administration of a medicinal product from a single- or multi-dose medication cartridge, to a use of such device, and to a method of manufacturing or assembling such device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Harms, Steffen Raab, Dominic George Webber, James Robert Howarth, Trevor John Beckett, Geoffrey Philip Gray, John David Cross
  • MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120109075
    Abstract: The medical device comprises a wave spring or wave washer in a mechanism to engage or disengage a first element and a second element. The invention also discloses the use of a multiple wave spring or wave washer comprising at least two waved spring layers in a medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Harms, Steffen Raab, Udo Stauder