Patents by Inventor Oliver NEEDHAM

Oliver NEEDHAM 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).

  • Adapter for connecting a dispenser to a container
    Patent number: 10322859
    Abstract: An adapter includes a body piece with an open container end side and a dispenser end side opposite to the container end side, and a collar piece arranged around the body piece. The dispenser end side of the body piece has an orifice. The body piece has a longitudinal axis, a cylindrical outer surface, and a cylindrical inner surface with a container thread oriented towards the container end side. The cylindrical outer surface of the body piece is equipped with a cap thread oriented towards the dispenser end side. The cap thread is arranged to interact with an inner thread of the cap for providing a child resistant closure. A collar piece is connected to the body piece that is freely rotatable relative to the body piece around the longitudinal axis of the body piece. The adapter can be used for efficiently and safely connecting a dispenser to container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Maxime Gaillot, Mark Digby Teucher, Daniel Higgins, Andrea Ceccaroni, Oliver Needham, Roberta Leah, Declan Reilly
  • ADAPTER FOR CONNECTING A DISPENSER TO A CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20180244446
    Abstract: An adapter includes a body piece with an open container end side and a dispenser end side opposite to the container end side, and a collar piece arranged around the body piece. The dispenser end side of the body piece has an orifice. The body piece has a longitudinal axis, a cylindrical outer surface, and a cylindrical inner surface with a container thread oriented towards the container end side. The cylindrical outer surface of the body piece is equipped with a cap thread oriented towards the dispenser end side. The cap thread is arranged to interact with an inner thread of the cap for providing a child resistant closure. A collar piece is connected to the body piece that is freely rotatable relative to the body piece around the longitudinal axis of the body piece. The adapter can be used for efficiently and safely connecting a dispenser to container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Maxime GAILLOT, Mark Digby TEUCHER, Daniel HIGGINS, Andrea CECCARONI, Oliver NEEDHAM, Roberta LEAH, Declan REILLY