Patents by Inventor Patrick Fiechter

Patrick Fiechter 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: 8409148
    Abstract: A device for the dosed administration of a fluid product including a housing, a conveying device for the product, a drive element influenced by the selection of a product dose, a coupling input member coupled to the drive element, a coupling output member coupled to the conveying device, a retaining device which maintains the coupling elements in a maintaining position uncoupled from each other, wherein at least one of the coupling elements is displaceable by a coupling movement from the maintaining position into a coupling state, and wherein a driving force of the drive element causes a delivery movement of the conveying device via the coupling elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: TecPharma Licensing AG
    Inventors: Patrick Fiechter, Philippe Kohlbrenner, Daniel Kuenzli, Christof Meier, Peter Stettler, Juergen Wittmann, Urs Widmer
  • Patent number: 8114046
    Abstract: A device for connecting an injection needle to an injection apparatus, wherein the device provides a plurality of possible points of contact in at least two planes, and wherein the points of contact have associated spring forces for acting generally perpendicularly on the injection apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: TecPharma Licensing AG
    Inventors: Gian-Carlo Covino, Patrick Fiechter, Fritz Kirchhofer, Hans-Ulrich Lehmann, Daniel Scheidegger, Stefan Wenger
  • Patent number: 8043249
    Abstract: A device for connecting an injection needle to an injection apparatus, wherein the device provides a plurality of possible points of contact in at least two planes, and wherein the points of contact have associated spring forces for acting generally perpendicularly on the injection apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: TecPharma Licensing AG
    Inventors: Gian-Carlo Covino, Patrick Fiechter, Fritz Kirchhofer, Hans-Ulrich Lehmann, Daniel Scheidegger, Stefan West
  • Publication number: 20090240212
    Abstract: A device for connecting an injection needle to an injection apparatus, wherein the device provides a plurality of possible points of contact in at least two planes, and wherein the points of contact have associated spring forces for acting generally perpendicularly on the injection apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Gian-Carlo Covino, Patrick Fiechter, Fritz Kirchhofer, Hans-Ulrich Lehmann, Daniel Scheidegger, Stefan West
  • Publication number: 20080051712
    Abstract: A device for the dosed administration of a fluid product including a housing, a conveying device for the product, a drive element influenced by the selection of a product dose, a coupling input member coupled to the drive element, a coupling output member coupled to the conveying device, a retaining device which maintains the coupling elements in a maintaining position uncoupled from each other, wherein at least one of the coupling elements is displaceable by a coupling movement from the maintaining position into a coupling state, and wherein a driving force of the drive element causes a dosing movement of the conveying device via the coupling element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Patrick Fiechter, Philippe Kohlbrenner, Daniel Kuenzli, Christoph Meier, Peter Stettler, Juergen Wittmann, Urs Widmer
  • Publication number: 20060167419
    Abstract: A device for administering measured doses of a liquid product with a dockable dose display (i.e., a dose display that can be connected, attached, operably coupled to, fitted or retrofit on the device after the device is manufactured), the device including a housing with a reservoir for the product, a plunger rod displaceable to convey the product in a forward drive direction, a dose-measuring member for making a dose-measuring movement to set a product dose to be administered, a dose display with at least a first display element for displaying the set dose, and a coupling which couples the dose display with the dose-measuring member to record, track and/or display a dose-measuring movement, wherein the dose display comprises an interface coupled with the dose-measuring member for communicating the dose measuring to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Patrick Fiechter, Christof Meier, Philippe Kohlbrenner, Urs Widmer
  • Publication number: 20060153693
    Abstract: An administering apparatus having a service life timer is provided that includes a casing with a reservoir for a container for a product to be administered, a conveying member for the product, an adder for recording and adding a change in the state of the apparatus, and an output means connected to the adder that outputs a signal perceivable by the senses in response to recording a change in state of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Patrick Fiechter, Christof Meier, Urs Widmer, Philippe Kohlbrenner, Thomas Schuler, Martin Wittwer
  • Publication number: 20040186443
    Abstract: A device for connecting an injection needle to an injection apparatus, wherein the device provides a plurality of possible points of contact in at least two planes, and wherein the points of contact have associated spring forces for acting generally perpendicularly on the injection apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Gian-Carlo Covino, Patrick Fiechter, Fritz Kirchhofer, Hans-Ulrich Lehmann, Daniel Scheidegger, Stefan West