Patents by Inventor Rene La Fontaine

Rene La Fontaine 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 module and device for piercing the skin
    Patent number: 9707384
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a needle module, which comprises a piercing means on a mounting, which can be releasably coupled to the drive unit so that, as a result of a driving force exerted by the drive unit on the mounting, a repeated pushing movement moving the piercing means in and out is transmitted, wherein, according to the invention, the mounting has a safety device which mechanically irreversibly blocks the piercing means after the needle module has been released from the drive unit so that it can no longer be moved out of the needle module. The invention also relates to a device, in particular a hand device, for piercing the skin, comprising a drive unit and the needle module according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Inventors: Rene La Fontaine, Holger Hoffmann
  • NEEDLE MODULE AND DEVICE FOR PIERCING THE SKIN
    Publication number: 20150025561
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a needle module, which comprises a piercing means on a mounting, which can be releasably coupled to the drive unit so that, as a result of a driving force exerted by the drive unit on the mounting, a repeated pushing movement moving the piercing means in and out is transmitted, wherein, according to the invention, the mounting has a safety device which mechanically irreversibly blocks the piercing means after the needle module has been released from the drive unit so that it can no longer be moved out of the needle module. The invention also relates to a device, in particular a hand device, for piercing the skin, comprising a drive unit and the needle module according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Rene La Fontaine, Holger Hoffmann