Patents by Inventor Stephan Mueller-Pathle

Stephan Mueller-Pathle 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: 11998724
    Abstract: An injection device for administering a dose of a liquid medicament includes an elongated housing having a dispensing end and being configured to accommodate a cartridge filled with the liquid medicament, a drive mechanism configured to operably engage with the cartridge for expelling of a dose of the medicament from the cartridge via the dispensing end, a protective cap releasably attachable to the housing to cover the dispensing end, a first electronic circuit attached to the protective cap and electrically connected to at least a first cap electrode arranged on the protective cap, and a second electronic circuit arranged inside the housing, coupled to the drive mechanism and electrically connected to at least a first housing electrode that is located on the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Klemm, Stephan Mueller-Pathle
  • Patent number: 11660400
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a sensor arrangement for an injection device to determine an axial position of at least one device component of the injection device inside a housing of the injection device. The sensor arrangement includes an elongated member located inside the housing, extending in an axial direction and having at least a first section and a second section of different magnetization. The first and second sections are separated in the axial direction. The sensor arrangement also includes at least one magnetic sensor element attached to the housing to detect the axial position of at least one of the first and second sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventor: Stephan Mueller-Pathle
  • Publication number: 20220409819
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to be arranged within a housing of an injection device and for detecting a manipulation of the injection device comprises a cam part that is configured to be rotatable relative to a follower part; a resilient member arranged to urge the cam part and the follower part towards abutment with each other wherein rotation of the cam part relative to the follower part causes reciprocating motion of the follower part, wherein the follower part is configured to move reciprocally in an axial direction of the injection device; and a contact sensor provided between the cam part and the follower part and configured to detect the reciprocating motion of the follower part. The cam part comprises a profiled section comprising an axially varying profile arranged to be in abutment with the follower part and configured to cause reciprocating motion of the follower part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Stefan Bohling, Michael Jugl, Stephan Mueller-Pathle
  • Publication number: 20220241511
    Abstract: An injection device for administering a dose of a liquid medicament includes an elongated housing having a dispensing end and being configured to accommodate a cartridge filled with the liquid medicament, a drive mechanism configured to operably engage with the cartridge for expelling of a dose of the medicament from the cartridge via the dispensing end, a protective cap releasably attachable to the housing to cover the dispensing end, a first electronic circuit attached to the protective cap and electrically connected to at least a first cap electrode arranged on the protective cap, and a second electronic circuit arranged inside the housing, coupled to the drive mechanism and electrically connected to at least a first housing electrode that is located on the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Klemm, Stephan Mueller-Pathle
  • Patent number: 11338094
    Abstract: An injection device for administering a dose of a liquid medicament includes an elongated housing having a dispensing end and being configured to accommodate a cartridge filled with the liquid medicament, a drive mechanism configured to operably engage with the cartridge for expelling of a dose of the medicament from the cartridge via the dispensing end, a protective cap releasably attachable to the housing to cover the dispensing end, a first electronic circuit attached to the protective cap and electrically connected to at least a first cap electrode arranged on the protective cap, and a second electronic circuit arranged inside the housing, coupled to the drive mechanism and electrically connected to at least a first housing electrode that is located on the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Klemm, Stephan Mueller-Pathle
  • Publication number: 20200222636
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a sensor arrangement for an injection device to determine an axial position of at least one device component of the injection device inside a housing of the injection device. The sensor arrangement includes an elongated member located inside the housing, extending in an axial direction and having at least a first section and a second section of different magnetization. The first and second sections are separated in an axial direction. The sensor arrangement also includes at least one magnetic sensor element attached to the housing to detect the axial position of at least one of the first and second sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventor: Stephan Mueller-Pathle
  • Publication number: 20200078526
    Abstract: An injection device for administering a dose of a liquid medicament includes an elongated housing having a dispensing end and being configured to accommodate a cartridge filled with the liquid medicament, a drive mechanism configured to operably engage with the cartridge for expelling of a dose of the medicament from the cartridge via the dispensing end, a protective cap releasably attachable to the housing to cover the dispensing end, a first electronic circuit attached to the protective cap and electrically connected to at least a first cap electrode arranged on the protective cap, and a second electronic circuit arranged inside the housing, coupled to the drive mechanism and electrically connected to at least a first housing electrode that is located on the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Klemm, Stephan Mueller-Pathle
  • Patent number: 10518040
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a sensor arrangement for an injection device to determine an axial position of at least one device component of the injection device inside a housing of the injection device. The sensor arrangement includes an elongated member located inside the housing, extending in an axial direction and having at least a first section and a second section of different magnetization. The first and second sections are separated in an axial direction. The sensor arrangement also includes at least one magnetic sensor element attached to the housing to detect the axial position of at least one of the first and second sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventor: Stephan Mueller-Pathle
  • Patent number: 10363367
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a filling device for filling a reservoir, the filling device comprising a housing configured to hold a container for a liquid; a conduit arranged for fluid engagement with the container; a drive unit configured to expel a liquid from the container through the conduit; and a connector configured to be attachable to a reservoir, wherein the connector comprises at least one contact element; the filling device further comprising a trigger assembly arranged to act on the drive unit such that when the trigger assembly is activated the liquid is expelled from the container through the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Stephan Mueller-Pathle
  • Publication number: 20190151554
    Abstract: A supplemental device for attachment to an injection device is presented having a display; a processor arrangement; a dose dialed detector operable to detect a dose of medicament dialed into an attached injection device; a dose delivery determiner for determining that a dose of medicament has been delivered; a quantity determiner determining a quantity of medicament that has been delivered; and a clock configured to determine a current time. The processor arrangement is configured when the supplemental device is in a default mode to display both a quantity of medicament that was delivered since a last dose and a time elapsed since delivery of the last dose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander Allerdings, Stephan Mueller-Pathle, André Baran, Kay Behrendt
  • Patent number: 10195351
    Abstract: A supplemental device for attachment to an injection device is presented having a display; a processor arrangement; a dose dialed detector operable to detect a dose of medicament dialed into an attached injection device; a dose delivery determiner for determining that a dose of medicament has been delivered; a quantity determiner determining a quantity of medicament that has been delivered; and a clock configured to determine a current time. The processor arrangement is configured when the supplemental device is in a default mode to display both a quantity of medicament that was delivered since a last dose and a time elapsed since delivery of the last dose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander Allerdings, Stephan Mueller-Pathle, André Baran, Kay Behrendt
  • Publication number: 20180043104
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a sensor arrangement for an injection device to determine an axial position of at least one device component of the injection device inside a housing of the injection device. The sensor arrangement includes an elongated member located inside the housing, extending in an axial direction and having at least a first section and a second section of different magnetization. The first and second sections are separated in an axial direction. The sensor arrangement also includes at least one magnetic sensor element attached to the housing to detect the axial position of at least one of the first and second sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventor: Stephan Mueller-Pathle
  • Publication number: 20170043090
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a filling device for filling a reservoir, the filling device comprising a housing configured to hold a container for a liquid; a conduit arranged for fluid engagement with the container; a drive unit configured to expel a liquid from the container through the conduit; and a connector configured to be attachable to a reservoir, wherein the connector comprises at least one contact element; the filling device further comprising a trigger assembly arranged to act on the drive unit such that when the trigger assembly is activated the liquid is expelled from the container through the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventor: Stephan Mueller-Pathle
  • Publication number: 20150032059
    Abstract: A supplemental device for attachment to an injection device is presented having a display; a processor arrangement; a dose dialled detector operable to detect a dose of medicament dialled into an attached injection device; a dose delivery determiner for determining that a dose of medicament has been delivered; a quantity determiner determining a quantity of medicament that has been delivered; and a clock configured to determine a current time. The processor arrangement is configured when the supplemental device is in a default mode to display both a quantity of medicament that was delivered since a last dose and a time elapsed since delivery of the last dose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Alexander Allerdings, Stephan Mueller-Pathle, André Baran, Kay Behrendt