Patents by Inventor Stephan Muller-Pathle

Stephan Muller-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).

  • Publication number: 20210113778
    Abstract: An injection device comprising a housing with a receptacle for the product, a dosing mechanism for setting a product dosage to be administered and for displaying the set product dosage and a dispensing mechanism for dispensing the product. The dispensing mechanism may include a piston rod, at least one sleeve rotatable relative to the housing to eject the set product dosage, and a button moveable relative to the housing and relative to the at least one sleeve in the dispensing direction from a dosing position into a dispensing position to eject the set product dosage. The device can further include a first detector for detecting the position of the button relative to the housing or the at least one sleeve, a second detector for detecting rotational movement of the at least one sleeve or a component part coupled to the at least one sleeve and a feedback generator mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Jugl, Maurice Toporek, Stefan Blancke, Stephan Müller-Pathle
  • Patent number: 10518034
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising an optical sensor having a plurality of photosensitive cells arranged in a grid, wherein the optical sensor is configured to capture a first image using a first subset of the photosensitive cells and to capture a second image using a second subset of the photosensitive cells, the second subset not including any of the photosensitive cells in the first subset, wherein the apparatus is configured to process the first and second images using at least one optical character recognition algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventor: Stephan Muller-Pathle
  • Patent number: 10506972
    Abstract: A device for determining and displaying a dose of a medicament to be administered to a user based, at least in part, on a measure of physical activity of the user described herein includes a determining unit configured determine a measure of physical activity of the user using information provided by one or more sensors. The device also includes a computer readable memory storing a set of predefined templates comprising predefined actions, rules, and parameters defining at least an initial medicament dose value, the measure of physical activity of the user, a time elapsed between an instance of physical activity and a current time, and a target blood glucose value, wherein the determining unit is further configured to determine the medicament dose based, at least in part, on the measure of physical activity of the user, by execution of one or more templates from the set of predefined templates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Schabbach, Jörg Heisiep, Stephan Müller-Pathle, Ross MacArthur
  • Publication number: 20190053755
    Abstract: A device for determining and displaying a dose of a medicament to be administered to a user based, at least in part, on a measure of physical activity of the user described herein includes a determining unit configured determine a measure of physical activity of the user using information provided by one or more sensors. The device also includes a computer readable memory storing a set of predefined templates comprising predefined actions, rules, and parameters defining at least an initial medicament dose value, the measure of physical activity of the user, a time elapsed between an instance of physical activity and a current time, and a target blood glucose value, wherein the determining unit is further configured to determine the medicament dose based, at least in part, on the measure of physical activity of the user, by execution of one or more templates from the set of predefined templates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Schabbach, Jörg Heisiep, Stephan Müller-Pathle, Ross MacArthur
  • Patent number: 10105093
    Abstract: A device comprising: means for obtaining a parameter of a sample of body fluid from a user; means for using information provided by one or more sensors to calculate a measure of physical activity of the user; means for calculating a medicament dose using at least in part the measured parameter and the measure of physical activity of the user; and means for indicating the calculated medicament dose to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Schabbach, Jörg Heisiep, Stephan Müller-Pathle, Ross MacArthur
  • Publication number: 20170151390
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising an optical sensor having a plurality of photosensitive cells arranged in a grid, wherein the optical sensor is configured to capture a first image using a first subset of the photosensitive cells and to capture a second image using a second subset of the photosensitive cells, the second subset not including any of the photosensitive cells in the first subset, wherein the apparatus is configured to process the first and second images using at least one optical character recognition algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventor: Stephan Muller-Pathle
  • Patent number: 9649435
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dosing mechanism for a fluid, comprising an inlet, an outlet, a dosing pipe and two valve groups with an inlet valve and an outlet valve each, wherein the inlet is connected to both inlet valves and the outlet is connected to both outlet valves, wherein the inlet valve of one group is arranged to connect the inlet to a first end of the dosing pipe while the outlet valve of the same group is arranged to connect the outlet to a second end of the dosing pipe, wherein the inlet valve of the other group is arranged to connect the inlet to the second end of the dosing pipe while the outlet valve of the same group is arranged to connect the outlet to the first end of the dosing pipe, wherein control means are arranged to open only the valves of one group at a time thereby allowing the fluid to flow from the inlet through the dosing pipe to the outlet, wherein a dosing object is arranged in the dosing pipe in a manner to be translated from one end towards the other by the fluid, wherein a d
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Stephan Müller-Pathle
  • Patent number: 9468719
    Abstract: Described is an autoinjector comprising a spring holder, a guide cylinder releasably coupled to the spring holder, a drive assembly releasably coupled to the spring holder, a drive spring adapted to apply a force on the drive assembly, and a penetration spring adapted to apply a force on the guide cylinder. The guide cylinder is adapted to accommodate a syringe having a plunger. The drive assembly is coupled to the guide cylinder and adapted to engage the plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Muller-Pathle, Philippe NziKe, Axel Roth
  • Publication number: 20140276448
    Abstract: Described is an autoinjector comprising a spring holder, a guide cylinder releasably coupled to the spring holder, a drive assembly releasably coupled to the spring holder, a drive spring adapted to apply a force on the drive assembly, and a penetration spring adapted to apply a force on the guide cylinder. The guide cylinder is adapted to accommodate a syringe having a plunger. The drive assembly is coupled to the guide cylinder and adapted to engage the plunger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Stephan Muller-Pathle, Philippe Nzike, Axel Roth
  • Patent number: 8834413
    Abstract: In order to improve the energy efficiency of an injection device 100, a current is caused to be applied to a motor 113 of the injection device 100, which is related to a signal from a force sensor 115. The signal represents a force that is applied by the motor 113 to a plunger 122 of a cartridge 121.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Müller-Pathle, Christian Nessel, Christoph Eissengarthen, Navid Durrani
  • Patent number: 8762624
    Abstract: A data management system and method for storing data records of at least two different category types in a first non-volatile memory section, which may be flash memory, divided into sequentially arranged memory locations. The data records, each including its category type and a time stamp, are sequentially stored into memory locations indicated by a cyclic write pointer stored in a second nonvolatile memory section. A new node associated with a data record is added to a linked list stored in a volatile memory section for a determined category type, such that there is a separate linked list for each category type. The data management system may be included in a glucose meter of a blood glucose system, and use of the second nonvolatile memory section and the volatile memory sections allows data records stored in the first nonvolatile memory section to be displayed by category type and by time stamp more quickly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Lifescan Scotland Limited
    Inventors: Joachim Binz, Manfred Ebner, Mario Esser, Stephan Muller-Pathle, Thomas Jetter
  • Publication number: 20140018730
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dosing mechanism for a fluid, comprising an inlet, an outlet, a dosing pipe and two valve groups with an inlet valve and an outlet valve each, wherein the inlet is connected to both inlet valves and the outlet is connected to both outlet valves, wherein the inlet valve of one group is arranged to connect the inlet to a first end of the dosing pipe while the outlet valve of the same group is arranged to connect the outlet to a second end of the dosing pipe, wherein the inlet valve of the other group is arranged to connect the inlet to the second end of the dosing pipe while the outlet valve of the same group is arranged to connect the outlet to the first end of the dosing pipe, wherein control means are arranged to open only the valves of one group at a time thereby allowing the fluid to flow from the inlet through the dosing pipe to the outlet, wherein a dosing object is arranged in the dosing pipe in a manner to be translated from one end towards the other by the fluid, wherein a d
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventor: Stephan Müller-Pathle
  • Publication number: 20140005501
    Abstract: A device comprising: means for obtaining a parameter of a sample of body fluid from a user; means for using information provided by one or more sensors to calculate a measure of physical activity of the user; means for calculating a medicament dose using at least in part the measured parameter and the measure of physical activity of the user; and means for indicating the calculated medicament dose to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Schabbach, Jörg Heisiep, Stephan Müller-Pathle, Ross MacArthur
  • Publication number: 20130204224
    Abstract: In order to improve the energy efficiency of an injection device 100, a current is caused to be applied to a motor 113 of the injection device 100, which is related to a signal from a force sensor 115. The signal represents a force that is applied by the motor 113 to a plunger 122 of a cartridge 121.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Müller-Pathle, Christian Nessel, Christoph Eissengarthen, Navid Durrani
  • Publication number: 20120101444
    Abstract: A medication delivery device comprises display means (15) having at least one segment, the segment comprising a first display element (1A1, 1B1, 1C1, 1D1, 1E1, 1F1, 1G1) and a second display element (1A2, 1B2, 1C2, 1D2, 1E2, 1F2, 1G2). The display means (15) comprises a first display layer (212) and a second display layer (222). The first display layer (212) is arranged over the second display layer (222), wherein one of the first display element (1A1, 1B1, 1C1, 1D1, 1E1, 1F1, 1G1) and the second display element (1A2, 1B2, 1C2, 1D2, 1E2, 1F2, 1G2) is located in the first display layer (212) and the other one of first display element (1A1, 1B1, 1C1, 1D1, 1E1, 1F1, 1G1) and the second display element (1A2, 1B2, 1C2, 1D2, 1E2, 1F2, 1G2) is located in the second display layer (222).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Müller-Pathle, Andrew Tubb, Daniel Tyce, David Jonathan Glenton
  • Publication number: 20110099338
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a data management system and method for storing a plurality of data records (10) including data records of at least two different category types in a non-volatile memory section (12) divided into a plurality of sequentially arranged memory locations. By means of a storage controller (228), the data records (10), each comprising an indication (20) of its category type and a time stamp (21), are sequentially stored one by one in the order of receipt into memory locations indicated by a cyclic write pointer (26) that is incremented following storage of each data record (10) such that each memory location storing a data record stores exactly one data, record (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: Life Scan Scotland Ltd.
    Inventors: Joachim Binz, Manfred Ebner, Mario Esser, Stephan Muller-Pathle, Thomas Jetter
  • Publication number: 20070233051
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for delivering medication with drug delivery devices such as drug pumps or the like. Drug delivery systems in accordance with the present invention include a remote controller that wirelessly communicates with a drug delivery device. The remote controller can control an infusion pump in such a way that provides the user with better control of the amount of medication dispensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: David Hohl, Ian Shipway, Steven Getz, Ulrich Kraft, Manfred Ebner, Thorsten Niess, Joachim Binz, Stephan Muller-Pathle