Patents by Inventor Terry L. Sprieck

Terry L. Sprieck 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).

  • Localized lubrication of syringe barrels and stoppers
    Patent number: 7186242
    Abstract: A medical syringe assembly includes a first opening and a second opening at opposite ends of a tubular barrel having an inner wall. The inner wall includes an inner surface. A stopper having an engagement surface is slidably received in the tubular barrel and includes a portion for engaging the surface of the inner wall of said tubular barrel. A lubricant is disposed over a limited area of at least one member of the inner wall of the tubular barrel and the engagement surface of said stopper, whereby a sufficient amount of the lubricant is available to provide adequate reduction of friction between the surface of the inner wall of the tubular barrel and the engagement surface of the stopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Sandor Gyure, Terry L. Sprieck, Duane L. Schmitt
  • Localized lubrication of syringe barrels and stoppers
    Publication number: 20040122376
    Abstract: A medical syringe assembly includes a first opening and a second opening at opposite ends of a tubular barrel having an inner wall. The inner wall includes an inner surface. A stopper having an engagement surface is slidably received in the tubular barrel and includes a portion for engaging the surface of the inner wall of said tubular barrel. A lubricant is disposed over a limited area of at least one member of the inner wall of the tubular barrel and the engagement surface of said stopper, whereby a sufficient amount of the lubricant is available to provide adequate reduction of friction between the surface of the inner wall of the tubular barrel and the engagement surface of the stopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Sandor Gyure, Terry L. Sprieck, Duane L. Schmitt
  • Localized lubrication of syringe barrels and stoppers
    Patent number: 6663603
    Abstract: A medical syringe assembly includes a first opening and a second opening at opposite ends of a tubular barrel having an inner wall. The inner wall includes an inner surface. A stopper having an engagement surface is slidably received in the tubular barrel and includes a portion for engaging the surface of the inner wall of said tubular barrel. A lubricant is disposed over a limited area of at least one member of the inner wall of the tubular barrel and the engagement surface of said stopper, whereby a sufficient amount of the lubricant is available to provide adequate reduction of friction between the surface of the inner wall of the tubular barrel and the engagement surface of the stopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Sandor Gyure, Terry L. Sprieck, Duane L. Schmitt
  • Medical needle assemblies
    Publication number: 20030121812
    Abstract: A shielded, sterile, single-use unit dose needle assembly includes a unit dose needle with a hub and a packaging shield. The unit dose needle has a handle end and a prong end configured to hold a unit dose of a vaccine. The hub is fixedly attached to the handle end of the unit dose needle and includes a tapered mating surface. The packaging shield includes a tubular housing having an open end and a closed end with an internal opening extending therebetween. The open end of the packaging shield can be removably attached to the tapered mating surface of the hub to form an air-tight seal, with the unit dose needle contained within the internal opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Terry L. Sprieck, Alfred W. Prais, Paul G. Alchas
  • Localized lubrication of syringes, barrels and stoppers
    Patent number: 6562010
    Abstract: A medical syringe assembly includes a first opening and a second opening at opposite ends of a tubular barrel having an inner wall. The inner wall includes an inner surface. A stopper having an engagement surface is slidably received in the tubular barrel and includes a portion for engaging the surface of the inner wall of said tubular barrel. A lubricant is disposed over a limited area of at least one member of the inner wall of the tubular barrel and the engagement surface of said stopper, whereby a sufficient amount of the lubricant is available to provide adequate reduction of friction between the surface of the inner wall of the tubular barrel and the engagement surface of the stopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Sandor Gyure, Terry L. Sprieck, Duane L. Schmitt
  • Localized lubrication of syringe barrels and stoppers
    Patent number: 6093175
    Abstract: A medical syringe assembly includes a first opening and a second opening at opposite ends of a tubular barrel having an inner wall. The inner wall includes an inner surface. A stopper having an engagement surface is slidably received in the tubular barrel and includes a portion for engaging the surface of the inner wall of said tubular barrel. A lubricant is disposed over a limited area of at least one member of the inner wall of the tubular barrel and the engagement surface of said stopper, whereby a sufficient amount of the lubricant is available to provide adequate reduction of friction between the surface of the inner wall of the tubular barrel and the engagement surface of the stopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Sandor Gyure, Terry L. Sprieck, Duane L. Schmitt
  • Medical needle assembly
    Patent number: D476418
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Terry L. Sprieck, Alfred W. Prais, Paul G. Alchas