Patents by Inventor Thomas Eberhard

Thomas Eberhard 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: 9475074
    Abstract: A discharging device for discharging liquids includes an outer housing encompassing an inner chamber, a liquid storage receptacle, a discharge orifice, a delivery device for delivering liquid from the storage receptacle to the discharge orifice, a cap that covers the discharge orifice when present on the outer housing in a safety position, and a manual actuator adapted to actuate the delivery device and which is movable relative to the outer housing between a neutral relative position and an actuated relative position. The cap and the manual actuator cooperate so that displacement of the manual actuator is mechanically blocked when the cap is in its safety position. A locking element that is movable in relation to the outer housing is constrainedly coupled with the movement of the manual actuator and extends in the actuated position through a hole in the outer housing to a region that the cap blocks when mounted in its safety position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: APTAR RADOLFZELL GMBH
    Inventors: Judith Auerbach, Thomas Eberhard, Wilfried Graf
  • Publication number: 20140374445
    Abstract: A discharging device for discharging liquids includes an outer housing encompassing an inner chamber, a liquid storage receptacle, a discharge orifice, a delivery device for delivering liquid from the storage receptacle to the discharge orifice, a cap that covers the discharge orifice when present on the outer housing in a safety position, and a manual actuator adapted to actuate the delivery device and which is movable relative to the outer housing between a neutral relative position and an actuated relative position. The cap and the manual actuator cooperate so that displacement of the manual actuator is mechanically blocked when the cap is in its safety position. A locking element that is movable in relation to the outer housing is constrainedly coupled with the movement of the manual actuator and extends in the actuated position through a hole in the outer housing to a region that the cap blocks when mounted in its safety position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Judith AUERBACH, Thomas EBERHARD, Wilfried GRAF
  • Patent number: 8857668
    Abstract: A discharging device for discharging liquids includes an outer housing encompassing an inner chamber, a liquid storage receptacle, a discharge orifice, a delivery device for delivering liquid from the storage receptacle to the discharge orifice, a cap that covers the discharge port orifice when present on the outer housing in a safety position, and a manual actuator adapted to actuate the delivery device and which is movable relative to the outer housing between a neutral relative position and an actuated relative position. The cap and the manual actuator cooperate so that displacement of the manual actuator is mechanically blocked when the cap is in its safety position. A locking element that is movable in relation to the outer housing is constrainedly coupled with the movement of the manual actuator and extends in the actuated position through a hole in the outer housing to a region that the cap blocks when mounted in its safety position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Aptar Radolfzell GmbH
    Inventors: Judith Auerbach, Thomas Eberhard, Wilfried Graf
  • Patent number: 8596266
    Abstract: A discharging device, particularly for a pharmaceutical liquid, is adapted to accommodate and actuate a pump-type dispenser in an accommodating region. In the delivered state, the accommodating region of the discharging device is sufficiently large to ensure that the pump-type dispenser can be accommodated by the accommodating region when the dispenser has not yet been actuated and does not yet communicate with the outlet passageway. The discharging device is particularly useful for pharmaceutical liquids prone to oxidation and thus in need of extensive protection from contact with air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Eberhard
  • Publication number: 20110088692
    Abstract: The invention relates to a discharging device for discharging liquids, an outer housing (10) encompassing an inner chamber, a liquid storage receptical (52), a discharge orifice (20), a delivery device (54) for delivering liquid from said liquid storage receptacle (52) to said discharge orifice (20), a cap (70) that covers the discharge port (20) when present on said outer housing (10) in a safety position a manual actuator (30), which is adapted to actuate said delivery device (54) and which can be moved relatively to said outer housing (10) between a neutral relative position and an actuated relative position, wherein said cap (70) and said manual actuator (30) cooperate in such a manner that displacement of the manual actuator (30) is mechanically blocked when said cap (70) is in its safety position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Judith Auerbach, Thomas Eberhard, Wilfried Graf
  • Publication number: 20110083666
    Abstract: Discharging device, particularly for a pharmaceutical liquid. The invention relates to a discharging device, particularly for a pharmaceutical liquid, adapted to accommodate and actuate a pump-type dispenser (10) in an accommodating region (66). In the delivered state, the accommodating region (66) of the discharging device is sufficiently large to ensure that the pump-type dispenser can be accommodated by the accommodating region (66) when the dispenser has not yet been actuated and does not yet communicate with the outlet passageway (76). The use thereof, more particularly for pharmaceutical liquids prone to oxidation and therefore in need of extensive protection from contact with air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventor: Thomas Eberhard
  • Patent number: 6808085
    Abstract: A first reservoir body (13) includes two necks (19, 20). One neck (19) carries a thrust piston pump (11) including a medium outlet (37). The other neck (20) carries a closed second reservoir body (14) including a second medium. When the closure (9) is opened, the second medium is transferred into the first reservoir body (13) where it is mixed with or dissolved in the first medium. Thereafter, the mixed media can be discharged by the dosing pump (11) from the first reservoir body (13) in discrete doses in sequence. Thus, the media are stored separately and are not merged until being discharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Greiner-Perth, Hans Merk, Thomas Eberhard
  • Publication number: 20020066753
    Abstract: A first reservoir body (13) includes two necks (19, 20). One neck (19) carries a thrust piston pump (11) including a medium outlet (37). The other neck (20) carries a closed second reservoir body (14) including a second medium. When the closure (9) is opened, the second medium is transferred into the first reservoir body (13) where it is mixed with or dissolved in the first medium. Thereafter, the mixed media can be discharged by the dosing pump (11) from the first reservoir body (13) in discrete doses in sequence. Thus, the media are stored separately and are not merged until being discharged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventors: Juergen Greiner-Perth, Hans Merk, Thomas Eberhard
  • Patent number: 6352181
    Abstract: A locking ring (30) is provided for assisting axial insertion and snap fit of an actuating head (5), including a pump (7), to a medium reservoir base (6) while protecting the pump (7) against actuation or excessive forces encountered during assembly. The locking ring (30) can be disengaged to allow actuation of the pump (7) and then re-engaged to permit actuation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Erich Pfeiffer GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Eberhard, Anton Breyer