Patents by Inventor Thomas Harkin

Thomas Harkin 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: 20200231351
    Abstract: A blister package for a contact lens is provided. The blister package includes a body defining a handle and a well, a flexible top contacting the body and closing the well, and a lens cradle that includes a lens support bowl. The lens cradle is attached to the inner surface of the flexible top. By peeling away the flexible top, the lens cradle is lifted away from the bottom surface of the well and the lens is raised out of the well, cradled by the lens support bowl, and presented for easy fingertip manipulation by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Sarah ALMOND, Carlos ORTIZ, Gary HUNT, Mike NELSON, Russell BEARD, Thomas HARKIN, Pauline GAVELLE
  • Patent number: 10126290
    Abstract: Disclosed is a test tape device comprising a housing having a cassette compartment for a replaceable tape cassette, a cassette door which can be retained in a closed position and which allows access to the cassette compartment through a housing opening in an open position, a tip cover which can be positioned in a first position covering a housing aperture and a second position allowing access to a tip of the tape cassette, wherein the tip cover is moveable to a third position in which the cassette tip is at least partially uncovered and the housing opening is extended into the area of the cassette tip, and wherein the cassette door is self-opening when moving the tip cover to the third position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Harkin, Liang Yi Li, Hans List, Wolfgang Rödel, Klaus Thome, Wen Tsung Wang, Karl Werner
  • Publication number: 20160153962
    Abstract: Disclosed is a test tape device comprising a housing having a cassette compartment for a replaceable tape cassette, a cassette door which can be retained in a closed position and which allows access to the cassette compartment through a housing opening in an open position, a tip cover which can be positioned in a first position covering a housing aperture and a second position allowing access to a tip of the tape cassette, wherein the tip cover is moveable to a third position in which the cassette tip is at least partially uncovered and the housing opening is extended into the area of the cassette tip, and wherein the cassette door is self-opening when moving the tip cover to the third position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Harkin, Liang Yi Li, Hans List, Wolfgang Rödel, Klaus Thome, Wen Tsung Wang, Karl Werner
  • Patent number: 7566222
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for demonstrating an absorbent product. The apparatus includes a torso-shaped manikin on which an absorbent product can be donned. An inlet is positioned on the manikin to receive synthetic urine, a first outlet is positioned on the manikin to correspond to male anatomy, and a second outlet is positioned on the manikin to correspond to female anatomy. A passageway is positioned in the manikin to direct synthetic urine from the inlet toward the first and second outlets. A method and kit are also provided for demonstrating the absorbent product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: First Quality Retail Services, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Harkin
  • Publication number: 20060105316
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for demonstrating an absorbent product. The apparatus includes a torso-shaped manikin on which an absorbent product can be donned. An inlet is positioned on the manikin to receive synthetic urine, a first outlet is positioned on the manikin to correspond to male anatomy, and a second outlet is positioned on the manikin to correspond to female anatomy. A passageway is positioned in the manikin to direct synthetic urine from the inlet toward the first and second outlets. A method and kit are also provided for demonstrating the absorbent product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventor: Thomas Harkin
  • Patent number: D648024
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Harkin, Michael Keil, Wolfgang Baeuml, Susanne Gentsch, Tiina Lappi, Lindley Herpichboehm, Sebastian Liedtke
  • Patent number: D664258
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Harkin, Christopher Kilbane, Sebastian Liedtke
  • Patent number: D768856
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Harkin, Michael Keil, Tiina Lappi, Roland Wiegand