Patents by Inventor Thomas Shoup

Thomas Shoup 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: 9802007
    Abstract: A lancet driver is provided wherein the driver exerts a driving force on a lancet during a lancing cycle and is used on a tissue site. The driver comprises of a drive force generator for advancing the lancet along a path into the tissue site, and a manual switch for a user interface input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Mark Castle, Rodney Kugizaki, Robert Englert, Thomas Shoup, Dominique M. Freeman
  • Patent number: 9795747
    Abstract: A lancet driver is provided wherein the driver exerts a driving force on a lancet during a lancing cycle and is used on a tissue site. The driver comprises of a drive force generator for advancing the lancet along a path into the tissue site, and a manual switch for a user interface input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Mark Castle, Rodney Kugizaki, Robert Englert, Thomas Shoup, Jeff Perry
  • Patent number: 9744312
    Abstract: A lancet driver is provided wherein the driver exerts a driving force on a lancet during a lancing cycle and is used on a tissue site. The driver comprises of a drive force generator for advancing the lancet along a path into the tissue site, and a manual switch for a user interface input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Mark Castle, Rodney Kugizaki, Robert Englert, Thomas Shoup
  • Publication number: 20160129204
    Abstract: A lancet driver is provided wherein the driver exerts a driving force on a lancet during a lancing cycle and is used on a tissue site. The driver comprises of a drive force generator for advancing the lancet along a path into the tissue site, and a manual switch for a user interface input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Mark Castle, Rodney Kugizaki, Robert Englert, Thomas Shoup
  • Patent number: 9226699
    Abstract: A body fluid sampling device includes a housing, a penetrating member positioned in the housing and a test strip. A compliant front end is coupled to the housing. The compliant front-end includes a rigid member with an interior aperture to receive the body fluid from a wound site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland Gmbh
    Inventors: Dominique Freeman, Ajay Deshmukh, Jason Hegener, Thomas Shoup, Brent Eaton, Joshua Molho, Amy Wang, Jeffrey Perry
  • Patent number: 8965476
    Abstract: A body fluid testing device has at least one penetrating member and a penetrating member driver configured to be coupled to the at least one penetrating member. A plurality of analyte sensors are coupled to a spoked disk substrate. Each of a penetrating member can pass between spokes of the disk substrate to provide that a used penetrating member can be removed and a new penetrating inserted without removing the disk. A disposable houses the at least one penetrating member and the plurality of analyte sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Dominique M. Freeman, Thomas Shoup, Jeffrey Perry, Mark Castle, Rodney Kugizaki, Robert Englert, Don Alden
  • Publication number: 20140142543
    Abstract: A lancet driver is provided wherein the driver exerts a driving force on a lancet during a lancing cycle and is used on a tissue site. The driver comprises of a drive force generator for advancing the lancet along a path into the tissue site, and a manual switch for a user interface input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Mark Castle, Rodney Kugizaki, Robert Englert, Thomas Shoup, Dominique M. Freeman
  • Publication number: 20120283539
    Abstract: A body fluid testing device has at least one penetrating member and a penetrating member driver configured to be coupled to the at least one penetrating member. A plurality of analyte sensors are coupled to a spoked disk substrate. Each of a penetrating member can pass between spokes of the disk substrate to provide that a used penetrating member can be removed and a new penetrating inserted without removing the disk. A disposable houses the at least one penetrating member and the plurality of analyte sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Dominique M. Freeman, Thomas Shoup, Jeffrey Perry, Mark Castle, Rodney Kugizaki, Robert Englert, Don Alden
  • Publication number: 20120271197
    Abstract: A lancet driver is provided wherein the driver exerts a driving force on a lancet during a lancing cycle and is used on a tissue site. The driver comprises of a drive force generator for advancing the lancet along a path into the tissue site, and a manual switch for a user interface input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Mark Castle, Rodney Kugizaki, Robert Englert, Thomas Shoup, Jeff Perry
  • Publication number: 20120238841
    Abstract: A test strip is provided with sample capture that provides for a one step process to achieve a lancing event, sample capture and sample transport in a sensor design that supports one step testing. In various embodiments, the present invention provides for one step testing by, (i) analyte sample capture layout; (ii) analyte sample capture and transport configurations; (iii) structures of sample capture; (iv) processes for forming sample transport, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Mark Castle, Jeffrey Perry, Thomas Shoup, Rodney Kugizaki
  • Publication number: 20110077478
    Abstract: A body fluid sampling device includes a housing, a penetrating member positioned in the housing and a test strip. A compliant front end is coupled to the housing. The compliant front-end includes a rigid member with an interior aperture to receive the body fluid from a wound site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Dominique Freeman, Ajay Deshmukh, Jason Hegener, Thomas Shoup, Brent Eaton, Joshua Molho, Amy Wang, Jeffrey Perry
  • Publication number: 20060064323
    Abstract: A system for providing users access to information of health parameters on patients. The system includes a modem for receiving digital data from one or more patient sources on the health parameters of the patients and a management computer. The management computer processes the digital data and provides clinical statistics and administrative statistics derived from the digital data. Such clinical statistics and administrative statistics can be accessed via Internet protocol by one or more users such that these users each can access the clinical statistics and the administrative statistics independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Todd Alleckson, Energy Cruse, Karyn Grant, Robert Leichner, Gaurang Mehta, James Rueter, Thomas Shoup, Alexander Tudor, Ronald Yamada
  • Patent number: D472111
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Shoup Processing, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Thomas Shoup, Robert A. Russell