Patents by Inventor Timothy Ackerman

Timothy Ackerman 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: 8226630
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the method of use for a single dose, single use, self-destructing, auto-disabling safety syringe. The invention successfully addresses and solves the problems of the prior art by combining the use of COC injection molding with the advantages presented by the ampoule cartridge and the traditional safety syringe all integrated into a single device. A pre-filled ampoule or barrel is molded with minimal draft enabling the syringe's piston plunger to be partially self-lubricated by the syringe's contents. The addition of an internal auto disabling coupler to the piston plunger allows the device to be used only a single time. In addition, the present invention's structure is such that its safety sleeve necessarily moves forward to cover the syringe's needle after use. The invention's elements solve the biocompatibility and safety problems of the prior art and provide an exact dose, prefilled, single use, safety syringe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Inventors: Timothy Ackerman, Robert S. Ackerman, legal representative
  • Publication number: 20100298809
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the method of use for a single dose, single use, self-destructing, auto-disabling safety syringe. The invention successfully addresses and solves the problems of the prior art by combining the use of COC injection molding with the advantages presented by the ampoule cartridge and the traditional safety syringe all integrated into a single device. A pre-filled ampoule or barrel is molded with minimal draft enabling the syringe's piston plunger to be partially self-lubricated by the syringe's contents. The addition of an internal auto disabling coupler to the piston plunger allows the device to be used only a single time. In addition, the present invention's structure is such that its safety sleeve necessarily moves forward to cover the syringe's needle after use. The invention's elements solve the biocompatibility and safety problems of the prior art and provide an exact dose, prefilled, single use, safety syringe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Timothy Ackerman, Robert S. Ackerman
  • Patent number: 7766872
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a single dose, one time use, self-destruction, auto-disabling safety syringe with an injection molded barrel. The invention successfully addresses and solves the problems of the prior art by combining the use of COC injection molding with the advantages presented by the ampoule cartridge and the traditional safety syringe all integrated into a single device. A pre-filled ampoule or barrel is molded with minimal draft enabling the syringe's piston plunger to be partially self-lubricated by the syringe's contents. The addition of an internal auto disabling coupler to the piston plunger allows the device to be used only a single time. In addition, the present invention's structure is such that its safety sleeve necessarily moves forward to cover the syringe's needle after use. The present invention's elements, as combined, solve the biocompatibility and safety problems of the prior art and provide an exact dose, prefilled, single time use, cartridge safety syringe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Inventor: Timothy Ackerman
  • Publication number: 20070270743
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a single dose, one time use, self-destruction, auto-disabling safety syringe with an injection molded barrel. The invention successfully addresses and solves the problems of the prior art by combining the use of COC injection molding with the advantages presented by the ampoule cartridge and the traditional safety syringe all integrated into a single device. A pre-filled ampoule or barrel is molded with minimal draft enabling the syringe's piston plunger to be partially self-lubricated by the syringe's contents. The addition of an internal auto disabling coupler to the piston plunger allows the device to be used only a single time. In addition, the present invention's structure is such that its safety sleeve necessarily moves forward to cover the syringe's needle after use. The present invention's elements, as combined, solve the biocompatibility and safety problems of the prior art and provide an exact dose, prefilled, single time use, cartridge safety syringe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventor: Timothy Ackerman