Patents by Inventor Tobias Stever
Tobias Stever 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).
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Drug Delivery Device, Method for Manufacturing a Drug Delivery Device and Use of a Welded Connection
Publication number: 20210252230Abstract: A drug delivery device is proposed which comprises: a housing defining an interior; a reservoir which is adapted to contain a drug or contains a drug, the reservoir being retained in the interior; and a closure part which is secured relative to the housing and has to be disconnected from the housing to get access to the reservoir within the interior, wherein the closure part is secured relative to the housing by a connection, wherein the connection comprises a welded connection, and wherein the welded connection is formed between two join partners, i.e. a first join partner and a second join partner. Further, a method for manufacturing a drug delivery device is disclosed as is a use associated with drug delivery devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2019Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Ngoc Jane Lam, Tobias Stever -
Patent number: 10617825Abstract: A drug delivery device (1) is provided comprising a housing (2), a cartridge holder (3) which is adapted and arranged for receiving a cartridge (4) for holding a plurality of doses of a drug (5), wherein the cartridge holder (3) is removable from the housing (2) to enable an exchange of the cartridge (4), a piston rod (9) adapted and arranged to be moved from an initial position towards an end position for dispensing a dose of drug (5) from the device (1) and to be moved from the end position back towards the initial position to perform a reset operation of the device (1), and at least one resilient member (20, 25). The at least one resilient member (20, 25) is in direct mechanical contact with the piston rod (9) and the resilient member (20, 25) is adapted and arranged to prevent an unintentional movement of the piston rod (9) towards the initial position due to mechanical cooperation with the piston rod (9).Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2015Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBHInventors: Tobias Stever, Ngoc-Jane Lam, Ulrik Jakobi
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Patent number: 10265474Abstract: A drug delivery device is provided with a cartridge holder having at least one guide track, and a body having at least one interaction member adapted and arranged to mechanically cooperate with the at least one guide track. The guide track has a first section and a second section, wherein the path which is defined by the first section encloses an angle with the longitudinal axis of the device, wherein the angle which is enclosed by the path defined by the first section with the longitudinal axis is smaller than the angle which is enclosed by the path defined by the second section with the longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2016Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Inventors: Christiane Schneider, Tobias Stever, Michael Harms, Ulrik Jakobi
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Patent number: 9795743Abstract: A drive assembly for a medication delivery device is provided, comprising a piston rod which is movable from a start position to an end position for medication delivery and resettable from the end position to the start position. The drive assembly further comprises an impeding element for impeding a movement of the piston rod from the end position to the start position during a reset of the piston rod, wherein the impeding element comprises at least one resilient element. Furthermore, a medication delivery device comprising the drive assembly is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2012Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Tobias Stever, Peter Heilig
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Patent number: 9795741Abstract: An assembly for a drug delivery device is provided comprising a housing, a cartridge holder releasably connectable to the housing, a resilient member, and an interaction member which is configured to mechanically cooperate with the resilient member and with the cartridge holder. The resilient member is configured to rotationally bias the interaction member. The assembly has a locked state where the cartridge holder is connected to the housing, the cartridge holder being obstructed from movement with respect to the housing, and an unlocked state where the connection between the cartridge holder and the housing is released, the cartridge holder being freely moveable with respect to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2012Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Christiane Schneider, Tobias Stever, Michael Harms, Ulrik Jakobi
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Publication number: 20170143907Abstract: A drug delivery device (1) is provided comprising a housing (2), a cartridge holder (3) which is adapted and arranged for receiving a cartridge (4) for holding a plurality of doses of a drug (5), wherein the cartridge holder (3) is removable from the housing (2) to enable an exchange of the cartridge (4), a piston rod (9) adapted and arranged to be moved from an initial position towards an end position for dispensing a dose of drug (5) from the device (1) and to be moved from the end position back towards the initial position to perform a reset operation of the device (1), and at least one resilient member (20, 25). The at least one resilient member (20, 25) is in direct mechanical contact with the piston rod (9) and the resilient member (20, 25) is adapted and arranged to prevent an unintentional movement of the piston rod (9) towards the initial position due to mechanical cooperation with the piston rod (9).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Tobias Stever, Ngoc-Jane Lam, Ulrik Jakobi
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Publication number: 20170056593Abstract: A drug delivery device is provided with a cartridge holder having at least one guide track, and a body having at least one interaction member adapted and arranged to mechanically cooperate with the at least one guide track. The guide track has a first section and a second section, wherein the path which is defined by the first section encloses an angle with the longitudinal axis of the device, wherein the angle which is enclosed by the path defined by the first section with the longitudinal axis is smaller than the angle which is enclosed by the path defined by the second section with the longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Christiane Schneider, Tobias Stever, Michael Harms, Ulrik Jakobi
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Patent number: 9522236Abstract: A drug delivery device is provided with a cartridge holder having at least one guide track, and a body having at least one interaction member adapted and arranged to mechanically cooperate with the at least one guide track. The guide track has a first section and a second section, wherein the path which is defined by the first section encloses an angle with the longitudinal axis of the device, wherein the angle which is enclosed by the path defined by the first section with the longitudinal axis is smaller than the angle which is enclosed by the path defined by the second section with the longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2015Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Christiane Schneider, Tobias Stever, Michael Harms, Ulrik Jakobi
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Patent number: 9492617Abstract: A drug delivery device is provided with a cartridge holder having at least one guide track, and a body having at least one interaction member adapted and arranged to mechanically cooperate with the at least one guide track. The guide track has a first section and a second section, wherein the path which is defined by the first section encloses an angle with the longitudinal axis of the device, wherein the angle which is enclosed by the path defined by the first section with the longitudinal axis is smaller than the angle which is enclosed by the path defined by the second section with the longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2012Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Christiane Schneider, Tobias Stever, Michael Harms, Ulrik Jakobi
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Patent number: 9370623Abstract: A drive assembly for a medication delivery device is provided, comprising a piston rod which is movable from a start position to an end position for medication delivery and resettable from the end position to the start position. The drive assembly further comprises a guide member, being in engagement with the piston rod, and an impeding element for impeding a movement of the guide member during a reset of the piston rod and thereby impeding the reset of the piston rod. Furthermore, a medication delivery device comprising the drive assembly is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2012Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Tobias Stever, Ngoc-Jane Lam, Ulrik Jakobi, Nils Basso, Olaf Zeckai, Meinolf Werner
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Patent number: 9272096Abstract: A drive assembly for a drug delivery device is disclosed. The drive assembly is connectable with a cartridge holder and comprises a housing, a piston rod, the piston rod being movable in a distal direction for drug delivery, and a guide nut, the guide nut being rotatable relative to the housing around an axis of the assembly and provided for guiding the piston rod. A locking means is provided which is enabled to take an engaged state in which the locking means is engaged with the guide nut in order to prevent rotation of the guide nut and to take a disengaged state in which the locking means is disengaged from the guide nut in order to allow rotation of the guide nut. Moreover, a coupling means is provided, the coupling means being rotatable relative to the housing around the axis of the assembly for interaction with the locking means in order to change between the engaged state and the disengaged state of the locking means.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbHInventors: Christiane Schneider, Tobias Stever, Michael Harms, Ulrik Jakobi, Ngoc-Jane Lam, Torsten Kraft
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Publication number: 20150190579Abstract: A drug delivery device is provided comprising a cartridge holder comprising at least one guide track, and a body comprising at least one interaction member adapted and arranged to mechanically cooperate with the at least one guide track.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2015Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Christiane Schneider, Tobias Stever, Michael Harms, Ulrik Jakobi
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Publication number: 20140343510Abstract: A drive assembly for a medication delivery device is provided, comprising a piston rod which is movable from a start position to an end position for medication delivery and resettable from the end position to the start position. The drive assembly further comprises a guide member, being in engagement with the piston rod, and an impeding element for impeding a movement of the guide member during a reset of the piston rod and thereby impeding the reset of the piston rod. Furthermore, a medication delivery device comprising the drive assembly is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2012Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBHInventors: Tobias Stever, Ngoc-Jane Lam, Ulrik Jakobi, Nils Basso, Olaf Zeckai, Meinolf Werner
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Publication number: 20140303566Abstract: A drive assembly for a medication delivery device is provided, comprising a piston rod which is movable from a start position to an end position for medication delivery and resettable from the end position to the start position. The drive assembly further comprises an impeding element for impeding a movement of the piston rod from the end position to the start position during a reset of the piston rod, wherein the impeding element comprises at least one resilient element. Furthermore, a medication delivery device comprising the drive assembly is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2012Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Tobias Stever, Peter Heilig
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Publication number: 20140155834Abstract: A locking interface for locking a cartridge holder onto a main body of a drug delivery device comprises a locking member for locking the cartridge holder onto the main body, a user interface operable by a user, a support member, on which the locking member and the user interface are located, wherein the locking interface is configured such that a force needed for unlocking the cartridge holder and the main body is reducible by operating the user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Inventors: Michael Harms, Tobias Stever, Christiane Schneider, Meinolf Werner, Olaf Zeckai
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Publication number: 20140074042Abstract: A drive assembly for a drug delivery device is disclosed. The drive assembly is connectable with a cartridge holder and comprises a housing, a piston rod, the piston rod being movable in a distal direction for drug delivery, and a guide nut, the guide nut being rotatable relative to the housing around an axis of the assembly and provided for guiding the piston rod. A locking means is provided which is enabled to take an engaged state in which the locking means is engaged with the guide nut in order to prevent rotation of the guide nut and to take a disengaged state in which the locking means is disengaged from the guide nut in order to allow rotation of the guide nut. Moreover, a coupling means is provided, the coupling means being rotatable relative to the housing around the axis of the assembly for interaction with the locking means in order to change between the engaged state and the disengaged state of the locking means.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2012Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Christiane Schneider, Tobias Stever, Michael Harms, Ulrik Jakobi, Ngoo-Jane Lam, Torsten Kraft
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Publication number: 20140052075Abstract: An assembly for a drug delivery device is provided comprising a housing, a cartridge holder releasably connectable to the housing, a resilient member, and an interaction member which is configured to mechanically cooperate with the resilient member and with the cartridge holder. The resilient member is configured to rotationally bias the interaction member. The assembly has a locked state where the cartridge holder is connected to the housing, the cartridge holder being obstructed from movement with respect to the housing, and an unlocked state where the connection between the cartridge holder and the housing is released, the cartridge holder being freely moveable with respect to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2012Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Christiane Schneider, Tobias Stever, Michael Harms, Ulrik Jakobi
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Publication number: 20140046266Abstract: A drug delivery device is provided comprising a cartridge holder comprising at least one guide track, and a body comprising at least one interaction member adapted and arranged to mechanically cooperate with the at least one guide track.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2012Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Christiane Schneider, Tobias Stever, Michael Harms, Ulrik Jakobi
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Patent number: 8141942Abstract: A motor vehicle body is proposed with a roof-carrying frame, upon which an adapter carrier is placed and secured for holding roof windows, sliding roofs, roof opening systems and/or roof module variants, and an adapter carrier suitable for installation in a motor vehicle body according to the invention. A corresponding method of manufacturing is also proposed for a motor vehicle body with a roof-carrying frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2010Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Bernhard Mathes, Bernd Mildeberger, Richard Stahlhut, Tobias Stever
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Publication number: 20110057482Abstract: A motor vehicle body is proposed with a roof-carrying frame, upon which an adapter carrier is placed and secured for holding roof windows, sliding roofs, roof opening systems and/or roof module variants, and an adapter carrier suitable for installation in a motor vehicle body according to the invention. A corresponding method of manufacturing is also proposed for a motor vehicle body with a roof-carrying frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Bernhard MATHES, Bernd MILDEBERGER, Richard STAHLHUT, Tobias STEVER