Patents by Inventor Tomas Correa

Tomas Correa 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: 20260192050
    Abstract: A drug delivery device includes a housing, a blocking feature rotationally secured relative to the housing, a drive unit, a rod operatively coupled to the drive unit and arranged to move distally relative to the housing when the rod is released, and a movable trigger member. The rod is rotatable relative to the housing and has an unprimed state and a primed state. In the unprimed state, the blocking feature is arranged to block a rotation of the rod into the release position, and in the primed state, a trigger member feature is arranged to block rotation of the rod into the release position. The trigger member is arranged to move relative to the housing to release the rod. To switch from the unprimed state into the primed state, the trigger member moves and a movement is converted into an axial movement of the rod relative to the blocking feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2025
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Inventors: Uwe Dasbach, Thomas Mark Kemp, Tomas Correa
  • Publication number: 20260174965
    Abstract: Disclosed is an audible indicator, preferably for a drug delivery device, comprising: At least two wing shaped sections, A plastically deformed bend arranged between the at least two wing shaped sections, wherein the audible indicator comprises an elastically deformed bend or is configured to be deflected to form an elastically deformed bend, wherein the elastically deformed bend is arranged oblique to the plastically deformed bend, and At least two lateral tabs extending from outer edges of the two wing shaped sections respectively, wherein the lateral tabs are configured to position the audible indicator within a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Inventors: Tomas Correa, Timothy Denyer, Louise Hodgson, Thomas Mark Kemp, Andrew Labat-Rochecouste, Kevin Ranucci, William Timmis, Robert Wilson
  • Publication number: 20260151567
    Abstract: An assembly for a drug delivery device comprising a cap, having a first mark located on the outer surface of the cap, and a device body, having a second mark located on the outer surface of the device body, wherein the first and the second mark form a continuous marking, which extends form the device body to the cap, wherein the cap has first axial position relative to the device body, wherein the cap, when not in the first axial position relative to the device body, can be brought in the first axial position relative to the device body only when the first mark and the second mark form the continuous marking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Inventors: Tomas Correa, Timothy Denyer, Louise Hodgson, Thomas Mark Kemp, Andrew Labat-Rochecouste, Kevin Ranucci, William Timmis, Robert Wilson
  • Publication number: 20260144936
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a drug delivery device comprising a body extending along a longitudinal axis, at least one arm member arranged within the body and extending essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis, and a container retaining a drug, wherein the container comprises a flange that is arranged at an axial position along the longitudinal axis, wherein the flange has at least one first radial edge region having a first radial distance to the longitudinal axis and at least one second radial edge region having a second radial distance to the longitudinal axis, wherein the second radial distance is greater than the first radial distance, and wherein, in the axial position, the at least one arm member is arranged and configured such that at least one aligning feature of the arm member is arranged at a third radial distance to the longitudinal axis that is smaller than the second radial distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2026
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Inventors: Marc Schader, William Timmis, Tomas Correa, Andrew Labat-Rochecouste
  • Patent number: 12551624
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a drug delivery device comprising a body extending along a longitudinal axis, at least one arm member arranged within the body and extending essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis, and a container retaining a drug, wherein the container comprises a flange that is arranged at an axial position along the longitudinal axis, wherein the flange has at least one first radial edge region having a first radial distance to the longitudinal axis and at least one second radial edge region having a second radial distance to the longitudinal axis, wherein the second radial distance is greater than the first radial distance, and wherein, in the axial position, the at least one arm member is arranged and configured such that at least one aligning feature of the arm member is arranged at a third radial distance to the longitudinal axis that is smaller than the second radial distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Marc Schader, William Timmis, Tomas Correa, Andrew Labat-Rochecouste
  • Patent number: 12533466
    Abstract: A drug delivery device includes a housing, a blocking feature rotationally secured relative to the housing, a drive unit, a rod operatively coupled to the drive unit and arranged to move distally relative to the housing when the rod is released, and a movable trigger member. The rod is rotatable relative to the housing and has an unprimed state and a primed state. In the unprimed state, the blocking feature is arranged to block a rotation of the rod into the release position, and in the primed state, a trigger member feature is arranged to block rotation of the rod into the release position. The trigger member is arranged to move relative to the housing to release the rod. To switch from the unprimed state into the primed state, the trigger member moves and a movement is converted into an axial movement of the rod relative to the blocking feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Uwe Dasbach, Thomas Mark Kemp, Tomas Correa
  • Publication number: 20240066225
    Abstract: An arrangement for a drug delivery device includes a housing with a proximal end and a distal end, a needle shield remover configured to be rotationally locked to a needle shield covering a needle, and a guiding interface. The needle shield remover is releasably connectable to the housing. The guiding interface is configured such that, when the needle shield remover rotates with respect to the housing from a state in which the needle shield remover is connected to the housing, the guiding interface guides a movement of the needle shield remover relative to the housing in a direction away from the proximal end of the housing to disconnect the needle shield remover from the housing. Movement of the needle shield remover relative to the housing to disconnect the needle shield remover includes an axial movement and a rotational movement of the needle shield remover relative to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Tomas Correa, Uwe Dasbach, Thomas Mark Kemp, Jeffrey Morang, Alex Zuyev
  • Publication number: 20230285686
    Abstract: The disclosure refers to a an assembly for a drug delivery device comprising: a housing having a proximal end and a distal end a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal end and the distal end, wherein the housing is adapted to receive and retain a drug reservoir and a needle, a needle cover which is movable between at least two different axial positions relative to the housing, a locking position and a non-locking position, wherein the needle cover has a needle cover locking feature which is arranged to block proximal movement of the needle cover relative to the housing in the locking position of the needle cover, wherein the needle cover has an outer surface delimiting an interior of the needle cover, and wherein the needle cover locking feature is disposed in the interior of the needle cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Uwe Dasbach, Thomas Mark Kemp, Tomas Correa
  • Publication number: 20230285673
    Abstract: The disclosure refers to a drive arrangement for a drug delivery device including a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal end and the distal end, a plunger rod movable relative to the housing, a drive unit arranged to bias the plunger rod in the distal direction, a plunger rod release member, which includes at least one plunger rod release feature, wherein the plunger rod release member is movable relative to the housing from a first position into a second position, wherein, in the first position, the plunger rod release feature engages the retention feature such that the plunger rod is prevented from moving relative to the plunger rod release member, and wherein, in the second position, the plunger rod release feature is disengaged from the retention feature, thereby allowing the plunger rod to move in the distal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Uwe Dasbach, Thomas Mark Kemp, Tomas Correa
  • Publication number: 20230270942
    Abstract: A drug delivery device includes a housing, a blocking feature rotationally secured relative to the housing, a drive unit, a rod operatively coupled to the drive unit and arranged to move distally relative to the housing when the rod is released, and a movable trigger member. The rod is rotatable relative to the housing and has an unprimed state and a primed state. In the unprimed state, the blocking feature is arranged to block a rotation of the rod into the release position, and in the primed state, a trigger member feature is arranged to block rotation of the rod into the release position. The trigger member is arranged to move relative to the housing to release the rod. To switch from the unprimed state into the primed state, the trigger member moves and a movement is converted into an axial movement of the rod relative to the blocking feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Uwe Dasbach, Thomas Mark Kemp, Tomas Correa
  • Publication number: 20220184313
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a drug delivery device comprising a body extending along a longitudinal axis, at least one arm member arranged within the body and extending essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis, and a container retaining a drug, wherein the container comprises a flange that is arranged at an axial position along the longitudinal axis, wherein the flange has at least one first radial edge region having a first radial distance to the longitudinal axis and at least one second radial edge region having a second radial distance to the longitudinal axis, wherein the second radial distance is greater than the first radial distance, and wherein, in the axial position, the at least one arm member is arranged and configured such that at least one aligning feature of the arm member is arranged at a third radial distance to the longitudinal axis that is smaller than the second radial distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Marc Schader, William Timmis, Tomas Correa, Andrew Labat-Rochecouste