Patents by Inventor Urs Kloetzli

Urs Kloetzli 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: 11612690
    Abstract: An injection device includes: a housing with a product container in which a stopper with a bearing face can be moved to a stopper end position and which, proximally to the stopper end position, has a minimum product container cross section; a drive configured to move the stopper, which includes a plunger rod with a drive face that contacts the bearing face; a plunger rod guide is arranged outside the product container and guides the plunger rod, with a plunger rod guide cross section adapted to a plunger rod cross section. The product container only incompletely guides movement of the plunger rod and the plunger rod cross section is not prevented from moving in a tilting direction by the minimum product container cross section, and a plunger rod centering aid a distal end of the plunger rod limits the movement of the plunger rod in the tilting direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Ypsomed AG
    Inventors: Jürgen Wittmann, Markus Tschirren, Urs Klötzli
  • Patent number: 11458254
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for adjusting an injection device for administering a substance that includes a device housing with an array of fastening points. The apparatus has at least two housing-like shells, each having at least one holding device and at least one blocking device for attaching to the housing. The holding device of a first shell can be attached to a fastening point, and the holding device of a second shell can be attached to a further fastening point. Upon attaching all of the plurality of housing-like shells to the housing, the blocking devices of the plurality of housing-like shells prevent the disengagement of the plurality of housing-like shells from the housing by blocking detachment of the holding devices from the fastening points. At least one of the housing-like shells comprises an electronic assembly and shell attachment to the housing activates the electronic assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Ypsomed AG
    Inventors: Lorenz Schmid, Peter Stettler, Urs Klötzli, Adrian Eich, Vinzenz Frauchiger
  • Publication number: 20220211950
    Abstract: The invention relates to a detachable needle protection cap for injection devices and to a method for producing same. The detachable needle protection cap comprises a housing and at least two shell parts which can be attached to an outer surface of the housing, the shell parts being fastened to an outer surface of the housing. The shell parts can mutually prevent removal of the shell parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Markus Tschirren, Ulrich Moser, Marc Fiechter, Urs Kloetzli, Felix Groetzbach
  • Patent number: 11331437
    Abstract: The invention relates to a detachable needle protection cap for injection devices and to a method for producing same. The detachable needle protection cap comprises a housing and at least two shell parts which can be attached to an outer surface of the housing, the shell parts being fastened to an outer surface of the housing. The shell parts can mutually prevent removal of the shell parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Ypsomed AG
    Inventors: Markus Tschirren, Ulrich Moser, Marc Fiechter, Urs Kloetzli, Felix Groetzbach
  • Patent number: 11311681
    Abstract: An injection device comprising a cap for removing a needle protection cap from a product container, and a method for assembling an injection device. The cap comprises an engaging element for removing the needle protection cap from the product container when the cap is removed from the injection device. The engaging element can be deformed in such a way that the engaging element can be moved from a distanced position, in which the engaging element is radially distanced from the needle protection cap, into an engagement position, in which the engaging element engages with the needle protection cap, with the engaging element being deformed when the cap is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Ypsomed AG
    Inventors: Felix Groetzbach, Markus Tschirren, Stefan Burren, Urs Kloetzli, Peter Stettler, Benjamin Loretz
  • Publication number: 20220111154
    Abstract: An injection device comprising a cap for removing a needle protection cap from a product container, and a method for assembling an injection device. The cap comprises an engaging element for removing the needle protection cap from the product container when the cap is removed from the injection device. The engaging element can be deformed in such a way that the engaging element can be moved from a distanced position, in which the engaging element is radially distanced from the needle protection cap, into an engagement position, in which the engaging element engages with the needle protection cap, with the engaging element being deformed when the cap is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Felix Groetzbach, Markus Tschirren, Stefan Burren, Urs Kloetzli, Peter Stettler, Benjamin Loretz
  • Publication number: 20220001113
    Abstract: Injection devices include a cap for removing a needle shield cap from a product container, and methods for assembling such injection devices, involve providing a cap that includes an engagement element for use in removing the needle shield cap from the product container when the cap is removed from the injection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Urs Klötzli, Benjamin Loretz, Thomas Fontanellaz, Lukas Heiniger, Stefan Geissbuehler
  • Publication number: 20200197613
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for adjusting an injection device for administering a substance that includes a device housing with an array of fastening points. The apparatus has at least two housing-like shells, each having at least one holding device and at least one blocking device for attaching to the housing. The holding device of a first shell can be attached to a fastening point, and the holding device of a second shell can be attached to a further fastening point. Upon attaching all of the plurality of housing-like shells to the housing, the blocking devices of the plurality of housing-like shells prevent the disengagement of the plurality of housing-like shells from the housing by blocking detachment of the holding devices from the fastening points. At least one of the housing-like shells comprises an electronic assembly and shell attachment to the housing activates the electronic assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Lorenz SCHMID, Peter STETTLER, Urs KLÖTZLI, Adrian EICH, Vinzenz FRAUCHIGER
  • Publication number: 20200188592
    Abstract: An injection device includes: a housing with a product container in which a stopper with a bearing face can be moved to a stopper end position and which, proximally to the stopper end position, has a minimum product container cross section; a drive configured to move the stopper, which includes a plunger rod with a drive face that contacts the bearing face; a plunger rod guide is arranged outside the product container and guides the plunger rod, with a plunger rod guide cross section adapted to a plunger rod cross section. The product container only incompletely guides movement of the plunger rod and the plunger rod cross section is not prevented from moving in a tilting direction by the minimum product container cross section, and a plunger rod centering aid a distal end of the plunger rod limits the movement of the plunger rod in the tilting direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Jürgen Wittmann, Markus Tschirren, Urs Klötzli
  • Patent number: 10610646
    Abstract: An adjustable injection device for administering a substance includes a housing with an array of fastening points and at least two housing-like shells, each having at least one holding device and at least one blocking device for attaching to the housing. The holding device of a first shell can be attached to a fastening point, and the holding device of a second shell can be attached to a further fastening point. The holding device of the first shell is prevented from disengagement therefrom by the blocking device of the second shell, and the holding device of the second shell is prevented from disengagement therefrom by a blocking device of a further shell, or, in the event that the injection device has only two shells, is prevented from disengagement from the further fastening point by a blocking device of the first shell whereby the shells are non-detachably connected to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: TecPharma Licensing AG
    Inventors: Lorenz Schmid, Peter Stettler, Urs Klötzli, Adrian Eich, Vinzenz Frauchiger
  • Publication number: 20190209786
    Abstract: The invention relates to a detachable needle protection cap for injection devices and to a method for producing same. The detachable needle protection cap comprises a housing and at least two shell parts which can be attached to an outer surface of the housing, the shell parts being fastened to an outer surface of the housing. The shell parts can mutually prevent removal of the shell parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Markus Tschirren, Ulrich Moser, Marc Fiechter, Urs Kloetzli, Felix Groetzbach
  • Publication number: 20190151565
    Abstract: An injection device comprising a cap for removing a needle protection cap from a product container, and a method for assembling an injection device. The cap comprises an engaging element for removing the needle protection cap from the product container when the cap is removed from the injection device. The engaging element can be deformed in such a way that the engaging element can be moved from a distanced position, in which the engaging element is radially distanced from the needle protection cap, into an engagement position, in which the engaging element engages with the needle protection cap, with the engaging element being deformed when the cap is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Felix Groetzbach, Markus Tschirren, Stefan Burren, Urs Kloetzli, Peter Stettler, Benjamin Loretz
  • Publication number: 20180126083
    Abstract: An adjustable injection device for administering a substance includes a housing with an array of fastening points and at least two housing-like shells, each having at least one holding device and at least one blocking device for attaching to the housing. The holding device of a first shell can be attached to a fastening point, and the holding device of a second shell can be attached to a further fastening point. The holding device of the first shell is prevented from disengagement therefrom by the blocking device of the second shell, and the holding device of the second shell is prevented from disengagement therefrom by a blocking device of a further shell, or, in the event that the injection device has only two shells, is prevented from disengagement from the further fastening point by a blocking device of the first shell whereby the shells are non-detachably connected to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Lorenz SCHMID, Peter STETTLER, Urs KLÖTZLI, Adrian EICH, Vinzenz FRAUCHIGER