Patents by Inventor Venugopal Ghatikar

Venugopal Ghatikar 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).

  • Retention feature for soft interface connection
    Patent number: 10583280
    Abstract: A retention feature configured to provide interference between a threaded connection of a Luer access device and a separate device, wherein the Luer access device further comprises a septum that provides a soft interfaced between the two threadedly connected devices. The retention features of the instant invention are designed to provide the user with a tactile sensation of a tightening threaded connection, despite a soft interface between the interconnected devices. The retention features of the instant invention further prevent “spring back” and unintentional disengagement of the interconnected devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Kelly Christensen, Venugopal Ghatikar, Bryan F. Bihlmaier, Weston F. Harding
  • RETENTION FEATURE FOR SOFT INTERFACE CONNECTION
    Publication number: 20180264249
    Abstract: A retention feature configured to provide interference between a threaded connection of a Luer access device and a separate device, wherein the Luer access device further comprises a septum that provides a soft interfaced between the two threadedly connected devices. The retention features of the instant invention are designed to provide the user with a tactile sensation of a tightening threaded connection, despite a soft interface between the interconnected devices. The retention features of the instant invention further prevent “spring back” and unintentional disengagement of the interconnected devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Kelly Christensen, Venugopal Ghatikar, Bryan F. Bihlmaier, Weston F. Harding
  • Retention feature for soft interface connection
    Patent number: 9993634
    Abstract: A retention feature configured to provide interference between a threaded connection of a Luer access device and a separate device, wherein the Luer access device further comprises a septum that provides a soft interfaced between the two threadedly connected devices. The retention features of the instant invention are designed to provide the user with a tactile sensation of a tightening threaded connection, despite a soft interface between the interconnected devices. The retention features of the instant invention further prevent “spring back” and unintentional disengagement of the interconnected devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Kelly Christensen, Venugopal Ghatikar, Bryan F. Bihlmaier, Weston F. Harding
  • RETENTION FEATURE FOR SOFT INTERFACE CONNECTION
    Publication number: 20150119863
    Abstract: A retention feature configured to provide interference between a threaded connection of a Luer access device and a separate device, wherein the Luer access device further comprises a septum that provides a soft interfaced between the two threadedly connected devices. The retention features of the instant invention are designed to provide the user with a tactile sensation of a tightening threaded connection, despite a soft interface between the interconnected devices. The retention features of the instant invention further prevent “spring back” and unintentional disengagement of the interconnected devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Kelly Christensen, Venugopal Ghatikar, Bryan F. Bihlmaier, Weston F. Harding