Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Pelzer

Wolfgang Pelzer 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: 20220184316
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a drive mechanism of a drug delivery device for setting and dispensing of a dose of a medicament, the mechanism comprising: a housing (20), a piston rod (120) to operably engage with a piston (14) of a cartridge (12) to displace the piston (14) in a distal direction (1), a rotatable member (80) arranged on an axially extending axis of rotation (4) in the housing (20), said rotatable member (80) being rotatable in a dose incrementing direction (5) against the action of a spring element (78) and being operably engageable with the piston rod (120) during dose dispensing, a clutch member (150) comprising at least one radially displaceable clutch element (153) to engage with a rim (82) of the rotatable member (80) with variably adjustable strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Stefan Bayer, Daniel Berning, Philippe Blank, Wolfgang Pelzer, Björn Wilden
  • Patent number: 11291774
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a drive mechanism of a drug delivery device for setting and dispensing of a dose of a medicament, the mechanism comprising: a housing (20), a piston rod (120) to operably engage with a piston (14) of a cartridge (12) to displace the piston (14) in a distal direction (1), a rotatable member (80) arranged on an axially extending axis of rotation (4) in the housing (20), said rotatable member (80) being rotatable in a dose incrementing direction (5) against the action of a spring element (78) and being operably engageable with the piston rod (120) during dose dispensing, a clutch member (150) comprising at least one radially displaceable clutch element (153) to engage with a rim (82) of the rotatable member (80) with variably adjustable strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Stefan Bayer, Daniel Berning, Philippe Blank, Wolfgang Pelzer, Björn Wilden
  • Patent number: 10668223
    Abstract: A dose indicating mechanism for a drug delivery device for displaying of a dose of a medicament to be dispensed by the drug delivery device includes an elongated housing extending in an axial direction and having at least a first window and a second window that are spaced apart from each other in axial direction. The dose indicating mechanism further includes a dose indicating sleeve movably disposed in the housing and having at least one dose indication coinciding with the first window to display the size of a dose actually set, and an indicator operably engaged with the dose indicating sleeve and axially displaceable relative to the housing to coincide with the second window for indicating an operational status of the dose indicating mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Stefan Bayer, Wolfgang Pelzer, Michael Pfoser, Björn Wilden, Philipp Zeitz
  • Patent number: 10632262
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a drive mechanism for a drug delivery device and to a respective drug delivery device. The drive mechanism includes an elongated housing extending in an axial direction, an actuation member rotatably supported on the housing for setting of the dose. The drive mechanism further includes a last dose sleeve directly rotatably engaged with the actuation member and having at least one stop and a last dose member threadedly engaged with the last dose sleeve. The last dose member is further rotatably fixed to the housing and is operable to engage with the at least one stop to limit a rotation of the last dose sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Stefan Bayer, Daniel Berning, Philippe Blank, Wolfgang Pelzer, Michael Pfoser, Björn Wilden
  • Patent number: 10478562
    Abstract: A drive mechanism of a drug delivery device for setting and dispensing of a dose of a medicament includes a housing, a piston rod, a dose indicating member with a dose size information thereon, and a drive wheel. The piston rod engages with a piston of a cartridge for displacing the piston in a distal direction. The dose indicating member is connected to a spring element and is rotatable in a dose incrementing direction against the action of the spring element for setting a dose. The drive wheel is operably engaged with the piston rod for displacing the piston rod in the distal direction for dose dispensing. The dose indicating member is engageable with the drive wheel during dose dispensing to transfer a force to the drive wheel when driven by the relaxing spring element in a dose decrementing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Stefan Bayer, Daniel Berning, Philippe Blank, Wolfgang Pelzer, Björn Wilden
  • Patent number: 10420896
    Abstract: A drive mechanism of a drug delivery device for dispensing of a dose of a medicament, includes an elongated housing extending in an axial direction, a piston rod to operably engage with a piston of a cartridge to displace the piston in axial distal direction, a drive sleeve rotatably supported in the housing at least in a dose incrementing direction against the action of a spring element, and a ratchet mechanism to rotatably fix the drive sleeve relative to the housing. A first ratchet body has a first and a second ratchet element to alternately engage with a toothed profile of a second ratchet body. One of the first and second ratchet bodies is operably engaged with the housing and wherein the other one of the first and second ratchet bodies is operably engaged with the drive sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Stefan Bayer, Wolfgang Pelzer, Björn Wilden, Philipp Zeitz
  • Patent number: 10420893
    Abstract: A drug delivery device for dispensing of a dose of a medicament includes an elongated body extending in an axial direction, a cartridge holder to accommodate a cartridge at least partially filled with the medicament and having an axially displaceable piston, and a piston rod to operably engage with the piston of the cartridge to displace the piston in axial distal direction. The drug delivery device further includes a coupling member connected with the cartridge holder and being axially displaceably arranged in the body for retracting the cartridge holder into the body during setting of a dose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Stefan Bayer, Philippe Blank, Wolfgang Pelzer, Michael Pfoser, Björn Wilden, Philipp Zeitz
  • Patent number: 10307541
    Abstract: A drive mechanism of a drug delivery device for dispensing of a dose of a medicament includes a housing extending in an axial direction, and a piston rod to operably engage with a piston of a cartridge to displace the piston in an axial distal direction. The drive mechanism further includes a last dose sleeve rotatably supported in the housing and being selectively engageable with a dose setting mechanism for setting of a dose, and a last dose member threadedly engaged to the housing, rotatably locked to the last dose sleeve and axially displaceable relative to the last dose sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Stefan Bayer, Daniel Berning, Philippe Blank, Wolfgang Pelzer, Björn Wilden
  • Patent number: 10226581
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a drive mechanism of a drug delivery device for dispensing of a dose of a medicament, the mechanism comprising: —a housing (20), —a piston rod (120) extending in an axial direction (1, 2) to operably engage with a piston (14) of a cartridge (12), —a drive sleeve (90) rotatably supported in the housing (20), at least partially enclosing the piston rod (120), the drive sleeve (90) is operably releasable from the piston rod (120) for setting of a dose and the drive sleeve (90) is operably engageable with the piston rod (120) for dispensing of the dose, —a dose limiting member (130) threadedly engaged with the drive sleeve (90), rotatably locked to the housing (20) and being displaceable in axial direction (1, 2) in response to a rotation of the drive sleeve (90) relative to the piston rod (120), —at least one stop member (124) provided on the piston rod (120) to engage with the dose limiting member (130) for impeding a further displacement of the drive sleeve (90) relative to the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Stefan Bayer, Daniel Berning, Philippe Blank, Bjorn Wilden, Wolfgang Pelzer
  • Patent number: 10149947
    Abstract: A drug delivery device for setting and dispensing of a dose of a medicament includes a housing extending in an axial direction and a piston rod to operably engage with a piston of a cartridge to displace the piston in a distal axial direction. The drug delivery device further includes a drive spindle operably engageable with the piston rod during dose dispensing and a drive member axially displaceable relative to the drive spindle against the action of a spring element during dose setting and being threadedly engaged with the drive spindle to form a spindle gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Stefan Bayer, Daniel Berning, Philippe Blank, Wolfgang Pelzer, Björn Wilden
  • Patent number: 10143805
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a drive mechanism of a drug delivery device for dispensing of a dose of a medicament, the mechanism comprising: an elongated housing (20) extending in an axial direction (1, 2), a piston rod (160) to operably engage with a piston (14) of a cartridge (12) to displace the piston (14) in axial distal direction (1), a dose setting member (120; 220) rotatably arranged at a proximal end of the housing (20) for setting of a dose, a base member (60; 260) having a proximally extending shaft portion (61; 261) at least partially enclosed by the dose setting member (120; 220), a last dose limiting member (140; 240) radially disposed between the dose setting member (120; 220) and the base member (60; 260) and having at least one radial stop (143; 243a, 243b) to limit a rotational displacement of the dose setting member (120; 220) relative to the base member (60; 260), wherein the last dose limiting member (140; 240) is rotatably locked but axially displaceable to one of the base member (60
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Björn Wilden, Stefan Bayer, Philipp Zeitz, Wolfgang Pelzer
  • Patent number: 10124118
    Abstract: A drive mechanism of a drug delivery device for dispensing of a dose of a medicament includes a housing extending in an axial direction, a piston rod to operably engage with a piston of a cartridge to displace the piston in an axial distal direction, and a drive sleeve extending in the axial direction and being rotatable in a dose incrementing direction against the action of a spring enclosing at least an axial portion of the drive sleeve. The drive mechanism further includes a dose limiting member threadedly engaged with the drive sleeve, rotatably locked to the housing and at least partially extending radially between the drive sleeve and the spring, and at least one stop located on at least one of dose limiting member and drive sleeve for limiting an axial displacement of the dose limiting member relative to the drive sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Stefan Bayer, Daniel Berning, Philippe Blank, Wolfgang Pelzer, Björn Wilden
  • Patent number: 10105498
    Abstract: A drug delivery device for dispensing of a dose of a medicament includes a housing extending in an axial direction and a piston rod to operably engage with a piston of a cartridge to displace the piston in an axial distal direction. The drug delivery device includes a dose indicating mechanism including a first spool and a second spool rotatably supported in the housing and a dose indicating tape coiled onto at least the second spool and fixed with an end to an outer circumference of the first spool. The first and second spools are oriented substantially parallel to each other and substantially parallel to the piston rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Stefan Bayer, Daniel Berning, Philippe Blank, Wolfgang Pelzer, Björn Wilden
  • Patent number: 10105493
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a drive mechanism for a drug delivery device for dispensing of a dose of a medicament, and to a respective drug delivery device, wherein the drive mechanism comprises: an elongated housing (20) extending in an axial direction (1, 2), a piston rod (160) to operably engage with a piston (14) of a cartridge (12) to displace the piston (14) in axial distal direction (1), a drive wheel (110) axially fixed to the housing (20), engaged with the piston rod (160) and rotatable relative to the housing (20) for driving the piston rod (160) in distal direction (1), a drive sleeve (30) axially displaceable relative to the drive wheel (110) to rotatably engage with the drive wheel (110) in a distal dose dispensing position and to disengage from the drive wheel (110) in a proximal dose setting position, wherein the drive sleeve (30) is rotatably secured to the housing (20) in the proximal dose setting position by means of a ratchet member (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Stefan Bayer, Wolfgang Pelzer, Björn Wilden, Philipp Zeitz
  • Patent number: 10099015
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a drive mechanism for a drug delivery device for dispensing of a dose of a medicament, and to a respective drug delivery device, wherein the drive mechanism comprises: —an elongated housing (30) extending in an axial direction (1, 2), —a piston rod (80) to operably engage with a piston (16) of a cartridge (14) to displace the piston (16) in axial distal direction (1), —a drive sleeve (60) extending in axial direction (1, 2) and being rotatably supported in the housing (30), —a dose setting member (40) rotatably supported on a side wall portion (31) of the housing (30) and being rotatable with respect to an axis (41) extending in radial direction (r), —wherein the drive sleeve (60) is operably releasable from the piston rod (80) and rotatably engageable with the dose setting member (40) for setting of the dose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Stefan Bayer, Daniel Berning, Philippe Blank, Wolfgang Pelzer, Michael Pfoser, Björn Wilden
  • Patent number: 10076610
    Abstract: A drive mechanism for a drug delivery device includes an elongated housing extending in an axial direction and a piston rod to operably engage with a piston of a cartridge to displace the piston in an axial distal direction. A drive sleeve is rotatably supported in the housing, operably releasable from the piston rod for setting of a dose, and operably engageable with the piston rod for dispensing of the dose. A dose limiting member is engaged with the drive sleeve and engaged with the piston rod in such a way that it is displaced in axial direction relative to the drive sleeve when the drive sleeve rotates relative to the piston rod during a dose setting procedure. At least one stop is configured to engage with the dose limiting member for limiting the axial displacement of the dose limiting member during the dose setting procedure and to impede further displacement of the drive sleeve relative to the piston rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Stefan Bayer, Daniel Berning, Philippe Blank, Wolfgang Pelzer, Michael Pfoser, Björn Wilden
  • Patent number: 10046117
    Abstract: Drive mechanism for a drug delivery device is disclosed. The drive mechanism includes an elongated housing extending in an axial direction. It includes a piston rod that operably engages with a piston of a cartridge to displace the piston in an axial distal direction. It includes a first dose indicating member that is rotatably supported on a longitudinal axis. It includes a second dose indicating member axially adjacent to the first dose indicating member and rotatably supported on the longitudinal axis. It includes a dose setting sleeve extending in an axial direction, rotatably engaged with the first dose indicating member and axially extending through the first dose indicating member to rotatably engage with the second dose indicating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Bjorn Wilden, Stefan Bayer, Philipp Zeitz, Wolfgang Pelzer
  • Patent number: 9861758
    Abstract: A drug delivery device for dispensing a dose of a medicament includes an elongated housing extending in an axial direction, and a piston rod to operably engage with a piston of a cartridge to displace the piston in a distal axial direction. The drug delivery device further includes a drive sleeve extending in an axial direction and being rotatable against the action of a spring during a dose setting procedure and a dispensing sleeve rotatably engaged with the piston rod and being displaceable in an axial direction relative to the drive sleeve to engage with the drive sleeve in a torque transmissive way during a dose dispensing procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Stefan Bayer, Daniel Berning, Philippe Blank, Wolfgang Pelzer, Michael Pfoser, Björn Wilden
  • Publication number: 20160193425
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dose indicating mechanism for a drug delivery device for displaying of a dose of a medicament to be dispensed by the drug delivery device, the dose indicating mechanism comprising: an elongated housing (212) extending in an axial direction (1, 2) and having at least a first window (225) and a second window (235) that are spaced apart from each other in axial direction (1, 2), a dose indicating sleeve (200) movably disposed in the housing (212) and having at least one dose indication (204) coinciding with the first window (225) to display the size of a dose actually set, an indicator (206) operably engaged with the dose indicating sleeve (200) and axially displaceable relative to the housing (212) to coincide with the second window (235) for indicating an operational status of the dose indicating mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan Bayer, Wolfgang Pelzer, Michael Pfoser, Björn Wilden, Philipp Zeitz
  • Publication number: 20160193421
    Abstract: The present invention relates a drug delivery device for dispensing of a dose of a medicament, comprising: an elongated body (20) extending in an axial direction (1, 2), a cartridge holder (13) to accommodate a cartridge (12) at least partially filled with the medicament and having an axially displaceable piston (14), a piston rod (110) to operably engage with the piston (14) of the cartridge (12) to displace the piston (14) in axial distal direction (1), a coupling member (100) connected with the cartridge holder (13) and being axially displaceably arranged in the body (20) for retracting the cartridge holder (13) into the body (20) during setting of a dose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan Bayer, Philippe Blank, Wolfgang Pelzer, Michael Pfoser, Björn Wilden, Philipp Zeitz