Benjamin J Hunt

US Patent:

20130041241, Feb 14, 2013

Filed:

Oct 12, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/651299

Inventors:

John T. Felts - Alameda CA, US
Thomas E. Fisk - Green Valley AZ, US
Shawn Kinney - Wayland MA, US
Christopher Weikart - Auburn AL, US
Benjamin Hunt - Auburn AL, US
Adrian Raiche - Auburn AL, US
Brian Fitzpatrick - West Chester PA, US
Peter J. Sagona - Pottstown PA, US
Adam Stevenson - Opelika AL, US

International Classification:

A61M 5/31
A61M 5/178
A61M 5/30
A61B 5/145
A61J 7/00
A61M 15/00
A61B 6/00
A61M 35/00
B05D 7/22
A61M 5/315

US Classification:

600364, 427 23, 604187, 604199, 604 68, 604218, 604 77, 12820312, 600432, 604311, 600309, 600371, 600365

Abstract:

A method is disclosed in which a vapor-deposited coating or layer is directly or indirectly applied to at least a portion of the internal wall of the barrel of a capped pre-assembly comprising a barrel, optionally a dispensing portion, and a cap. The cap is secured to the barrel and at least substantially isolates the distal opening of the dispensing portion from pressure conditions outside the cap. A vapor-deposited coating or layer is applied directly or indirectly to at least a portion of the internal wall of the barrel while the pre-assembly is capped. The coating or layer is applied under conditions effective to maintain communication from the barrel lumen to the exterior via the front opening, optionally further via the dispensing portion lumen if present, at the end of the applying step. The capped pre-assembly can be pressure tested easily and rapidly, for example with a test duration between 1 and 60 seconds, to determine whether it has container closure integrity.

US Patent:

20210275752, Sep 9, 2021

Filed:

Feb 16, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/248972

Inventors:

- Auburn AL, US
Kenneth Wade Kelly - Auburn AL, US
Joseph W. Rogers - Lafayette Hill PA, US
Jean-Pierre Giraud - Auburn AL, US
Bruce Rabinne - Boissy-le-Chatel, FR
Herve Pichot - Chennevieres-sur-Marne, FR
Benjamin Hunt - Auburn AL, US
Zachary Dean Freeman - Auburn AL, US
Dalton Roe - Auburn AL, US
Robert S. Abrams - Albany NY, US

International Classification:

A61M 5/315
A61F 9/00

Abstract:

Disclosed are plunger assemblies including various convertible plungers and methods of making the same. Each plunger assembly is configured for disposition within a barrel of a medical container, e.g., a syringe, and displaced within the barrel from an engagement position to a release position. The engagement position is configured to provide a compression seal between a storage sealing section of the plunger and an inner wall of the syringe barrel. In the release position, the compression seal is reduced or eliminated. Also disclosed are methods for making convertible plungers and assembling them into syringes, e.g., pre-filled syringes.

US Patent:

20190125976, May 2, 2019

Filed:

Jan 13, 2017

Appl. No.:

16/306536

Inventors:

- Auburn AL, US
Kenneth Wade Kelly - Auburn AL, US
Joseph W. Rogers - Lafayette Hill PA, US
Jean-Pierre Giraud - Auburn AL, US
Bruce RABINNE - Boissy-le-Chatel, FR
Herve Pichot - Chennevieres-sur-Marne, FR
Benjamin Hunt - Auburn AL, US
Zachary Dean Freeman - Auburn AL, US
Dalton Roe - Auburn AL, US
Robert S. Abrams - Albany NY, US

International Classification:

A61M 5/315
A61F 9/00

Abstract:

Disclosed are plunger assemblies including various convertible plungers and methods of making the same. Each plunger assembly is configured for disposition within a barrel of a medical container, e.g., a syringe, and displaced within the barrel from an engagement position to a release position. The engagement position is configured to provide a compression seal between a storage sealing section of the plunger and an inner wall of the syringe barrel. In the release position, the compression seal is reduced or eliminated. Also disclosed are methods for making convertible plungers and assembling them into syringes, e.g., pre-filled syringes.

US Patent:

20180200450, Jul 19, 2018

Filed:

Jul 13, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/744496

Inventors:

- Auburn AL, US
Kenneth Wade Kelly - Auburn AL, US
Joseph W. Rogers - Lafayette Hill PA, US
Jean-Pierre Giraud - Auburn AL, US
Bruce Rabinne - Boissy-le-Chatel, FR
Benjamin Hunt - Auburn AL, US
Zachary Dean Freeman - Auburn AL, US

International Classification:

A61M 5/315

Abstract:

Disclosed are plunger assemblies including various convertible plungers and methods of making the same. Each plunger assembly is configured for disposition within a barrel of a medical container, e.g., a syringe, and displaced within the barrel from an engagement position to a release position. The engagement position is configured to provide a compression seal between a storage sealing section of the plunger and an inner wall of the syringe barrel. In the release position, the compression seal is reduced or eliminated. Also disclosed are methods for making convertible plungers and as assembling them into syringes, e.g., pre-filled syringes.

US Patent:

20180071767, Mar 15, 2018

Filed:

Nov 27, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/822327

Inventors:

- Auburn AL, US
Jonathan Carleton Alt - South Amboy NJ, US
Renato Gross - Auburn AL, US
Zachary Dean Freeman - Auburn AL, US
Benjamin Hunt - Auburn AL, US
John Ferguson - Opelika AL, US

International Classification:

B05C 3/02
A61L 31/14
A61L 31/08
A61M 5/32

Abstract:

A process and apparatus for applying a needle lubricant to a syringe. The interface forces between the needle lubricant and the syringe at the tip of the needle are balanced by optimizing the flow rate of a positively pressurized gas that is delivered to the syringe. Such optimization prevents the formation of bubbles in the needle lubricant that is applied to the syringe, thereby providing a confluent, uniform and smooth lubricant coating on the exterior wall of the needle and prevents lubricant from contaminating inner portions of the syringe. The smooth and uniform lubricant coating may minimize dilation and glide forces and pain associated with the insertion of the needle into a patient's tissue. Additionally, a gas pulse may blow off the droplet of needle lubricant from the tip of the needle to further minimize dilation forces and associated patient pain.

US Patent:

20160001927, Jan 7, 2016

Filed:

Feb 28, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/771401

Inventors:

- Auburn AL, US
Benjamin Hunt - Auburn AL, US
Joseph W. Rogers - Lafayette Hill PA, US
Jonathan Freedman - Auburn AL, US
John Belfance - Phenix City AL, US

Assignee:

CSP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Auburn AL

International Classification:

B65D 25/10
B65D 81/26
B65D 83/08
B65D 43/16

Abstract:

A container assembly for storing one or more arrays of flat elongate articles is provided. The assembly includes a container body having a base, a sidewall extending vertically from the base, a dispensing opening and an interior space. The container further includes a lid optionally linked to the container body by a hinge. The lid is configured to seat on the container body and cover the dispensing opening when the lid is closed. The assembly further includes an insert disposed within the interior space of the container body. The insert is adapted to hold at least one array of flat elongate articles in a generally vertical and optionally slightly slanted storage position. The insert includes a platform adapted to hold a first flat elongate article in an array higher than an adjacent second flat elongate article in the same array.