Randy Edward Yoder

US Patent:

7919060, Apr 5, 2011

Filed:

Jul 14, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/502293

Inventors:

Tom Funke - Carmel IN, US
Abner David Joseph - Carmel IN, US
Peter L. Arnold - Heppenheim, DE
James Meador - Houston TX, US
Thomas Miller - Houston TX, US
Randy Edward Yoder - Summerville SC, US
Daniel Paul Casler - Fishers IN, US

Assignee:

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. - Indianapolis IN

International Classification:

B01L 3/00

US Classification:

422500

Abstract:

A substantially moisture-proof, airtight dispenser for both storing and dispensing several flattened articles such as diagnostic test strips. The inventive dispenser includes a novel pivotable housing that a user need merely grab and squeeze to eject a test strip. Independent movement of the user's fingers to push a button or turn a knob is unnecessary to dispense a strip, which makes the present invention well suited for diabetics suffering from nerve damage in their extremities and other complications resulting from the disease. The invention includes a novel flexible arm member and pusher head that engage and push an article from the dispenser as the two parts of the housing are pivoted together. The articles are dispensed through an exit that is configured with a novel flexible seal that maintains the dispenser substantially airtight. Several inventive seal embodiments and methods of making the same are disclosed.

US Patent:

20050281706, Dec 22, 2005

Filed:

Jun 18, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/871943

Inventors:

Tom Funke - Carmel IN, US
Abner Joseph - Carmel IN, US
Peter Arnold - Heppenheim, DE
James Meador - Houston TX, US
Thomas Miller - Houston TX, US
Randy Yoder - Noblesville IN, US
Daniel Casler - Fishers IN, US

International Classification:

B01L003/00

US Classification:

422063000, 422099000

Abstract:

A substantially moisture-proof, airtight dispenser for both storing and dispensing several flattened articles such as diagnostic test strips. The inventive dispenser includes a novel pivotable housing that a user need merely grab and squeeze to eject a test strip. Independent movement of the user's fingers to push a button or turn a knob is unnecessary to dispense a strip, which makes the present invention well suited for diabetics suffering from nerve damage in their extremities and other complications resulting from the disease. The invention includes a novel flexible arm member and pusher head that engage and push an article from the dispenser as the two parts of the housing are pivoted together. The articles are dispensed through an exit that is configured with a novel flexible seal that maintains the dispenser substantially airtight. Several inventive seal embodiments and methods of making the same are disclosed.

US Patent:

20060182656, Aug 17, 2006

Filed:

Mar 31, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/394776

Inventors:

Tom Funke - Carmel IN, US
Abner Joseph - Carmel IN, US
Peter Arnold - Heppenheim, DE
Randy Yoder - Summerville SC, US
Scott Stranko - Indianapolis IN, US

International Classification:

B01L 9/00

US Classification:

422058000, 422099000

Abstract:

Substantially moisture-proof, airtight dispensers for both storing and dispensing several flattened articles such as diagnostic test strips is disclosed. The dispensers fits comfortably in a user's hand and can be configured to provide a test strip either by a squeezing motion or by flipping a trigger at the top of the dispenser, for example with the user's thumb. The dispensers are easy to manually operate and are thus well suited for diabetics suffering from nerve damage in their extremities and other complications resulting from the disease. When used with a separate meter, an integrated RFID tag can provide automated coding of the test strip information into the meter.

US Patent:

20130233123, Sep 12, 2013

Filed:

Mar 8, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/791717

Inventors:

Jeffrey L. Shortridge - Lynchburg VA, US
Randy E. Yoder - Forest VA, US

Assignee:

BELVAC PRODUCTION MACHINERY, INC. - Lynchburg VA

International Classification:

F16H 53/06

US Classification:

74569

Abstract:

A cam follower assembly includes a housing. The cam follower assembly includes a first cam follower and a second cam follower to contact a cam surface. The cam follower assembly includes a first holding element coupled to the first cam follower, and a second holding element coupled to the second cam follower. The second holding element is assembled with the first holding element and received in an opening of the housing, where the first holding device moves relative to the second holding device. An adjusting element of compressible material determines the relative movement between the first holding device and the second holding device. The first cam follower moves relative to the second cam follower according to the relative movement between the first holding element and the second holding element. The first cam follower and the second cam follower maintain contact with the cam surface according to their relative movement.