Patents
US 8048035 B2: Automatic injector with needle cover
- Granted
- 2011-11-01
- Filed
- 2008-10-27 application 12258754
- Type
- Utility · 26 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An auto-injector automatically dispenses a predetermined dose of medicament upon activation. The auto-injector includes a needle cover operative to engage an injection site and activate the injector. The needle cover is configured to move from a locked retracted position prior to a medicament dispensing operation to a locked extended position after the medicament dispensing operation. The non-removable needle cover prevents contact with the needle both before and after the medicament dispensing operation.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg111101.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc. 17 patents | US company or organization | Columbia, MD | MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES Federal lobbying client FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Michael Mesa | Boyds, MD | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Sarah Jane Cors | Reston, VA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Melinda Penney | Providence, RI | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Dalita Tomellini | Rehoboth, MA | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark Bumb Bremley | Edwardsville, IL | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John G. Wilmot | Mount Airy, MD | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Matthew Young | Gainsborough, GB | 29 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Sophie Rebecca Raven | Northstowe, GB | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Martin Murphy | Letchworth, GB | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Christopher John Hurlstone | Saffron Walden, GB | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Joseph William Daintrey | Royston, GB | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Craig Malcolm Rochford | Andover, GB | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Stephen Philip Kirkwood | Newport, GB | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Colin James Mathews | Godmanchester, GB | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Robert L. Hill | Edgewood, MD | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61M | Devices for introducing media into, or onto, the body ; devices for transducing body media or for taking media from the body ; devices for producing or ending sleep or stupor | A61M5/3245 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-28 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | KINDEVA DRUG DELIVERY L.P. signed 2025-08-27 SUMMIT BIOSCIENCES INC. signed 2025-08-27 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. CHICAGO, IL | 72682/698 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-12-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2020-11-22 | MYLAN SPECIALTY L.P. CANONSBURG, PA | 54639/760 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2016-12-07 | Correction Correspondents address correction | MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2016-12-07 | MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COLUMBIA, MD | 40597/333 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2011-02-03 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | CREDIT SUISSE AG signed 2011-01-31 | MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COLUMBIA, MD | 25741/482 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2010-05-13 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2010-05-11 | CREDIT SUISSE AG NEW YORK, NY | 24379/816 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2010-05-11 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2010-05-11 | CREDIT SUISSE AG NEW YORK, NY | 24369/32 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2009-01-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DAINTREY, JOSEPH W. signed 2007-10-11 HURLSTONE, CHRISTOPHER J. signed 2007-10-11 MATHEWS, COLIN J. signed 2007-10-11 MURPHY, MARTIN J. signed 2007-10-11 RAVEN, SOPHIE R. signed 2007-10-11 YOUNG, MATTHEW E. signed 2007-10-11 KIRKWOOD, STEPHEN P. signed 2007-10-13 ROCHFORD, CRAIG M. signed 2007-10-19 HILL, ROBERT L. signed 2008-06-09 CORS, SARAH JANE signed 2009-01-13 MESA, C. MICHAEL signed 2009-01-15 BREMLEY, MARK BUMB signed 2009-01-16 PENNEY, MELINDA FISCHER signed 2009-01-16 TOMELLINI, DALITA ROSEMARIE signed 2009-01-16 WILMOT, JOHN GLYNDWR signed 2009-01-16 | MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COLUMBIA, MD | 22133/43 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2008-12-30 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2008-12-29 | CREDIT SUISSE, AS AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 22034/922 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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