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20140158250 | PROCESS FOR FILLING GAS STORAGE CONTAINER - A gas storage container, such as a gas cylinder, is filled with a gas mixture comprising a first gas and a second gas under pressure by feeding a liquid/solid mixture comprising liquefied first gas and solidified second gas into the gas storage container; closing the gas storage container to the passage of gas into or out from the container; and allowing said liquefied first gas and said solidified second gas to become gaseous within said closed gas storage container. Such a process is easier and more energy efficient as compared to direct compression processes, and is safer and results in less wastage as compared to direct liquid injection processes. | 06-12-2014 |
20140166671 | GAS STORAGE CONTAINER - At least one inner vessel is provided within a container for storing and/or dispensing gas under pressure to assist in filling the container with gas. The container comprises an outer vessel defining an interior space and a fluid flow control unit for controlling fluid flow into and out of the container. The inner vessel(s) defines a part of the interior space of container and is intended to hold cryogenic fluid in spaced relationship with respect to the outer vessel. Since the inner vessel is in fluid flow communication with the remaining part of the interior space, when the cryogenic fluid becomes gaseous, the container fills with gas. The inner vessel(s) has a mouth for receiving cryogenic fluid from the fluid flow control unit which is free of the fluid flow control unit. | 06-19-2014 |
20150033674 | PROCESS FOR FILLING A GAS STORAGE CONTAINER - A gas storage container may be filled with gas under pressure by feeding cryogenic fluid comprising liquefied gas into the container through a first conduit arrangement in a nozzle inserted into a passageway through a fluid flow control unit mounted in an opening in said container; closing the container to the passage of gas into or out of said container; and allowing said cryogenic fluid to become gaseous within the closed container. The invention involves venting displaced air and/or gaseous cryogenic fluid from said container during the feeding step through a second conduit arrangement in the nozzle. In embodiments in which displaced air and/or gaseous cryogenic fluid flows through the second conduit arrangement around a length of the first conduit arrangement, heat transfer from the fluid flow control unit to said cryogenic fluid is suppressed thereby reducing the level of evaporation of the cryogenic fluid in the nozzle during fill. | 02-05-2015 |
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20150352287 | Pen Type Drug Injection Device with Friction Reducing Dose Encoder Mechanism - A drug delivery device, comprises a housing having a longitudinal axis; an axially moveable component that is moveable along the longitudinal axis between a dose dialing position and a dose delivery position when a user operates the device to deliver a dose of drug; an encoder sleeve; an encoder pattern provided on the encoder sleeve, the encoder pattern comprising relatively conductive portions and relatively non-conductive portions that together comprise coded information; a contact-supporting component; and plural electrical contacts provided on the contact-supporting component. The plural electrical contacts contact the encoder pattern when the dose delivery button is in the dose dialing position and wherein the device is configured to move the contact-supporting component relative to the encoder sleeve as the axially moveable component moves from the dose dialing position to the dose delivery position such as to move the electrical contacts into positions where they do not contact the encoder pattern. | 12-10-2015 |
20150352289 | Pen Type Drug Injection Device with Low Friction Dose Encoder Mechanism on Thread - A drug delivery device comprises a body component located concentrically within a sleeve, wherein the body component comprises body component thread features and the sleeve comprises sleeve thread features that engage with the body component thread features such that the body component is caused to rotate within the sleeve as the body component and the sleeve component move axially with respect to one another by force of an engaging face of the sleeve thread features against an engaging face of the body component thread features causing sliding of the engaging face of the sleeve thread features over the engaging face of the body component thread features. One of the body component and the sleeve constitutes a first part and the other of the body component and the sleeve constitutes a second part. A conductive track pattern is formed on the thread features of the first part and plural contacts are formed on the second part such as to contact the conductive track pattern as the body component rotates within the sleeve. | 12-10-2015 |
20150367074 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - A drug delivery device for administering a drug is presented having a body, at least one electrical unit and a port for electrically contacting the electrical unit, an adapter for attaching an injection needle to the drug delivery device, a safety mechanism arranged to prevent contacting the electrical unit whilst an injection needle is in fluid communication with the drug delivery device and arranged to prevent establishing a fluid communication whilst the electrical unit is contactable. | 12-24-2015 |
20160030680 | SUPPLEMENTAL DEVICE FOR ATTACHMENT TO AN INJECTION DEVICE - A supplemental device for attachment to an injection device, the supplemental device having a housing containing at least two electromechanical switches each having an open state and a closed state and a protrusion associated with each switch configured to protrude from the housing so as to contact a rotatable surface of the injection device while the supplemental device is attached to the injection device; and a processor arrangement configured to detect a change in the state of each of the switches; and to determine a direction of rotation of the rotatable surface of the injection device from the detected state changes. | 02-04-2016 |
20160082192 | Supplemental Device for Attachment to an Injection Device - A supplemental device for attachment to an injection device, the supplemental device comprising: an electromechanical switch arrangement having an open state and a closed state, the electromechanical switch arrangement comprising a protrusion configured to contact a surface of the injection device when a dose of zero units is dialled into the injection device, wherein the state of the switch arrangement is configured to change when a dose dialled into the attached injection device is decreased from one unit to zero units; and a processor arrangement configured to: detect one or more changes in the state of the electromechanical switch arrangement; and determine from the one or more state changes that a dose of zero units is dialled into the injection device. | 03-24-2016 |
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20130233313 | Medicated Module for an Inhaler - A medicated module containing a second medicament is configured for removable attachment to the mouthpiece of an inhaler containing a first medicament such that a single inhalation by a user will deliver both medicaments to the user. | 09-12-2013 |
20130237932 | Medicated Module with Automatic Reservoir Engagement - A medicated module for an injection system to co-deliver at least two medicaments is disclosed where a primary delivery device containing a primary medicament accepts a medicated module containing a single dose of a secondary medicament and where both medicaments are delivered through a hollow needle. The medicated module does not require the user to manually engage a reservoir containing the secondary medicament. Instead, a biasing member automatically activates the reservoir when the needle guard is retracted. The needle guard prevents accidental needle sticks before and after an injection, and locks after dose delivery. | 09-12-2013 |
20130245563 | Medicated Module with Automatic Reservoir Engagement - A medicated module for an injection system to co-deliver at least two medicaments is disclosed where a primary delivery device containing a primary medicament accepts a medicated module containing a single dose of a secondary medicament and where both medicaments are delivered through a hollow needle. The medicated module does not require the user to manually engage a reservoir containing the secondary medicament. Instead, a rotating housing automatically activates the reservoir when the needle guard is retracted. The needle guard prevents accidental needle sticks after an injection, and locks after dose delivery. | 09-19-2013 |
20140025015 | Medicated Module with Automatic Reservoir Engagement and Trigger Lock Mechanism - A medicated module for an injection system to co-deliver at least two medicaments is disclosed where a primary delivery device containing a primary medicament accepts a medicated module containing a single dose of a secondary medicament and where both medicaments are delivered through a hollow needle. The medicated module does not require the user to manually engage a reservoir containing the secondary medicament. Instead, a biasing member automatically activates the reservoir when the needle guard is retracted. The needle guard prevents accidental needle sticks before and after an injection, and locks after dose delivery. A biasing member is provided within the medicated module that may be in a first, trigger-locked position within a secondary packaging, and a second, triggerable position when removed from the secondary packaging to prevent accidental triggering of the device prior to removal from its packaging by the user at the point of use. | 01-23-2014 |
20140031759 | MEDICATED MODULE ASSEMBLY WITH AUTOMATIC TRIGGER - A module assembly for use with an injection system to co-deliver at least two medicaments is disclosed where a primary delivery device containing a primary medicament accepts the module that has an automatic triggering system activated by a dispense interface needle guard. When the module contains a single dose of a secondary medicament, both the primary and secondary medicaments are delivered through a single dispense interface, preferably a hollow needle. The module assembly does not require the user to manually engage a reservoir containing the secondary medicament. Instead, a trigger automatically activates movement of a lower hub when the needle guard is retracted. | 01-30-2014 |
20140031760 | MEDICATED MODULE WITH LOCK RING - A medicated module for an injection system to co-deliver at least two medicaments is disclosed where a primary delivery device containing a primary medicament accepts a medicated module containing a single dose of a secondary medicament and where both medicaments are delivered through a hollow needle. The medicated module is initially in a locked state until attached to a drug delivery where a locking plate is moved to a triggering state. The medicated module does not require the user to manually engage a reservoir containing the secondary medicament. Instead, a biasing member automatically activates the reservoir when the needle guard is retracted when the module is in the triggering state. The needle guard prevents accidental needle sticks before and after an injection, and locks after dose delivery. | 01-30-2014 |
20140039403 | Module Assembly with Locking Strut - A module assembly for an injection system that may co-deliver at least two medicaments is disclosed where a primary delivery device containing a primary medicament accepts a medicated module containing a single dose of a secondary medicament and where both medicaments are delivered through a hollow needle. The module assembly is initially in a locked state until attached to a drug delivery device where interaction of the cartridge holder with a locking strut changes the module to a triggering state. The module assembly when configured as a medicated module does not require the user to manually engage a reservoir containing the secondary medicament. Instead, a biasing member automatically activates the reservoir when the needle guard is retracted when the module is in the triggering state. The needle guard prevents accidental needle sticks before and after an injection, and locks after dose delivery. | 02-06-2014 |
20140039404 | Medicated Module for a Drug Delivery Device - A medicated module includes (i) a rotatable reservoir body comprising (a) a flow path and (b) a medicament-reservoir profile and (ii) a pin feature disposed in the rotatable reservoir body, the pin feature comprising a medicament-cavity profile. The medicated module also includes a second medicament, wherein the second medicament is held in a reservoir formed at least in part by the medicament-reservoir profile and the medicament-cavity profile, and wherein, prior to dispense, the second medicament is filled to at least the proximal end of the medicament-cavity profile. | 02-06-2014 |
20140058333 | MEDICATED MODULE WITH AUTOMATIC RESERVOIR ENGAGEMENT AND LOCK MECHANISM - A module for an injection system to co-deliver at least two medicaments is disclosed where a primary delivery device containing a primary medicament accepts a module containing a single dose of a secondary medicament and where both medicaments are delivered through a hollow needle. The module does not require the user to manually engage a reservoir containing the secondary medicament. Instead, a biasing member automatically activates the reservoir when the needle guard is retracted. The needle guard prevents accidental needle sticks before and after an injection, and locks after dose delivery. Restraining features are present on the module to prevent the needle guard from moving relative to the device, in a trigger locked position. | 02-27-2014 |
20140249480 | Medicated Module with Automatic Activation Mechanism - Disclosed herein are various examples of a medicated module that can be attached to a drug delivery device such that a user can administer a user settable dose of a first medicament and a fixed dose of a second medicament through a single dispense interface. In one example, the medicated module includes (i) an outer housing having a hub that holds a first needle, (ii) a bypass housing including a reservoir containing a second medicament, (iii) a lower hub including a second needle, (iv) a slidable needle guard including at least one disengagement member, where the needle guard is configured to activate the medicated module by forcing the bypass housing to disengage from the outer housing at a pre-defined amount of proximal displacement of the needle guard; and (v) a biasing member, where the biasing member is configured to place the second needle in fluid communication with the first and second medicaments automatically after activation of the medicated module. | 09-04-2014 |
20150297838 | NEEDLE ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT DEVICE - Describe is a needle assembly replacement device ( | 10-22-2015 |
20150359967 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - A drug delivery device for administering a drug is presented having a body adapted to retain a cartridge containing a drug, at least one electrical unit and a port for electrically contacting the electrical unit, an adapter for attaching an injection needle to the drug delivery device, a safety mechanism arranged to prevent contacting the electrical unit through the port whilst an injection needle is in fluid communication with the cartridge and arranged to prevent establishing a fluid communication between an injection needle and the cartridge whilst the port is configured to allow contacting the electrical unit. | 12-17-2015 |
20150359968 | Electronic Module and Drug Delivery Device - The invention relates to an electronic module for recording information of a drug delivery device, the electronic module comprising at least one connector, wherein at least one connector is adapted to be connected to a port of the drug delivery device and wherein at least one connector is adapted to be connected to a port of a computer. Furthermore, the invention relates to a drug delivery device, comprising a port for connecting to the connector of the electronic module. | 12-17-2015 |
20160000992 | NEEDLE ASSEMBLY MAGAZINE - Described is a needle assembly magazine ( | 01-07-2016 |
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20130248178 | Wellbore Apparatus and Methods For Zonal Isolations and Flow Contgrol - Method for completing a wellbore in a subsurface formation includes providing a sand control device representing one or more joints of sand screens, and a packer assembly along the joints with at least one mechanically-set packer with at least one alternate flow channel therein. Running the packer assembly and connected sand screen into the wellbore, setting a mechanically-set packer into engagement with the surrounding wellbore, injecting gravel slurry into the wellbore to form a gravel pack. An elongated isolation string is run into the sand control device across the packer assembly with valves that serve as an inflow control device. Thereafter, seals are activated around the isolation string and adjacent the packer assembly. A zonal isolation apparatus allows flow control to be provided above and below packer assembly. | 09-26-2013 |
20130248179 | Packer For Alternate Flow Channel Gravel Packing and Method For Completing A Wellbore - Apparatus and method for completing a wellbore including providing a packer having an inner mandrel, alternate flow channels along the inner mandrel, and a sealing element external to the inner mandrel, including connecting packer to tubular body, then running the packer and connected tubular body into the wellbore. In one aspect, the packer and connected tubular body may be placed along an open-hole portion of the wellbore. Tubular body may be a sand screen, with the sand screen comprising a base pipe, a surrounding filter medium, and alternate flow channels. The method includes setting a packer and injecting a gravel slurry into an annular region formed between the tubular body and the surrounding wellbore, and then further injecting the gravel slurry through the alternate flow channels to allow the gravel slurry to at least partially bypass sealing element of the packer. | 09-26-2013 |
20130277053 | Wellbore Apparatus and Methods For Multi-Zone Well Completion, Production and Injection - Completing a wellbore in a subsurface formation with packer assembly having first mechanically-set packer as first zonal isolation tool, and second zonal isolation tool comprises internal bore for receiving production fluids, and alternate flow channels. First packer has alternate flow channels around inner mandrel, and sealing element external to inner mandrel and includes operatively connecting packer assembly to a sand screen, and running into wellbore. First packer set by actuating sealing element into engagement with surrounding open-hole portion of the wellbore. Thereafter, injecting a gravel slurry and further injecting the gravel slurry through the alternate flow channels to allow it to bypass the sealing element, resulting in a gravel packed wellbore within an annular region between sand screen and surrounding formation below packer assembly. | 10-24-2013 |
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20150234101 | OPTICAL OBJECTIVE WITH ENLARGEMENT OF THE EXIT PUPIL BY MEANS OF A DIFFRACTIVE ELEMENT - Optical instrument for producing an image to be viewed by an observer and comprising an optical system producing the image of an object that is viewable by an observer at the exit pupil and a diffractive element located in an image plane and producing an array of exit pupils that are perceivable as a single, enlarged exit pupil by the observer. The diffractive element comprises a surface which has an array of diffractive units, each of which generates one of the exit pupils of said array of exit pupils, the diffractive units each comprising a lenticule that produces diffractive interference and generates a plurality of exit pupils that are displaced relative to one another in the form of an array of exit pupils, the lenticules each comprising an irregular feature having a plurality of surfaces. The diffractive units are disposed progressively radially outwardly from the optical axis of the diffractive element and configured progressively to provide an increasing angular offset such that, independently of the location on the aperture of the diffractive element, light from the received image is relayed to a common region on the viewing plane across the aperture of the diffractive element. | 08-20-2015 |
20150234183 | OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS - An optical instrument for producing an optical image to be viewed by an observer, the optical instrument comprising: an optical system for producing an optical image of an object which is viewable by an observer at an exit pupil; and a diffractive element located at an image plane of the optical system for producing an array of exit pupils, which are perceivable as a single, enlarged exit pupil by the observer; wherein the diffractive element comprises a surface which has an array of diffractive units, each of which generates one of the exit pupils of the array of exit pupils, the diffractive units each comprising replications of a pattern of a plurality of separated areas which are effective to produce diffractive interference of light and generate a plurality of exit pupils which are displaced relative to one another in the form of an array of exit pupils, such as to be viewable as a single, continuous enlarged exit pupil, and the areas comprise irregular features of different sizes, both in horizontal and vertical section, which have curved surfaces at lateral faces thereof; wherein the diffractive units are disposed progressively radially outwardly from the optical axis of the diffractive element and configured progressively to provide for an increasing angular offset, such that, independent of location on the aperture of the diffractive element and without any relay lens arrangement, light from the received image is relayed to a common region on a viewing plane across the aperture of the diffractive element. | 08-20-2015 |