ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,036, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).
"Valve permitting mixing in a drug delivery device" was invented by Matthew Ferriter (Chapel Hill, N.C.), Frank E. Martin (Durham, N.C.), Vincent J. Sullivan (Cary, N.C.), Scott N. Danhof (Plain City, Ohio) and Eric G. Hassenpflug (Westerville, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve for permitting mixing of at least two components within a barrel is provided including a stopper configured for slidable liquid-tight engagement with an inner surface of the barrel. The stopper is moveable between a first position and a second position and incl...