ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,741, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Novo Nordisk A/S (Bagsvaerd, Denmark).
"Drug delivery system with multipolar magnet and sensor system" was invented by Laurits Hoejgaard Olesen (Copenhagen, Denmark), Henrik Bengtsson (Taastrup, Denmark), Leif Johannsen (Odder, Denmark), Keld Baden-Kristensen (Hoersholm, Denmark) and John Aasted Soerensen (Virum, Denmark).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drug delivery system comprises an indicator element and a sensor system. The indicator element is arranged to rotate relative to a reference component and corresponding to a reference axis and comprises a plurality of dipole magnets. The sensor ...