ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,751, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to SANOFI (Paris).
"Manufacturing a two-part elastomeric plunger" was invented by Paolo Mangiagalli (Paris).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A technique of manufacturing an elastomeric container closure or plunger with embedded functional components to avoid thermal damage to the components is described. The technique includes molding a drug-contacting part from a first material at a first temperature and for a first length of time defining a first thermal exposure; after molding the drug-contacting part, inserting ancillary components into the drug-contacting part, where the ancillary components hav...