Rajiv Kumar

Title: Rajiv Kumar: Pharmaceutical Mixing Adapter Inventor

Introduction

Rajiv Kumar is an inventor based in Exton, Pennsylvania, and is associated with West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. His work includes an invention for mixing pharmaceutical substances using an adapter designed to connect containers and guide their contents through a mixing chamber. Kumar has 1 patent listed in the information provided.

Latest Patents

Kumar’s patent, “Methods and Adapters for Mixing Pharmaceutical Complexes,” describes an adapter, a system incorporating the adapter, and methods for mixing a first substance with a second substance. The adapter has ports for connecting containers holding the two substances and a recipient container that receives the resulting mixture.

Inside the adapter, a mixing chamber has portions that communicate with the substance-input ports and the output port. A mixing pin inserted into the chamber may help define one or more microfluidic paths that mix the substances. In some embodiments, one or both channels are positioned offset from the body’s central plane.

Career Highlights

Kumar’s listed invention addresses the design of an adapter for combining substances in a controlled manner. Its configuration brings together container connections, a mixing chamber, and microfluidic paths in a single system. The provided information identifies West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. as his company.

Collaborations

Kumar’s listed coworkers include Dan Lennon and Emer Moloney. The information provided does not specify their roles in the patent or the nature of their collaboration.

Conclusion

Rajiv Kumar’s patent describes an adapter-based approach to mixing pharmaceutical substances, combining multiple container ports with a mixing chamber and microfluidic paths.