Bayer Healthcare LLC QR Code Injection System Patent Granted
Summary
The USPTO granted Patent US12603168B2 to Bayer Healthcare LLC for a system providing QR codes associated with injection systems. The patent discloses a system with a processor programmed to receive injection system data, generate a network resource by encoding the data, create a QR code, and display it on the injection system display screen. The patent includes 9 claims and was filed on May 17, 2021.
What changed
The USPTO granted Patent US12603168B2 to Bayer Healthcare LLC, covering a system, method, and computer program product for providing QR codes associated with injection systems. The patented technology includes an injection system with a processor that receives data, generates a network resource by encoding the data, creates a QR code based on the network resource, and displays the QR code on the system display screen. The patent has 9 claims and is classified under CPC codes G16H 20/17, G06K 19/06037, and G06K 19/06.
For competitors in the injection system or pharmaceutical delivery space, this patent establishes Bayer Healthcare's intellectual property rights in QR code technology for injection systems. Parties developing similar QR code integration for medical or pharmaceutical injection devices should conduct freedom-to-operate analyses and consider licensing the technology if their products fall within the patent's scope.
What to do next
- View original patent document for full details
- Review patent claims for freedom-to-operate analysis
- Consider IP licensing opportunities
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System, method, and computer program product for providing quick response (QR) codes® for injection systems
Grant US12603168B2 Kind: B2 Apr 14, 2026
Assignee
BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
Inventors
Steven Murphy, Dana Horn, Kumar Gautam, Kasinathan Navaneethan, Swaminathan Balasubramaniam
Abstract
A system for providing a quick response (QR) Code® associated with an injection system is disclosed. The system includes the injection system and at least one processor. The at least one processor is programmed or configured to: receive data associated with the injection system; generate a network resource based on the data associated with the injection system, wherein, when generating the network resource, the at least one processor is programmed or configured to encode the data associated with the injection system into the network resource; generate a QR Code® based on the network resource; and display the QR Code® on a display screen of the injection system.
CPC Classifications
G16H 20/17 G06K 19/06037 G06K 19/06
Filing Date
2021-05-17
Application No.
17996673
Claims
9
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