Patents by Inventor Andrew John Ede
Andrew John Ede has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20180368477Abstract: An inhaler device, such as a personal vaporizer or an electronic smoking article, for generating vapour (V) for inhalation includes a body portion for generating the vapour for inhalation; and a mouthpiece provided on the body portion for insertion into the mouth of a user and including at least one channel for conveying the vapour to the user. The mouthpiece is configured for movement relative to the body portion, especially translational movement and/or rotational movement, between a first position and a second position in order to switch the device between a deactivated state and an activated state, respectively. A corresponding method of operating an inhaler device, such as an electronic cigarette is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: JT International S.A.Inventors: Andrew John Ede, Russell Graham Farn, Rebecca Ann Wilkins, Alexander Laurence Anderton
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Patent number: 7987985Abstract: A pack containing medicament, the pack including a base having first and second opposing faces, at least one recess being formed in the first face, a foil secured to the first face so as to form with the at least one recess a sealed compartment for housing medicament and a substantially rigid member housed in the compartment extending generally from the second face to the first face such that the member can be pushed from the second face so as to rupture the foil outwardly of the compartment at the first face without compressing the medicament and a dispensing device for use with or including such a pack having an actuator for pushing the member from the second face so as to rupture the foil outwardly of the compartment at the first face.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2008Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Pfizer LimitedInventors: Andrew John Ede, Douglas Ivan Jennings
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Publication number: 20090321295Abstract: A pack containing medicament, the pack including a base having first and second opposing faces, at least one recess being formed in the first face, a foil secured to the first face so as to form with the at least one recess a sealed compartment for housing medicament and a substantially rigid member housed in the compartment extending generally from the second face to the first face such that the member can be pushed from the second face so as to rupture the foil outwardly of the compartment at the first face without compressing the medicament and a dispensing device for use with or including such a pack having an actuator for pushing the member from the second face so as to rupture the foil outwardly of the compartment at the first face.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2008Publication date: December 31, 2009Inventors: Andrew John Ede, Douglas Ivan Jennings
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Patent number: 7588030Abstract: A medicament container and a method of manufacturing the container housing at least one individual dose of medicament using a carrier having first and second opposing faces and through walls defining a through hole extending between the first and second opposing faces, the method including inserting the carrier into a mould having an element for protrusion into the through hole from the first face so as to define with the through walls a generally cup-shaped space, filling the generally cup-shaped space with a mould material so as to form a generally cup-shaped insert in the through hole, removing the carrier and insert from the mould, depositing an individual dose of medicament in the generally cup-shaped insert, and sealing the medicament and insert in the through hole by sealing first and second sheets respectively with the first and second faces.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2003Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: Meridica LimitedInventors: Andrew John Ede, John Kelshaw Conway, Christopher Michael Wright
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Publication number: 20080283058Abstract: The invention provides an inhaler of the non-reservoir kind (i.e. one which operates by dispensing individually packaged doses) characterised by the feature that a moisture-proof barrier—which may optionally comprise substantially or partly an external region of the inhaler-encloses the dose-storage region of the inhaler without enclosing the doses individually, and incorporates a similarly moisture-proof aperture through which the medicament doses can, in use, be individually dispensed. The invention also provides a method of filling such an inhaler.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2005Publication date: November 20, 2008Applicant: EG TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Andrew John Ede, Daniel Peterson Godfrey
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Patent number: 7401713Abstract: A pack containing medicament, the pack including a base having first and second opposing faces, at least one recess being formed in the first face, a foil secured to the first face so as to form with the at least one recess a sealed compartment for housing medicament and a substantially rigid member housed in the compartment extending generally from the second face to the first face such that the member can be pushed from the second face so as to rupture the foil outwardly of the compartment at the first face without compressing the medicament and a dispensing device for use with or including such a pack having an actuator for pushing the member from the second face so as to rupture the foil outwardly of the compartment at the first place.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2002Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: Meridica LimitedInventors: Andrew John Ede, Douglas Ivan Jennings
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Patent number: 7051771Abstract: A method and apparatus for introducing powder into a pocket (32) using a dosator (10) having an elongate cavity with an open end and a plunger (12) opposite the open end moveable along the cavity so as to define, between the plunger (12) and the open end, a space of variable volume, the method including, with the plunger (12) defining a volume greater than that of the pocket (32), inserting the open end into a source of powder so as to fill the volume with powder, positioning the open end over the pocket, driving the plunger so as to expel powder from the open end into the pocket and compress it to a predetermined bulk density and removing the open end from the pocket so as to leave the pocket full of powder with the predetermined bulk density.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2003Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Assignee: Pfizer LimitedInventors: Andrew John Ede, Peter John Houzego, John Martin Hewett
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Publication number: 20040206773Abstract: A pack containing medicament, the pack including a base having first and second opposing faces, at least one recess being formed in the first face, a foil secured to the first face so as to form with the at least one recess a sealed compartment for housing medicament and a substantially rigid member housed in the compartment extending generally from the second face to the first face such that the member can be pushed from the second face so as to rupture the foil outwardly of the compartment at the first face without compressing the medicament and a dispensing device for use with or including such a pack having an actuator for pushing the member from the second face so as to rupture the foil outwardly of the compartment at the first place.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2004Publication date: October 21, 2004Inventors: Andrew John Ede, Douglas Ivan Jennings