Patents by Inventor Bernd Christoph Lang

Bernd Christoph Lang 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).

  • Patent number: 10207070
    Abstract: It is discloses a patient interface 3000 comprising a seal forming portion 11, a pad 10, and a cushion 20. The seal forming portion 11 may comprise a base surface 111 and a plurality of fibers 112 fixed to and extending away from said base surface 111 for contacting a patient's skin. The cushion 20 may comprise at least along a portion of the circumference a first structure 22 having an elongate section 24 joined with at least one end section 26 oriented substantially perpendicular or at an angle to the elongate section 24. A first end A of the elongate section 24 may be connected or connectable to a frame member 30. The end section 26 may be provided at an opposing second end B of the elongate section 24. The pad 10 may comprise a resilient foam material layer with the seal forming portion 11. The pad 10 may be adapted to be connected to the cushion 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Christian Bayer, Achim Biener, Johann Sebastian Burz, Robert Eibl, Andreas Kirchberger, Bernd Christoph Lang, Johannes Nickol, Jens Rothfuss
  • Patent number: 10195385
    Abstract: A forehead pad for use in a respiratory mask with a forehead support, which includes a base portion to contact a user's forehead, a support post connected to the base portion, and a head adapted to connect the support post to a forehead support. A pair of forehead pads may be joined with a connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Bernd Christoph Lang, Timothy Tsun-Fai Fu, Perry David Lithgow, Memduh Guney, Joanne Elizabeth Drew, Martin Bechtel, Achim Biener, Michael Kassipillai Gunaratnam, Aaron Samuel Davidson, Milind Chandrakant Raje
  • Publication number: 20180353721
    Abstract: A patient interface is configured to deliver a flow of pressurized breathable gas to a patient's airways. The patient interface includes a central portion with an opening configured to deliver the pressurized breathable gas to the patient's nares. A first stabilizing portion extends from the central portion and is structured to engage an outer side of a respective one of the patient's nostrils. A second stabilizing portion is opposite the first stabilizing portion and extends from the central portion. In addition, the second stabilizing surface is structured to engage an outer side of a respective one of the patient's nostrils. The central portion, the first stabilizing portion and the second stabilizing portion cooperate to form a U-shape configured to cradle the patient's nose so that the tip of the patient's nose remains exposed when the patient interface is mounted on the patient's face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Michiel KOOIJ, Scott Alexander HOWARD, Justin John FORMICA, Gerard Michael RUMMERY, Renee Frances FLOWER, Adam Francis BARLOW, Joel Edward GIBSON, Damien Julian MAZZONE, Aaron Samuel DAVIDSON, Bernd Christoph LANG, Achim BIENER, Michael John REID, Dieter HEIDMANN
  • Patent number: 10149954
    Abstract: A kit including a device which provides breathable gas to a patient and a specific facing, the device including a unit which provides a flow of breathable gas, a processor which drives the unit, and a receiving region which receives the specific facing. The unit and the processor provide the breathable gas in at least two different modes of operation, and a specific mode of operation can be selected out of the at least two modes by attaching the specific facing onto the receiving region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: RESMED LIMITED
    Inventors: Bernd Christoph Lang, Andreas Kirchberger, Johannes Nickol, Achim Biener, Jens Rothfuss, Johann Sebastian Burz, Robert Eibl, Christian Bayer, Craig Harris
  • Publication number: 20180344965
    Abstract: A positive pressure gas supply system includes a CPAP unit a humidifier support housing with a receiving portion. The receiving portion is bound by a bottom wall with a heater and at least one side wall extending vertically from the bottom wall. A gas feed opening in the at least one side wall is in fluid communication with a gas feed path from the CPAP unit. A refilling module configured to retain a body of water is removably placed within the receiving portion from a location above the receiving portion so that a metallic part of the refilling module contacts the heater when the refilling module is resting on the bottom wall of the receiving portion. In addition, a sealing device is configured to seal off the refilling module in the receiving portion. The sealing device and the refilling module are removable as a unit from the humidifier support housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Wolfgang MAYER, Harald GENGER, Stefan Rolf MADAUS, Andreas KLOPP, Stefan Thomas SCHÄTZL, Harald Wolfgang VÖGELE, Bernd Christoph LANG
  • Patent number: 10076624
    Abstract: Headgear for a respiratory mask assembly includes at least one strap. The at least one strap includes one or more bladders filled with a gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Angelene Marie Ozolins, Bernd Christoph Lang, Achim Biener, Johannes Nickol, Johann Sebastian Burz
  • Patent number: 10052450
    Abstract: A humidifier assembly for a CPAP includes a base housing with a gas inlet configured to receive respiratory gas from the CPAP unit. The base housing includes a first connecting device located at a sidewall of the base housing and configured to directly, removably connect the base housing to the CPAP unit. The base housing also includes a second connecting device configured to be coupled to an air delivery hose. The humidifier assembly further includes a liquid storage container that is removably received in the base housing. The liquid storage container includes a liquid storage space configured to store liquid and a humidifying region configured to receive the respiratory gas from the gas feed opening and receive a partial amount of the liquid stored in the liquid storage space to enrich the respiratory gas with moisture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: ResMed R&D Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Mayer, Harald Genger, Stefan Rolf Madaus, Andreas Klopp, Stefan Thomas Schätzl, Harald Wolfgang Vögele, Bernd Christoph Lang
  • Patent number: 10016571
    Abstract: A hollow structure for a face mask includes an inner wall, an outer wall spaced from the inner wall to define a hollow area between the inner wall and the outer wall, and a bottom wall that couples the inner wall to the outer wall. A first portion and a second portion together define a closable opening into the hollow area. The second portion is coupled to the outer wall by a bi-stable membrane that allows the second portion to move between (1) a first, opened position in which the second portion is spaced from the first portion to allow access to the hollow area through the opening, and (2) a second, closed position in which the second position abuts the first portion to close the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: RESMED R&D GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Bernd Christoph Lang, Achim Biener, Johann Sebastian Burz, Johannes Nickol, Adel Nibu
  • Publication number: 20180110953
    Abstract: A breathing mask arrangement includes an arch body, a sealing lip means for bearing against the surface of the face of a mask user, a respiratory gas conduit means for feeding respiratory gas to a mask internal space which is defined by the arch body and which is in communication with the nose and/or mouth opening of the user of the mask, and an application structure for application of the sealing lip means jointly with the arch body, wherein the application structure has a carrier portion on which a respiratory gas conduit member is releasably coupled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Bernd Christoph LANG, Achim BIENER, Dieter HEIDMANN, Stefan Rolf MADAUS, Harald Wolfgang VÖGELE
  • Publication number: 20180104437
    Abstract: A humidifier assembly for a CPAP includes a base housing with a gas inlet configured to receive respiratory gas from the CPAP unit. The base housing includes a first connecting device located at a sidewall of the base housing and configured to directly, removably connect the base housing to the CPAP unit. The base housing also includes a second connecting device configured to be coupled to an air delivery hose. The humidifier assembly further includes a liquid storage container that is removably received in the base housing. The liquid storage container includes a liquid storage space configured to store liquid and a humidifying region configured to receive the respiratory gas from the gas feed opening and receive a partial amount of the liquid stored in the liquid storage space to enrich the respiratory gas with moisture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Wolfgang MAYER, Harald GENGER, Stefan Rolf MADAUS, Andreas KLOPP, Stefan Thomas SCHÄTZL, Harald Wolfgang VÖGELE, Bernd Christoph LANG
  • Patent number: 9889266
    Abstract: A breathing mask arrangement includes an arch body, a sealing lip means for bearing against the surface of the face of a mask user, a respiratory gas conduit means for feeding respiratory gas to a mask internal space which is defined by the arch body and which is in communication with the nose and/or mouth opening of the user of the mask, and an application structure for application of the sealing lip means jointly with the arch body, wherein the application structure has a carrier portion on which a respiratory gas conduit member is releasably coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: ResMed R&D Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Christoph Lang, Achim Biener, Dieter Heidmann, Stefan Rolf Madaus, Harald Wolfgang Vögele
  • Patent number: 9884163
    Abstract: A humidifier assembly for a CPAP includes a base housing with a gas inlet configured to receive respiratory gas from the CPAP unit. The base housing includes a first connecting device located at a sidewall of the base housing and configured to directly, removably connect the base housing to the CPAP unit. The base housing also includes a second connecting device configured to be coupled to an air delivery hose. The humidifier assembly further includes a liquid storage container that is removably received in the base housing. The liquid storage container includes a liquid storage space configured to store liquid and a humidifying region configured to receive the respiratory gas from the gas feed opening and receive a partial amount of the liquid stored in the liquid storage space to enrich the respiratory gas with moisture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: RedMed R&D Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Mayer, Harald Genger, Stefan Rolf Madaus, Andreas Klopp, Stefan Thomas Schätzl, Harald Wolfgang Vögele, Bernd Christoph Lang
  • Publication number: 20170333663
    Abstract: A flexible respiratory gas tube arrangement for supplying a respiratory gas to a person includes a flexible tube, a heater to heat the gas as it is delivered through the tube, a first connector provided to one end of the tube and adapted to connect the tube with a breathing mask, and a second connector provided to the other end of the tube and adapted to connect the tube with a CPAP device. The second connector includes a first portion that provides a respiratory gas passage and a second portion that provides integrated contact elements by which power is supplied to the heater. The contact elements are adapted to be engaged with a power supply provided on the CPAP device for supplying power to said heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Petra HUBER, Bernd Christoph LANG, Achim BIENER, Dieter HEIDMANN
  • Publication number: 20170326322
    Abstract: A breathing mask arrangement includes an arch body, a sealing lip means for bearing against the surface of the face of a mask user, a respiratory gas conduit means for feeding respiratory gas to a mask internal space which is defined by the arch body and which is in communication with the nose and/or mouth opening of the user of the mask, and an application structure for application of the sealing lip means jointly with the arch body, wherein the application structure has a carrier portion on which a respiratory gas conduit member is releasably coupled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Bernd Christoph LANG, Achim BIENER, Dieter HEIDMANN, Stefan Rolf MADAUS, Harald Wolfgang VÖGELE
  • Patent number: 9757534
    Abstract: A respiratory mask includes a frame and a mask releasably engaged with the frame. The mask includes a body portion defining a mask internal space and a sealing portion structured to engage a patient's face. The body portion includes a plurality of outlet openings for gas washout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: ResMed R&D Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Christoph Lang, Achim Biener, Dieter Heidmann, Stefan Rolf Madaus, Harald Wolfgang Vögele
  • Publication number: 20170224945
    Abstract: Breathing mask for supplying a breathing gas to a user of a mask includes a sealing lip to seal a mask support zone, a mask base body to form a mask interior chamber and a connector to connect at least one breathing gas line. The mask base body and/or the connector is provided with at least one de-coupling structure formed of an elastomer material. The de-coupling structure allows a relative movement between a mask body-sided circumferential foot portion of the sealing lip and the breathing gas line in at a tilt angle of at least 5°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Achim BIENER, Bernd Christoph LANG
  • Publication number: 20170151407
    Abstract: The technology provides for a cushion assembly or a tool for forming the cushion assembly for a patient interface delivery of a supply of pressurised air or breathable gas to an entrance of a patient's airways. The cushion assembly has an inferior surface and a mask connection portion, and includes a pad arranged on the inferior surface for sealingly contacting a wearer's face in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas KIRCHBERGER, Johann Sebastian BURZ, Bernd Christoph LANG, Johannes NICKOL, Jens ROTHFUSS, Robert EIBL, Christian BAYER
  • Patent number: 9662467
    Abstract: Breathing mask for supplying a breathing gas to a user of a mask includes a sealing lip to seal a mask support zone, a mask base body to form a mask interior chamber and a connector to connect at least one breathing gas line. The mask base body and/or the connector is provided with at least one de-coupling structure formed of an elastomer material. The de-coupling structure allows a relative movement between a mask body-sided circumferential foot portion of the sealing lip and the breathing gas line in at a tilt angle of at least 5°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: ResMed R&D Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Achim Biener, Bernd Christoph Lang
  • Publication number: 20170087322
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a pad for forming a seal forming structure against a user's skin for use with a patient interface, the pad comprising, a base layer, a fibre layer comprising a plurality of fibers for contacting a patient's skin, and a connection layer for connecting the fibers to the base material, wherein the base layer and/or the fibre layer is/are adapted to act as a reservoir for substances. Furthermore, it relates to a set of pads, a kit and a patient interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Bernd Christoph LANG, Andreas KIRCHBERGER, Johannes NICKOL, Jens ROTHFUSS, Johann Sebastian BURZ, Robert EIBL, Christian BAYER, Anne Claude Andrée Armelle REISER
  • Publication number: 20170087328
    Abstract: A humidifier assembly for a CPAP includes a base housing with a gas inlet configured to receive respiratory gas from the CPAP unit. The base housing includes a first connecting device located at a sidewall of the base housing and configured to directly, removably connect the base housing to the CPAP unit. The base housing also includes a second connecting device configured to be coupled to an air delivery hose. The humidifier assembly further includes a liquid storage container that is removably received in the base housing. The liquid storage container includes a liquid storage space configured to store liquid and a humidifying region configured to receive the respiratory gas from the gas feed opening and receive a partial amount of the liquid stored in the liquid storage space to enrich the respiratory gas with moisture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Wolfgang MAYER, Harald GENGER, Stefan Rolf MADAUS, Andreas KLOPP, Stefan Thomas SCHÄTZL, Harald Wolfgang VÖGELE, Bernd Christoph LANG