Patents by Inventor Christopher Melbourne

Christopher Melbourne 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).

  • Device, method and resistive element for vaporising a medicament
    Publication number: 20050063686
    Abstract: A device for vaporising a medicament (4). The device comprises a resistive element (9) on which the medicament is deposited. The device also comprises a source of electrical power which can be connected across the resistive element to vaporise the medicament. The element is configured to provide a central cool region (11) on which the medicament is deposited and a relatively hotter region (12) surrounding the cool region. Through holes (13) are also provided. The resistive element may be a mesh, foil or a tile on which a resistive pattern is deposited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Brian Whittle, John Bowyer, Anthony Harper, Anthony Vanhinsberg, Christopher Melbourne, David Downs, Rajiv Dave