Patents by Inventor Dan Kao

Dan Kao 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).

  • Publication number: 20090194106
    Abstract: A CPAP device includes a humidifier including humidifier tub having a heat conducting base plate; and a cradle to support the humidifier tub in an operative position. The cradle may also support a flow generator in operative relation to the humidifier tub. The cradle includes a heater plate in communication with the heat conducting base plate of the humidifier tub in use. The cradle further includes a retaining mechanism to retain the humidifier tub in the cradle, the retaining mechanism being structured to force the base plate into engagement with the heater plate. The humidifier and/or flow generator may include various features to manage inadvertent back-spill of water from the humidifier to the flow generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: ResMed Ltd.
    Inventors: Ian Malcolm Smith, John Michael Snow, Perry David Lithgow, Dan Kao
  • Publication number: 20090120434
    Abstract: A CPAP device includes a flow generator including an outlet, a humidifier including an inlet, and an adaptor connector between the outlet of the flow generator and the inlet of the humidifier. The connector includes a flexible and conformable sealing portion that is movable to accommodate misalignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Ian Malcolm Smith, John Michael Snow, Perry David Lithgow, Dan Kao
  • Patent number: D579537
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Ian Malcolm Smith, William Bonilla, John Michael Snow, Perry David Lithgow, Dan Kao
  • Patent number: D579543
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Resmed Limited
    Inventors: John Michael Snow, Dan Kao, Perry David Lithgow, Ian Malcolm Smith, William Bonilla
  • Patent number: D585540
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Perry David Lithgow, Duncan Lovel Trevor-Wilson, Arthur Kin-Wai Yee, Rohan Neil Primrose, Alexander Virr, Mark Bertinetti, Dan Kao, Michael Thomas Janiak
  • Patent number: D590494
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Perry David Lithgow, Duncan Lovel Trevor-Wilson, Arthur Kin-Wai Yee, Rohan Neil Primrose, Alexander Virr, Mark Bertinetti, Dan Kao, Michael Thomas Janiak
  • Patent number: D600787
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Ian Malcolm Smith, Dan Kao, Perry David Lithgow
  • Patent number: D604830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Resmed Limited
    Inventors: Perry David Lithgow, Duncan Lovel Trevor-Wilson, Rohan Neil Primrose, Alexander Virr, Mark Bertinetti, Dan Kao, Michael Thomas Janiak
  • Patent number: D611593
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Perry David Lithgow, John Michael Snow, Dan Kao
  • Patent number: D613385
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Ian Malcolm Smith, Dan Kao, Perry David Lithgow
  • Patent number: D619449
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Ian Malcolm Smith, Dan Kao, Perry David Lithgow
  • Patent number: D621031
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Perry David Lithgow, Duncan Lovel Trevor-Wilson, Arthur Kin-Wai Yee, Rohan Neil Primrose, Alexander Virr, Mark Bertinetti, Dan Kao, Michael Thomas Janiak
  • Patent number: D626642
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Virr, Mark Bertinetti, Dan Kao
  • Patent number: D627044
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Virr, Mark Bertinetti, Dan Kao
  • Patent number: D630718
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Ian Malcolm Smith, Dan Kao, Perry David Lithgow
  • Patent number: D635232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Virr, Mark Bertinetti, Dan Kao
  • Patent number: D635244
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Virr, John Michael Snow, Mark Bertinetti, Dan Kao, Hargopal Verma, Richard Llewelyn Jones, Ernie Wei-Chih Tsai
  • Patent number: D635245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Virr, John Michael Snow, Mark Bertinetti, Dan Kao, Hargopal Verma, Richard Llewelyn Jones, Ernie Wei-Chih Tsai
  • Patent number: D635654
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Virr, Mark Bertinetti, Dan Kao
  • Patent number: D638530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Resmed Limited
    Inventors: Ian Malcolm Smith, Dan Kao, Perry David Lithgow