Patents by Inventor Ian Gardner Cameron McAffer

Ian Gardner Cameron McAffer 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).

  • Ampoules
    Patent number: 8277433
    Abstract: An ampoule made of plasties material, for liquid or suspension pharmaceuticals, has a reservoir linked to a removable head by a channel in a neck portion. The channel has a trap, thus located between its reservoir and the head, in the form of an elongated restriction and/or a bend to trap liquid or suspension which may settle during storage, and prevent either reaching the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Breath Ltd.
    Inventors: Ian Gardner Cameron McAffer, Peter Ernest Tasko
  • Sealing of Plastic Containers
    Publication number: 20110131929
    Abstract: An ampoule contains a solution, e.g. an inhalation or injectable pharmaceutical, and an outer surface of the ampoule is coated with a metal or metal compound so as to reduce moisture egress from the ampoule and reduce contamination of ampoule contents from external sources. Labels are easily applied to the coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: BREATH LIMITED
    Inventors: Ian Gardner Cameron McAffer, Peter Ernest Tasko
  • Steroid Nebuliser Formulation
    Publication number: 20110045086
    Abstract: A nebulizer formulation comprises particles of size 0.5-3 microns obtained by crystallization of beclomethasone diproprionate monohydrate in the presence of ultrasound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: BREATH LTD
    Inventors: Ian Gardner Cameron McAffer, Peter Ernest Tasko, Graham John Swift, Susheela Giafrancesco
  • Ampoules
    Publication number: 20100049161
    Abstract: An ampoule made of plasties material, for liquid or suspension pharmaceuticals, has a reservoir linked to a removable head by a channel in a neck portion. The channel has a trap, thus located between its reservoir and the head, in the form of an elongated restriction and/or a bend to trap liquid or suspension which may settle during storage, and prevent either reaching the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Ian Gardner Cameron McAffer, Peter Ernest Tasko
  • Nebulizer Formulation
    Publication number: 20080319006
    Abstract: A nebulizer formulation contains levalbuterol and ipratropium in about 2 ml or less of saline and is used for treatment of COPD and asthma and other airways diseases and disorders with increased patient compliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Ian Gardner Cameron McAffer, Peter Ernest Tasko
  • Sealing of plastic containers
    Publication number: 20080257481
    Abstract: An ampoule contains a solution, e.g. an inhalation or injectable pharmaceutical, and an outer surface of the ampoule is coated with a metal or metal compound so as to reduce moisture egress from the ampoule and reduce contamination of ampoule contents from external sources. Labels are easily applied to the coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: Breath Limited
    Inventors: Ian Gardner Cameron McAffer, Peter Ernest Tasko