Patents by Inventor John S. Viviano

John S. Viviano 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).

  • Method and apparatus comprising stepped mouthpiece for aerosol drug delivery
    Patent number: 9956359
    Abstract: The invention of the present application relates to an apparatus to aid in administering inhaled pharmaceutical aerosol to a patient. The apparatus is used in conjunction with an aerosol delivery device. The apparatus comprises steps on the top and bottom of the apparatus, which when used aid the patient causes mandibular advancement, and opening of the mouth, causing opening of patient's airway, resulting in improved aerosol lung deposition. The invention also relates to a method of using such apparatus in a combination with an aerosol delivery device or a system, and to the mouthpiece of said apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Kurt Nerner Nikander, Dirk Von Hollen, John S. Viviano, Eugene Nelson Scarberry, Ian Thomas Petherbridge
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS COMPRISING STEPPED MOUTHPIECE FOR AEROSOL DRUG DELIVERY
    Publication number: 20110240015
    Abstract: The invention of the present application relates to an apparatus to aid in administering inhaled pharmaceutical aerosol to a patient. The apparatus is used in conjunction with an aerosol delivery device. The apparatus comprises steps on the top and bottom of the apparatus, which when used aid the patient causes mandibular advancement, and opening of the mouth, causing opening of patient's airway, resulting in improved aerosol lung deposition. The invention also relates to a method of using such apparatus in a combination with an aerosol delivery device or a system, and to the mouthpiece of said apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Kurt Nerner Nikander, Dirk Von Hollen, John S. Viviano, Eugene Nelson Scarberry, Ian Thomas Petherbridge