Patents by Inventor Quentin Harmer
Quentin Harmer 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).
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Patent number: 11793596Abstract: An implantable magnetic marker comprising at least one piece of a large Barkhausen jump material (LBJ) containing at least one loop. The coiled marker is deployed to mark a tissue site in the body for subsequent surgery, and a magnetic detection system with a handheld probe excites the marker above or below the switching field required for bistable switching of the marker causing a harmonic response to be generated in a bistable or sub-bistable mode that allows the marker to be detected and localised.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Inventors: Tiziano Agostinelli, Kevin Lorimer, Quentin Harmer
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Publication number: 20220054224Abstract: An implantable magnetic marker comprising at least one piece of a large Barkhausen jump material (LBJ) containing at least one loop. The coiled marker is deployed to mark a tissue site in the body for subsequent surgery, and a magnetic detection system with a handheld probe excites the marker above or below the switching field required for bistable switching of the marker causing a harmonic response to be generated in a bistable or sub-bistable mode that allows the marker to be detected and localised.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: ENDOMAGNETICS LIMITEDInventors: Tiziano Agostinelli, Kevin Lorimer, Quentin Harmer
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Publication number: 20220039683Abstract: Dual mode marker and tracer detection system A non-imaging detection system for locating markers or tracers in the body having a common base unit (1) and at least two detection probes, a first detection probe (4) uses a first non-imaging detection technology to detect an implantable marker (8) for lesion localisation and a second detection probe (3) uses a second different, non-imaging detection technology to detect an implantable tracer (9) for lymph node detection, wherein the base unit is capable of receiving detection signals and providing detection information to a user from both probes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2020Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: Endomagnetics LimitedInventors: Quentin Harmer, John Gonzalez-Carvajal
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Patent number: 11191612Abstract: An implantable magnetic marker comprising at least one piece of a large Barkhausen jump material (LBJ) containing at least one loop. The coiled marker is deployed to mark a tissue site in the body for subsequent surgery, and a magnetic detection system with a handheld probe excites the marker above or below the switching field required for bistable switching of the marker causing a harmonic response to be generated in a bistable or sub-bistable mode that allows the marker to be detected and localised.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Inventors: Tiziano Agostinelli, Kevin Lorimer, Quentin Harmer
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Publication number: 20210153970Abstract: An implantable magnetic marker comprising at least one piece of a large Barkhausen jump material (LBJ) containing at least one loop. The coiled marker is deployed to mark a tissue site in the body for subsequent surgery, and a magnetic detection system with a handheld probe excites the marker above or below the switching field required for bistable switching of the marker causing a harmonic response to be generated in a bistable or sub-bistable mode that allows the marker to be detected and localised.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2019Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: ENDOMAGNETICS LIMITEDInventors: Tiziano Agostinelli, Kevin Lorimer, Quentin Harmer
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Patent number: 8997737Abstract: An inhaler is disclosed. It comprises a housing to receive a strip of blisters each having a puncturable lid and containing a dose of medicament for inhalation by a user, a mouthpiece through which a dose of medicament is inhaled by a user and, an actuator operable to sequentially move each blister into alignment with a blister piercing member. The actuator is also operable to cause the blister piercing element to puncture the lid of a blister such that, when a user inhales through the mouthpiece, an airflow through the blister is generated to entrain the dose contained therein and carry it out of the blister and via the mouthpiece into the user's airway.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2013Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Vectura Delivery Devices LimitedInventors: Stephen William Eason, Roger William Clarke, Quentin Harmer, Peter Alan Evans, David Gregory Ahern
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Patent number: 8919342Abstract: In an inhaler for administering a powdery medicament in the form of an inhalable substance, substance formulation or mixture, a blister cavity to be opened by piercing elements (11) is mounted in the lower part (1) of a housing (2), which has an upper part (6), designed as mouthpiece and with an inhalation channel (16), and of the lower part (1), which has an air inlet opening (9). The inhalation channel (16) of the upper part (6) of the housing has a unit (15) for dispersing the powdery medicament, said unit (15) being connected to the piercing elements (11), wherein the upper part (6) of the housing can be moved relative to the lower part (1) of the housing in order to open the blister cavity.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2008Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignees: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Vectura Delivery Devices LimitedInventors: Herbert Wachtel, Matthew Neil Sarkar, Ivan Milivojevic, Quentin Harmer
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Publication number: 20130312747Abstract: An inhaler is disclosed. It comprises a housing to receive a strip of blisters each having a puncturable lid and containing a dose of medicament for inhalation by a user, a mouthpiece through which a dose of medicament is inhaled by a user and, an actuator operable to sequentially move each blister into alignment with a blister piercing member. The actuator is also operable to cause the blister piercing element to puncture the lid of a blister such that, when a user inhales through the mouthpiece, an airflow through the blister is generated to entrain the dose contained therein and carry it out of the blister and via the mouthpiece into the user's airway.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2013Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: VECTURA DELIVERY DEVICES LIMITEDInventors: Stephen William Eason, Roger William Clarke, Quentin Harmer, Peter Alan Evans, David Gregory Ahern
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Patent number: 8443798Abstract: An inhaler is disclosed. It comprises a housing to receive a strip of blisters each having a puncturable lid and containing a dose of medicament for inhalation by a user, a mouthpiece through which a dose of medicament is inhaled by a user and, an actuator operable to sequentially move each blister into alignment with a blister piercing member. The actuator is also operable to cause the blister piercing element to puncture the lid of a blister such that, when a user inhales through the mouthpiece, an airflow through the blister is generated to entrain the dose contained therein and carry it out of the blister and via the mouthpiece into the user's airway.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2011Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Vectura Delivery Devices LimitedInventors: Stephen William Eason, Roger William Clarke, Quentin Harmer, Peter Alan Evans, David Gregory Ahern
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Publication number: 20120321717Abstract: The present invention relates to enhancing the dosing efficiency of pharmaceutical dry powder formulations administered by pulmonary inhalation. In particular, the present invention relates to the provision of dry powder inhalers and dry powder compositions which reproducibly achieve a much higher delivered dose of the pharmaceutically active agent than currently achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: VECTURA LTD.Inventors: John Nicholas Staniforth, David Morton, Michael Tobyn, Stephen Eason, Quentin Harmer, David Granderton
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Patent number: 8297278Abstract: An Inhaler for delivering an aerosolised dose of a powdered drug for inhalation by a user is disclosed. The inhaler comprises a drug entreinment device to a receive a package having a piercable lid containing a dose to be delivered, the device including a drug outlet tube terminating with a primary piercing element to pierce an opening in said lid when a package is located in the inhaler, a secondary piercing member to pierce a plurality of peripheral openings in said lid and, an airflow path to enable the supply of a charge of gas into the package via said peripheral openings to scour the interior of a pierced package such that all or substantially all of the dose is entrained in the gas and flows out of the package via the drug outlet tube. A medicament pack is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2010Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Vectura Delivery Devices LimitedInventors: Quentin Harmer, Roger William Clarke, Stephen William Eason
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Publication number: 20110132358Abstract: An inhaler is disclosed. It comprises a housing to receive a strip of blisters each having a puncturable lid and containing a dose of medicament for inhalation by a user, a mouthpiece through which a dose of medicament is inhaled by a user and, an actuator operable to sequentially move each blister into alignment with a blister piercing member. The actuator is also operable to cause the blister piercing element to puncture the lid of a blister such that, when a user inhales through the mouthpiece, an airflow through the blister is generated to entrain the dose contained therein and carry it out of the blister and via the mouthpiece into the user's airway.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2011Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: Vectura Delivery Devices LimitedInventors: Stephen William EASON, Roger William Clarke, Quentin Harmer, Peter Alan Evans, David Gregory Ahern
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Patent number: 7950389Abstract: An inhaler (1) is disclosed. It comprises a housing (2) to receive a strip (6) of blisters (6a) each having a puncturable lid (6c) and containing a dose of medicament for inhalation by a user, a mouthpiece through which a dose of medicament is inhaled by a user and, an actuator (3) operable to sequentially move each blister into alignment with a blister piercing member (7, 9). The actuator is also operable to cause the blister piercing element to puncture the lid of a blister such that, when a user inhales through the mouthpiece, an airflow through the blister is generated to entrain the dose contained therein and carry it but of the blister and via the mouthpiece into the user's airway.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2004Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Vectura Delivery Devices LimitedInventors: Stephen William Eason, Roger William Clarke, Quentin Harmer, Peter Alan Evans, David Gregory Ahern
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Publication number: 20110073106Abstract: An Inhaler for delivering an aerosolised dose of a powdered drug for inhalation by a user is disclosed. The inhaler comprises a drug entreinment device to a receive a package having a piercable lid containing a dose to be delivered, the device including a drug outlet tube terminating with a primary piercing element to pierce an opening in said lid when a package is located in the inhaler, a secondary piercing member to pierce a plurality of peripheral openings in said lid and, an airflow path to enable the supply of a charge of gas into the package via said peripheral openings to scour the interior of a pierced package such that all or substantially all of the dose is entrained in the gas and flows out of the package via the drug outlet tube. A medicament pack is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: Vectura Delivery Devices LimitedInventors: Quentin HARMER, Roger William Clarke, Stephen William Eason
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Publication number: 20110056488Abstract: An inhaler for producing an inhalable aerosol of powdered medicament is disclosed. The inhaler includes an aerosolising device having a chamber of substantially circular cross-section, inlet and outlet ports at opposite ends of the chamber for the flow of drug laden air through the chamber between said ports and, a bypass air inlet for the flow of clean air into the chamber. The bypass air inlet is configured so that air entering the chamber through said inlet forms a cyclone in the chamber that interacts with the drug laden air flowing between the inlet and outlet ports.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2009Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicants: Vectura Delivery Devices Limited, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHInventors: Quentin Harmer, Ivan Milivojevic, Matthew Sarkar
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Publication number: 20100313886Abstract: In an inhaler for administering a powdery medicament in the form of an inhalable substance, substance formulation or mixture, a blister cavity to be opened by piercing elements (11) is mounted in the lower part (1) of a housing (2), which is composed of an upper part (6), designed as mouthpiece and with an inhalation channel (16), and of the lower part (1), which comprises an air inlet opening (9). The inhalation channel (16) of the upper part (6) of the housing has a unit (15) for dispersing the powdery medicament, said unit (15) being connected to the piercing elements (11), wherein the upper part (6) of the housing can be moved relative to the lower part (1) of the housing in order to open the blister cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2008Publication date: December 16, 2010Inventors: Herbert Wachtel, Matthew Neil, Ivan Milivojevic, Quentin Harmer
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Publication number: 20100297030Abstract: A composition, device, and method for treating sexual dysfunction via inhalation is provided which comprises inhaling a dose of apomorphine or pharmaceutically acceptable salt(s) or ester(s) thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2009Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: Vectura Drug DeliveryInventors: John Nicholas Staniforth, David Alexander Vodden Morton, Michael Tobyn, Stephen Eason, Quentin Harmer, David Ganderton
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Patent number: 7810494Abstract: An Inhaler for delivering an aerosolized dose of a powdered drug for inhalation by a user is disclosed. The inhaler comprises a drug entrainment device vice to a receive a package having a piercable lid containing a dose to be delivered, the device including a drug outlet tube terminating with a primary piercing element to pierce an opening in said lid when a package is located in the inhaler, a secondary piercing member to pierce a plurality of peripheral openings in said lid and, an airflow path to enable the supply of a charge of gas into the package via said peripheral openings to scour the interior of a pierced package such that all or substantially all of the dose is entrained in the gas and flows out of the package via the drug outlet tube. A medicament pack is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2004Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Vectura LimitedInventors: Quentin Harmer, Roger William Clarke, Stephen William Eason
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Patent number: D934428Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Inventor: Quentin Harmer
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Patent number: D935028Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Inventors: Quentin Harmer, Kevin Lorimer