Patents by Inventor Wayne Curtis Long

Wayne Curtis Long 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).

  • Metering valve for a metered dose inhaler
    Patent number: 10905844
    Abstract: An improved aerosol dispensing apparatus includes an aerosol container, a discharge piece movably mounted to the aerosol container, a flow control valve mounted within the discharge piece, a battery, and an electronically controlled metering valve electronically connected to the battery and in fluid communication with the flow control valve. The flow control valve is movable between an open position wherein a volume of an aerosol formulation is directed from the aerosol container through the flow control valve to the metering valve, and a closed position, wherein the metering valve is configured to precisely control a flow of the aerosol formulation outward of the discharge piece. A solenoid is electronically connected to the battery and is movable between an actuated position wherein the solenoid urges the flow control valve into the open position, and an un-actuated position wherein the flow control valve remains in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignees: DunAn Microstaq, Inc., Pearl Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: E. Nelson Fuller, Parthiban Arunasalam, Joseph Nguyen, Joe A. Ojeda, Sr., Wayne Curtis Long, Michael Thomas Riebe, Matthew Skelly Ferriter, Jill Karen Sherwood, Daniel Marion Deaton, III, Michael Leon Franklin
  • Metering valve for a metered dose inhaler
    Patent number: 10589052
    Abstract: An improved aerosol dispensing apparatus includes an aerosol container, a discharge piece movably mounted to the aerosol container, a metering valve mounted within the discharge piece, a battery, and an electronically controlled flow control valve. The flow control valve is electronically connected to the battery and is in fluid communication with the metering valve. The metering valve is movable between an open position wherein a volume of an aerosol formulation is directed from the aerosol container through the metering valve to the electronically controlled flow control valve, and a closed position wherein the aerosol formulation is not permitted to flow through the metering valve. The electronically controlled flow control valve is configured to precisely control a flow of the aerosol formulation outward of the discharge piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignees: DunAn Microstaq, Inc., Pearl Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: E. Nelson Fuller, Parthiban Arunasalam, Joseph Nguyen, Joe A. Ojeda, Sr., Wayne Curtis Long, Michael Thomas Riebe, Matthew Skelly Ferriter, Jill Karen Sherwood, Daniel Marion Deaton, III, Michael Leon Franklin
  • Metering Valve for a Metered Dose Inhaler
    Publication number: 20190167939
    Abstract: An improved aerosol dispensing apparatus includes an aerosol container, a discharge piece movably mounted to the aerosol container, a flow control valve mounted within the discharge piece, a battery, and an electronically controlled metering valve electronically connected to the battery and in fluid communication with the flow control valve. The flow control valve is movable between an open position wherein a volume of an aerosol formulation is directed from the aerosol container through the flow control valve to the metering valve, and a closed position, wherein the metering valve is configured to precisely control a flow of the aerosol formulation outward of the discharge piece. A solenoid is electronically connected to the battery and is movable between an actuated position wherein the solenoid urges the flow control valve into the open position, and an un-actuated position wherein the flow control valve remains in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicants: DunAn Microstaq, Inc., Pearl Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: E. Nelson Fuller, Parthiban Arunasalam, Joseph Nguyen, Joe A. Ojeda, Sr., Wayne Curtis Long, Michael Thomas Riebe, Matthew Skelly Ferriter, Jill Karen Sherwood, Daniel Marion Deaton, III, Michael Leon Franklin