Patents by Inventor Andrew O. Ross

Andrew O. Ross 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).

  • Pulmonary dosing system and method
    Patent number: 6705316
    Abstract: A pulmonary dosing system and method for supplying to a patient a predetermined amount of respirable therapeutically active material is disclosed. The system comprises a patient interface to introduce the material into the patient's lungs and an apparatus for providing pulsed amounts of the material to a plenum chamber. The plenum chamber has a diffuser baffle which increases the efficiency of the dosing system by preventing axial flow of the active material thereby utilizing the available volume of the chamber for holding the aerosolized drug prior to inhalation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Battelle Pulmonary Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Sanford Blythe, Anthony Rocco Imondi, Daniel Duane Meek, Andrew O. Ross
  • Pulmonary dosing system and method
    Publication number: 20030168062
    Abstract: A pulmonary dosing system and method for supplying to a patient a predetermined amount of respirable therapeutically active material is disclosed. The system comprises a patient interface to introduce the material into the patient's lungs and an apparatus for providing pulsed amounts of the material to a plenum chamber. The plenum chamber has a diffuser baffle which increases the efficiency of the dosing system by preventing axial flow of the active material thereby utilizing the available volume of the chamber for holding the aerosolized drug prior to inhalation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Kevin Sanford Blythe, Anthony Rocco Imondi, Daniel Duane Meek, Andrew O. Ross