Patents by Inventor Birgit Donker

Birgit Donker 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).

  • Patent number: 9457161
    Abstract: An inhaler for delivering a preferably powdered formulation from a blister strip having a plurality of blister pouches. In order to achieve a compact simple construction for the inhaler and an easy action for the blister strip, the carrier extends over a circumferential angle of the inhaler of less than 360°. In particular, the carrier is guided between two deflectors with an at least substantially constant curvature, and preferably, exclusively along an outer wall of the inhaler. A conveying device of the inhaler has four drive wheels of the same diameter which are arranged on a common radius and are driven by common drive means in the same direction of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Thoemmes, Jens Besseler, Birgit Donker, Jessica Frentzel-Beyme, Stephen William Eason, Roger William Clarke
  • Publication number: 20160193433
    Abstract: An inhaler for delivering a preferably powdered formulation from a blister strip having a plurality of blister pouches. In order to achieve a compact simple construction for the inhaler and an easy action for the blister strip, the carrier extends over a circumferential angle of the inhaler of less than 360°. In particular, the carrier is guided between two deflectors with an at least substantially constant curvature, and preferably, exclusively along an outer wall of the inhaler. A conveying device of the inhaler has four drive wheels of the same diameter which are arranged on a common radius and are driven by common drive means in the same direction of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Thoemmes, Jens Besseler, Birgit Donker, Jessica Frentzel-Beyme, Stephen William Eason, Roger William Clarke