Patents by Inventor Björn Ullbrand

Björn Ullbrand 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).

  • INHALER
    Publication number: 20140083422
    Abstract: A dry powder inhaler comprises a disc-shaped assembly (14) having cavities (16) filled with medicament powder for inhalation. The assembly is rotatably mounted in a housing (6, 8) on which is mounted a rotatable external casing (11, 12). A mouthpiece (10) is movably mounted on the housing (6, 8) allowing it to be brought into and out of engagement with the edge of the disc (14) whereby the mouthpiece acts as a brake to prevent or permit rotational movement of the disc (14). The inhaler is opened by rotating the housing with respect to the casing (11, 12) to expose the mouthpiece (10). As the inhaler is opened and closed, cam followers (105) on the mouthpiece move along cam tracks (109) in the casing (11, 12), causing the mouthpiece to move against or away from the disc (14). A gap is defined between the disc and mouthpiece to allow a flow of bypass air to enter the mouthpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventors: Lars Rune Gustav Arvidsson, William Bakewell, John Phillip Briant, Patrick Campbell, Charles Cooke, Christopher Groombridge, James Daniel John, Orest Lastow, Trevor John Penhallurick, Nicholas Smartt, Märtin Svensson, Björn Ullbrand
  • Inhalation device
    Patent number: 6604522
    Abstract: An inhalation device for administering a powdered medicament by inhalation including a suction tube through which the medicament is drawn on inhalation by a user, a blister pack, a housing which carries the blister pack and has housing surfaces, the suction tube being removably connected to the housing and having a distal end which can interact with the blister pack and a proximal end through which the user inhales, and a resilient member that resiliently biases the suction tube into a position where it is spaced from the housing surfaces to facilitate grasping of the suction tube by the user when the inhalation device is ready for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Astrazeneca AB
    Inventors: Lars Arvidsson, Jan Jönsson, Patrik Månsson, Stefan Strandberg, Björn Ullbrand
  • Inhalation device
    Patent number: 6520179
    Abstract: A blister pack assembly for an inhaler for administering powder containing medicament by inhalation, comprising: a suction tube (7) through which powder is in use drawn on inhalation by a user; and a blister pack unit (5) comprising a blister pack element (11) which includes a plurality of blisters (12), each containing a dose of powder containing medicament, and an attachment member (13) disposed to one side of the blister pack element (11) to which the suction (7) is attachable when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Alfred Von Schuckmann, Björn Ullbrand, Anders Selmer