Patents by Inventor Brian Frazier Niemeyer

Brian Frazier Niemeyer 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).

  • Delivery of aerosolized respiratory pathogens
    Patent number: 11480560
    Abstract: A system comprising a respirator, a biochip, and an atomizer for studying respiratory pathogens. The respirator of the system is configured to create breathe-mimicking air movement, the biochip comprises an airway lumen in fluid communication with the respirator, and the atomizer is in fluid communication with the airway lumen of the biochip, according to various embodiments. The atomizer may be configured to generate droplets of a respiratory pathogen (e.g., from liquid inoculum). In various embodiments, the breath-mimicking air movement comprises air volume as a function of time, wherein the respirator is configured to generate breathing cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado, A Body Corporate
    Inventors: Kambez Hajipouran Benam, Brian Frazier Niemeyer, Alexander Joseph Kaiser
  • DELIVERY OF AEROSOLIZED RESPIRATORY PATHOGENS
    Publication number: 20190376950
    Abstract: A system comprising a respirator, a biochip, and an atomizer for studying respiratory pathogens. The respirator of the system is configured to create breathe-mimicking air movement, the biochip comprises an airway lumen in fluid communication with the respirator, and the atomizer is in fluid communication with the airway lumen of the biochip, according to various embodiments. The atomizer may be configured to generate droplets of a respiratory pathogen (e.g., from liquid inoculum). In various embodiments, the breath-mimicking air movement comprises air volume as a function of time, wherein the respirator is configured to generate breathing cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE
    Inventors: Kambez Hajipouran Benam, Brian Frazier Niemeyer, Alexander Joseph Kaiser