Patents by Inventor Carina Ekelius

Carina Ekelius 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).

  • Inhalation device employing blister packs with cavities and alignment slits
    Patent number: 6637431
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a blister pack (12) having a plurality of blisters (13) each holding a dose of a powdered medicament comprising a lower base (18) containing a plurality of cavities (19) for the powdered medicament and an upper sealing foil layer (20) which covers the lower base (18) to form the blisters (13). Each cavity (19) is provided with at least one adjacent slit (21) formed by scoring the foil layer (20) and a lower base (18). The slit (21) ensuring accurate penetration of a cavity (19) by a suction tube through which a user can inhale the contents of the cavity (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Carina Ekelius, Per-Åke Ohlsson, Anders Selmer
  • Inhalation device
    Publication number: 20020124846
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a blister pack (12) having a plurality of blisters (13) each holding a dose of a powdered medicament comprising a lower base (18) containing a plurality of cavities (19) for the powdered medicament and an upper sealing foil layer (20) which covers the lower base (18) to form the blisters (13). Each cavity (19) is provided with at least one adjacent slit (21) formed by scoring the foil layer (20) and a lower base (18). The slit (21) ensuring accurate penetration of a cavity (19) by a suction tube through which a user can inhale the contents of the cavity (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Carina Ekelius, Per-Ake Ohlsson, Anders Selmer