Patents by Inventor Christopher Robert Melbourne

Christopher Robert Melbourne 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).

  • Device, method and resistive element for vaporizing a medicament
    Patent number: 7088914
    Abstract: A device for vaporizing a medicament (4). The device comprises a resistive element (9) on which the medicament is deposited. The device also comprises a source of electrical power which can be connected across the resistive element to vaporize the medicament. The element is configured to provide a central cool region (11) on which the medicament is deposited and a relatively hotter region (12) surrounding the cool region. Through holes (13) are also provided. The resistive element may be a mesh, foil or a tile on which a resistive pattern is deposited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignees: GW Pharma Limited, Tyco Electronics UK Limited
    Inventors: Brian Anthony Whittle, John Erwin Richard Bowyer, Anthony Hamish Harper, Anthony Vanhinsberg, Christopher Robert Melbourne, David Downs, Rajiv Bobby Dave