Patents by Inventor Daniel James John

Daniel James John 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).

  • Breath activated inhaler
    Patent number: 9155851
    Abstract: An inhaler including an outlet and a plurality of sealed compartments containing medicament is disclosed. An opening mechanism is provided to open the compartment presently aligned with the outlet. An indexing mechanism sequentially aligns the compartments with the outlet. A latch is provided for latching the opening mechanism in an energized position. The latch cannot latch the opening mechanism before the indexing mechanism has aligned the next compartment with the outlet. A method of priming an inhaler and a method of dispensing a medicament from an inhaler is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: John Briant, Patrick Campbell, Charles Cooke, Christopher Groombridge, Daniel James John, John Trevor Penhallurick, Nicholas Smartt, Nicholas Harrison, William Bakewell
  • BREATH ACTIVATED INHALER
    Publication number: 20120048272
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an inhaler, comprising an outlet and a plurality of sealed compartments containing medicament. An opening mechanism is provided to open the compartment presently aligned with the outlet. An indexing mechanism sequentially aligns the compartments with the outlet. A latch is provided for latching the opening mechanism in an energized position. The latch cannot latch the opening mechanism before the indexing mechanism has aligned the next compartment with the outlet. The disclosure also relates to a method of priming an inhaler and a method of dispensing a medicament from an inhaler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: John Briant, Patrick Campbell, Charles Cooke, Christopher Groombridge, Daniel James John, John Trevor Penhallurick, Nicholas Smartt, Nicholas Harrison, William Bakewell