Patents by Inventor David Chopard

David Chopard 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).

  • Patent number: 8561608
    Abstract: An inhaler device having an opening device for opening an individual reservoir containing a single dose of fluid, such as powder, the reservoir including a closure wall, the opening device having hollow perforator mechanism that is adapted to perforate the closure wall of the reservoir, the hollow perforator mechanism being connected to an expulsion channel so as to transport the powder towards a dispenser orifice of the inhaler. The opening device includes at least one air channel connected to the expulsion channel, such that during inhalation, an air flow passing through the at least one air channel mixes, in the expulsion channel, with the air and powder flow leaving the reservoir through the hollow perforator mechanism. The air channel is formed by a through hole made in a wall of the perforator mechanism, the through hole being oriented substantially parallel to the expulsion channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Aptar France SAS
    Inventor: David Chopard
  • Publication number: 20100192950
    Abstract: An inhaler device having an opening device for opening an individual reservoir containing a single dose of fluid, such as powder, the reservoir including a closure wall, the opening device having hollow perforator mechanism that is adapted to perforate the closure wall of the reservoir, the hollow perforator mechanism being connected to an expulsion channel so as to transport the powder towards a dispenser orifice of the inhaler. The opening device including includes at least one air channel connected to the expulsion channel, such that during inhalation, an air flow passing through said the at least one air channel mixes, in the expulsion channel, with the air and powder flow leaving the reservoir through the hollow perforator mechanism. The air channel is formed by a through hole made in a wall of the perforator mechanism, the through hole being oriented substantially parallel to the expulsion channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Valois SAS
    Inventor: David Chopard