Patents by Inventor David John COTTENDEN

David John COTTENDEN 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).

  • Publication number: 20210346140
    Abstract: A penile ring, a penile ring adapted for closing the urethra to prevent stress incontinence, having a ring-shaped body configured for surrounding a penis, the ring-shaped body comprising an upper part (10) including a backstop (20) extending in an arc around the upper part, and a lower part (30) including one or more expandable compression pads (40). The penile ring comprises a sensor (110) to detect urine flow in the urethra and to provide a signal that triggers the compression pads to expand inwards to occlude the urethra and thereby preventing flow of urine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Alon Greenenko, David John Cottenden, Roderick Marcus van den Bergh, Rob May
  • Patent number: 10542778
    Abstract: A combination of an inhaler and a refill pack. The inhaler comprises a reservoir for an inhalable composition, a heating element and/or vibrating transducer to selectively volatilise at least some components of the composition and at least one inhaler capacitor arranged to supply electrical power to the heater and/or vibrating transducer when a user inhales from the inhaler. The refill pack comprises a refill reservoir of inhalable composition and a battery coupled to a refill capacitor, and is arranged to engage with the inhaler and to simultaneously refill the reservoir and recharge the inhaler capacitor from the refill capacitor. The invention also extends to the inhaler and refill pack separately and to a method of refilling and recharging the inhaler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: KIND CONSUMER LIMITED
    Inventors: Alex Hearn, Iain McDerment, Khine Zaw Nyein, David John Cottenden
  • Patent number: 9980520
    Abstract: An inhaler comprising a reservoir of an inhalable composition, a heater to selectably volatilize at least some components of the composition, and a power source arranged to selectively supply electrical power to the heater when the user inhales from the inhaler. The power source is arranged to heat the heater to a temperature that will volatilize some, but not all of the components of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: KIND CONSUMER LIMITED
    Inventors: Alex Hearn, Iain Mcderment, Khine Zaw Nyein, David John Cottenden
  • Publication number: 20170105449
    Abstract: An inhaler comprising a reservoir of an inhalable composition, a heater to selectably volatilise at least some components of the composition, and a power source arranged to selectively supply electrical power to the heater when the user inhales from the inhaler. The power source is arranged to heat the heater to a temperature that will volatilise some, but not all of the components of the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Kind Consumer Limited
    Inventors: Alex HEARN, Iain MCDERMENT, Khine Zaw NYEIN, David John COTTENDEN
  • Publication number: 20170094999
    Abstract: An inhaler comprising a reservoir for an inhalable composition and a heating element and/or vibrating transducer to selectively volatilise at least some components of the composition. A power source supplies electrical power to the heater/transducer when the user inhales from the inhaler. The inhaler further comprises at least one airflow path arranged to draw air in through the inhaler as a user inhales from an inhaling end, and impinge on a plume of composition downstream of the heater/transducer at the inhaling end to reduce the mean particle size of the plume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Alex HEARN, Iain MCDERMENT, Khine Zaw NYEIN, David John COTTENDEN
  • Publication number: 20170086502
    Abstract: A combination of an inhaler and a refill pack. The inhaler comprises a reservoir for an inhalable composition, a heating element and/or vibrating transducer to selectively volatilise at least some components of the composition and at least one inhaler capacitor arranged to supply electrical power to the heater and/or vibrating transducer when a user inhales from the inhaler. The refill pack comprises a refill reservoir of inhalable composition and a battery coupled to a refill capacitor, and is arranged to engage with the inhaler and to simultaneously refill the reservoir and recharge the inhaler capacitor from the refill capacitor. The invention also extends to the inhaler and refill pack separately and to a method of refilling and recharging the inhaler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Alex HEARN, Iain MCDERMENT, Khine Zaw NYEIN, David John COTTENDEN