Patents by Inventor Dennis R. Rasmussen

Dennis R. Rasmussen 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).

  • Systems and methods for aerosolizing pharmaceutical formulations
    Patent number: 6606992
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for aerosolizing a pharmaceutical formulation. According to one method, respiratory gases are prevented from flowing to the lungs when attempting to inhale. Then, respiratory gases are abruptly permitted to flow to the lungs. The flow of respiratory gases may then be used to extract a pharmaceutical formulation from a receptacle and to place the pharmaceutical formulation within the flow of respiratory gases to form an aerosol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Nektar Therapeutics
    Inventors: Carlos Schuler, Steve Paboojian, Derrick J. Tuttle, Adrian E. Smith, Dennis R. Rasmussen, Aneesh Bakshi, Andrew Clark, Brian R. S. Ward, William W. Alston, Jr., Kevin S. Nason
  • Mouthpiece for an electronic vaping device
    Patent number: D843649
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Fontem Holdings 1 B.V.
    Inventors: Dennis R. Rasmussen, Christopher Myles