Patents by Inventor Douglas Bradshaw

Douglas Bradshaw 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: 20230099542
    Abstract: This present invention relates to a safety and traffic directing accessory, such as a glove or set of gloves. The glove has a palmar portion for substantially covering the palm of the hand of a wearer, a dorsal portion for substantially covering dorsal region of the hand, finger portions for accommodating fingers, a thumb portion for the thumb and a cuff portion for securing around the wrist. The palmar portion and inner surface of the finger portions and cuff portion (positioned in extension of palmar portion) are a bright, reflective red to indicate a stop signal. The dorsal portion and outer surface of the finger portions and cuff portion are a bright, reflective green to indicate a go signal. In use, the red color is shown to communicate a stop signal and green color is shown to communicate a go signal to drivers, pedestrians, and motorists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventor: Douglas Bradshaw
  • Patent number: 9056174
    Abstract: A medicament-containing dispenser, such as an inhaler, comprises an outlet for dispensing medicament, e.g. a mouthpiece or a nasal adaptor. The dispenser also comprises a display for presenting indicia to a user. The dispenser further comprises an outlet cover movable between a first position in which it covers the outlet and a second position in which the outlet is uncovered, wherein, when the outlet cover is in the first position, indicia is visible in the display, and wherein, when the outlet cover is in the second position, indicia is out of sight to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: Douglas Bradshaw, Oliver Burstall, Patrick Campbell, Charles Cooke, William Cramer
  • Publication number: 20110041842
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medicament-containing dispenser, such as an inhaler. The dispenser comprises an outlet for dispensing medicament, e.g. a mouthpiece or a nasal adaptor. The dispenser also comprises a display for presenting indicia to a user. The dispenser further comprises an outlet cover movable between a first position in which it covers the outlet and a second position in which the outlet is uncovered, wherein, when said outlet cover is in said first position, indicia is visible said display, and wherein, when said outlet cover is in said second position, indicia is out of sight to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Douglas Bradshaw, Oliver Burstall, Patrick Campbell, Charles Cooke, William Cramer
  • Patent number: 7819075
    Abstract: Inhaler counter (20) comprising a counter housing (390), a rocker arm (200) with a pawl (210), the rocker arm being pivotally supported by the housing and arranged to perform a rocker movement in response to a linear actuation motion, a return spring (220) for resetting the rocker arm, a ratchet wheel (230) engagable with the pawl to convert the movement of the rocker arm into an incremental rotational motion of an axle arrangement (240) advancing a display means (60), the axle arrangement further comprising a back rotation prevention means (280) in the form of a spring loaded friction brake and a worm gear, the display means comprising rotatable indicator means (120) with teeth that engage the worm-gear and a stationary scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Nic Bowman, Douglas Bradshaw, Lennart Sörby
  • Publication number: 20100065649
    Abstract: Inhaler counter (20) comprising a counter housing (390), a rocker arm (200) with a pawl (210), the rocker arm being pivotally supported by the housing and arranged to perform a rocker movement in response to a linear actuation motion, a return spring (220) for resetting the rocker arm, a ratchet wheel (230) engagable with the pawl to convert the movement of the rocker arm into an incremental rotational motion of an axle arrangement (240) advancing a display means (60), the axle arrangement further comprising a back rotation prevention means (280) in the form of a spring loaded friction brake and a worm gear, the display means comprising rotatable indicator means (120) with teeth that engage the worm-gear and a stationary scale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Nic Bowman, Douglas Bradshaw, Lennart Sõrby
  • Patent number: 7587988
    Abstract: Inhaler counter (20) comprising a counter housing (390), a rocker arm (200) with a pawl (210), the rocker arm being pivotally supported by the housing and arranged to perform a rocker movement in response to a linear actuation motion, a return spring (220) for resetting the rocker arm, a ratchet wheel (230) engagable with the pawl to convert the movement of the rocker arm into an incremental rotational motion of an axle arrangement (240) advancing a display means (60), the axle arrangement further comprising a back rotation prevention means (280) in the form of a spring loaded friction brake and a worm gear, the display means comprising rotatable indicator means (120) with teeth that engage the worm-gear and a stationary scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Nic Bowman, Douglas Bradshaw, Lennart Sörby
  • Publication number: 20080035144
    Abstract: Inhaler counter (20) comprising a counter housing (390), a rocker arm (200) with a pawl (210), the rocker arm being pivotally supported by the housing and arranged to perform a rocker movement in response to a linear actuation motion, a return spring (220) for resetting the rocker arm, a ratchet wheel (230) engagable with the pawl to convert the movement of the rocker arm into an incremental rotational motion of an axle arrangement (240) advancing a display means (60), the axle arrangement further comprising a back rotation prevention means (280) in the form of a spring loaded friction brake and a worm gear, the display means comprising rotatable indicator means (120) with teeth that engage the worm-gear and a stationary scale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: Nic Bowman, Douglas Bradshaw, Lennart Sorby