Patents by Inventor Franjo Cecelja

Franjo Cecelja 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).

  • Respiratory muscle training device
    Patent number: 8459255
    Abstract: A respiratory muscle training device includes a chamber (1) containing a variable orifice valve assembly (3). An inlet (9) is provided at a first side of the valve assembly permitting air to be inhaled into the chamber, and an outlet (11) is provided at a second side of the valve assembly permitting air that has passed through the valve assembly to be inhaled by a user. A pressure sensor (7) determines a pressure differential across the valve assembly. Means is provided for determining the opening area of the valve assembly, and control means (15, 47, 49) is provided for varying the orifice of the valve assembly in dependence upon a pressure differential determined by the pressure sensor and upon an opening area of the valve assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Hab Holdings Limited
    Inventors: David Alastair Spurling, Darren Hoe Yung Lam, Andrew Skelton, Alison Kay McConnell, Franjo Cecelja, Peter Broomhead
  • RESPIRATORY MUSCLE TRAINING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110124470
    Abstract: A respiratory muscle training device includes a chamber (1) containing a variable orifice valve assembly (3). An inlet (9) is provided at a first side of the valve assembly permitting air to be inhaled into the chamber, and an outlet (11) is provided at a second side of the valve assembly permitting air that has passed through the valve assembly to be inhaled by a user. A pressure sensor (7) determines a pressure differential across the valve assembly. Means is provided for determining the opening area of the valve assembly, and control means (15, 47, 49) is provided for varying the orifice of the valve assembly in dependence upon a pressure differential determined by the pressure sensor and upon an opening area of the valve assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: David Alastair Spurling, Darren Hoe Yung Lam, Andrew Skelton, Alison Kay McConnell, Franjo Cecelja, Peter Broomhead