Patents by Inventor Gerald Christopher Smaldone

Gerald Christopher Smaldone 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).

  • Apparatus and method comprising adjustable stepped mouthpiece for aerosol drug delivery
    Patent number: 9302060
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) and method to aid in administering inhaled pharmaceutical aerosol to a patient is configured to maintain a tongue in proper position and offset the patients upper and lower jaws during aerosol delivery. An adjustable member (26) is provided adjacent a mouthpiece and at least partially surrounds and moves with respect to the body of the apparatus. The adjustable member has a step structured (32, 34) to impart a selected amount of mandibular advancement to a patient during aerosol delivery. A tongue depressor (40) which may be integrally formed with the adjustable member configured to prevent a tongue from occluding a flow of aerosol is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Jonathan Stanley Harold Denyer, Kurt Verner Holger Nikander, Dirk Ernest Von Hollen, Gerald Christopher Smaldone, Ian Thomas Petherbridge
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD COMPRISING ADJUSTABLE STEPPED MOUTHPIECE FOR AEROSOL DRUG DELIVERY
    Publication number: 20120240922
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) and method to aid in administering inhaled pharmaceutical aerosol to a patient is configured to maintain a tongue in proper position and offset the patients upper and lower jaws during aerosol delivery. An adjustable member (26) is provided adjacent a mouthpiece and at least partially surrounds and moves with respect to the body of the apparatus. The adjustable member has a step structured (32, 34) to impart a selected amount of mandibular advancement to a patient during aerosol delivery. A tongue depressor (40) which may be integrally formed with the adjustable member configured to prevent a tongue from occluding a flow of aerosol is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Jonathan Stanley Harold Denyer, Kurt Verner Holger Nikander, Dirk Ernest Von Hollen, Gerald Christopher Smaldone, Ian Thomas Petherbridge