Patents by Inventor Gregory Rapp

Gregory Rapp 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: 20260033533
    Abstract: An aerosol generation device includes a circuit or microcontroller for detecting and adjusting vibration frequency of an electronic transducer to a determined resonance frequency that changes during operation of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Applicant: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory Rapp, Jeffrey Miller, Shi-Bo Wang, Judson Sidney Clements
  • Publication number: 20250275572
    Abstract: A droplet delivery device, such as for providing an aerosol for inhalation by users, includes a piezoelectric transducer that vibrates an ejector plate of an ejector mechanism. The device delivers fluid to the ejector plate that is converted to droplets that exit the device as an aerosol. A highly efficient driving circuit is provided that can precisely change the peak-to-peak voltage to the transducer and frequency while also monitoring the current from a stable voltage. Precision control while monitoring the power consumption from the piezoelectric transducer allows for consistent dosing and for the user to tailor their aerosol delivery to their preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2025
    Publication date: September 4, 2025
    Applicant: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory RAPP, Shi Bo WANG, Jeffrey MILLER
  • Patent number: 12403269
    Abstract: A droplet delivery device includes a housing with a mouthpiece port or outlet from a nasal device for releasing fluid droplets, a fluid reservoir, and an ejector bracket having a membrane positioned between a mesh with a plurality of openings and a vibrating member that is coupled to an electronic transducer, such as an ultrasonic transducer. The transducer vibrates the vibrating member which causes the membrane to push fluid supplied by the reservoir through the mesh to generate droplets in an ejected stream released through the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Michael Scoggin, Jeffrey Miller, Jose Salazar, Brian Beach, Caley Modlin, Matthew Culpepper, Jianqiang Li, Chengjie Li, Shi Bo Wang, Chao-Ping Lee, Gregory Rapp, Judson Sidney Clements
  • Publication number: 20250195793
    Abstract: A droplet delivery device includes an ejection channel and droplets outlet, a mesh positioned in the ejection channel and configured to produce an ejected stream of droplets through openings in the mesh, an airflow path in communication with the ejection channel and the mesh, and a heating element positioned in the airflow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Michael Scoggin, Jeffrey Miller, Jose Salazar, Brian Beach, Caley Modlin, Matthew Culpepper, Jianqiang Li, Chengjie Li, Shi Bo Wang, Chao-Ping Lee, Gregory Rapp, Judson Sidney Clements
  • Publication number: 20250195790
    Abstract: A droplet delivery device includes an ejector bracket including a mesh with a membrane operably coupled to a vibrating member tip that is coupled to an electronic transducer with the membrane between and contacting both the vibrating member tip and the mesh to produce droplets, such as for inhalation by a user of the droplet delivery device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Michael Scoggin, Jeffrey Miller, Jose Salazar, Brian Beach, Caley Modlin, Matthew Culpepper, Jianqiang Li, Chengjie Li, Shi Bo Wang, Chao-Ping Lee, Gregory Rapp, Judson Sidney Clements
  • Publication number: 20250195792
    Abstract: A droplet delivery device includes an ejector mesh communicating with a fluid reservoir via a first pathway that includes wicking material and a second pathway that is free of wicking material with droplets produced by the mesh ejected out of a droplets outlet of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Michael Scoggin, Jeffrey Miller, Jose Salazar, Brian Beach, Caley Modlin, Matthew Culpepper, Jianqiang Li, Chengjie Li, Shi Bo Wang, Chao-Ping Lee, Gregory Rapp, Judson Sidney Clements
  • Publication number: 20250195791
    Abstract: A droplet delivery device includes a mesh with a plurality of opening supported by a mesh carrier in the airflow path of the droplet delivery device. The mesh is vibrated by an electronic transducer and produce droplets from a fluid supply with mesh carrier aiding the production of the droplets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Michael Scoggin, Jeffrey Miller, Jose Salazar, Brian Beach, Caley Modlin, Matthew Culpepper, Jianqiang Li, Chengjie Li, Shi Bo Wang, Chao-Ping Lee, Gregory Rapp, Judson Sidney Clements
  • Publication number: 20250127999
    Abstract: A droplet delivery device includes a droplets outlet coupled to a one-piece and removable container assembly, wherein the container assembly includes a mesh and a membrane, and wherein the mesh includes a plurality of openings formed through the mesh's thickness, a reservoir in fluid communication with the container assembly and configured to supply a volume of fluid, and a vibrating member coupled to a power source and positioned to cooperate with the membrane and mesh to generate an ejected stream of droplets through the mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Michael Scoggin, Jeffrey Miller, Jose Salazar, Brian Beach, Caley Modlin, Matthew Culpepper, Jianqiang Li, Chengjie Li, Shi Bo Wang, Chao-Ping Lee, Gregory Rapp, Judson Sidney Clements
  • Patent number: 12161795
    Abstract: An aerosol generation device includes a circuit or microcontroller for automatically detecting and adjusting vibration frequency of an electronic transducer to a determined resonance frequency that changes during operation of the device whereby the circuit or microcontroller provides a plurality of tuning signal waves at each of a plurality of time intervals during operation of the electronic transducer from comparison of the current measured for each signal wave during each time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory Rapp, Jeffrey Miller, Shi-Bo Wang, Judson Sidney Clements
  • Publication number: 20240269397
    Abstract: A droplet delivery device includes a housing with a mouthpiece port or outlet from a nasal device for releasing fluid droplets, a fluid reservoir, and an ejector bracket having a membrane positioned between a mesh with a plurality of openings and a vibrating member that is coupled to an electronic transducer, such as an ultrasonic transducer. The transducer vibrates the vibrating member which causes the membrane to push fluid supplied by the reservoir through the mesh to generate droplets in an ejected stream released through the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Michael Scoggin, Jeffrey Miller, Jose Salazar, Brian Beach, Caley Modlin, Matthew Culpepper, Jianqiang Li, Chengjie Li, Shi Bo Wang, Chao-Ping Lee, Gregory Rapp, Judson Sidney Clements
  • Publication number: 20240226462
    Abstract: A droplet delivery device includes a high dose confidence mode that monitors a user's inhalation of a composition and activates and deactivates aerosol generation via monitoring the user's inhalation to assist the user to complete a full dosage when a user does not inhale a full dosage of the composition when using the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Gregory Rapp
  • Publication number: 20240017023
    Abstract: An aerosol generation device includes a circuit or microcontroller for detecting and adjusting vibration frequency of an electronic transducer to a determined resonance frequency that changes during operation of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Gregory Rapp, Jeffrey Miller, Shi-Bo Wang, Judson Sidney Clements
  • Patent number: 11793945
    Abstract: A droplet delivery device includes a housing with a mouthpiece port or outlet from a nasal device for releasing fluid droplets, a fluid reservoir, and an ejector bracket having a membrane positioned between a mesh with a plurality of openings and a vibrating member that is coupled to an electronic transducer, such as an ultrasonic transducer. The transducer vibrates the vibrating member which causes the membrane to push fluid supplied by the reservoir through the mesh to generate droplets in an ejected stream released through the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Pneuma Respiratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Michael Scoggin, Jeffrey Miller, Jose Salazar, Brian Beach, Caley Modlin, Matthew Culpepper, Jianqiang Li, Chengjie Li, Shi Bo Wang, Chao-Ping Lee, Gregory Rapp, Judson Sidney Clements
  • Publication number: 20230286008
    Abstract: A droplet delivery device includes an ejector mechanism with an ejector mesh or similar substrate with apertures that is treated by one or more of coatings, roughening, metal layer deposition and laser ablation to provide desirable production and size of droplets, such as in an inhaled aerosol from the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Pneuma Respiratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Matthew Culpepper, Michael Scoggin, Caley Modlin, Jeffrey Miller, Jose Salazar, Cristian Salazar, Gregory Rapp, Jacob Greenfield
  • Publication number: 20220401661
    Abstract: A droplet delivery device includes a housing with a mouthpiece port or outlet from a nasal device for releasing fluid droplets, a fluid reservoir, and an ejector bracket having a membrane positioned between a mesh with a plurality of openings and a vibrating member that is coupled to an electronic transducer, such as an ultrasonic transducer. The transducer vibrates the vibrating member which causes the membrane to push fluid supplied by the reservoir through the mesh to generate droplets in an ejected stream released through the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Michael Scoggin, Jeffrey Miller, Jose Salazar, Brian Beach, Caley Modlin, Matthew Culpepper, Jianqiang Li, Chengjie Li, Shi Bo Wang, Chao-Ping Lee, Gregory Rapp, Judson Sidney Clements