Patents by Inventor Herbert GRAESSL

Herbert GRAESSL 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: 20250025641
    Abstract: A cartridge and a nebulizer for nebulizing a fluid as well as a method for fluidically connecting the cartridge to the nebulizer are proposed. The cartridge comprises a closure with a valve, wherein the valve displaces fluid into the nebulizer when opened. Further, the cartridge forms two axially spaced sealings with the nebulizer when connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: Boehringer lngelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Gilbert Wuttke, Herbert Graessl
  • Patent number: 12138381
    Abstract: A cartridge and a nebulizer for nebulizing a fluid as well as a method for fluidically connecting the cartridge to the nebulizer are proposed. The cartridge comprises a closure with a valve, wherein the valve displaces fluid into the nebulizer when opened. Further, the cartridge forms two axially spaced sealings with the nebulizer when connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Gilbert Wuttke, Herbert Graessl
  • Patent number: 12030679
    Abstract: A method for producing a cartridge is proposed, where a fluid is filled into an opening of a container and a closure part is inserted into the container, thereby moving a movable piston arranged within the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Eicher, Gilbert Wuttke, Herbert Graessl
  • Publication number: 20240108822
    Abstract: A nebulizer for nebulizing a liquid includes: a container containing multiple doses of the liquid, a housing part for receiving the container, where the container is moveable in an axial stroke within the housing part for withdrawing a dose of the liquid from the container and pressurizing the respective dose for nebulization; and an indicator device for counting or indicating a number of uses performed or still possible with the container, where the indicator device includes an indicator element and an actuator for actuating and/or stepwise moving the indicator element directly, and where the indicator element is rotatably and inseparately connected to the container or a casing (20) thereof and configured to move axially together with the container, and the actuator is rigidly connected to the housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Boehringer lngelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Heinrich KLADDERS, Thomas WABNITZ, Herbert GRAESSL, Andree JUNG, Gilbert WUTTKE
  • Publication number: 20240108821
    Abstract: A cartridge for a nebulizer having a connection element, includes: a container containing a fluid to be nebulized; a closure having a connection port for fluidically and/or sealingly connecting the container to at least one of the nebulizer and a delivery mechanism thereof; and a sealing element disposed between the closure and the container for forming a sealing, where the sealing element is adapted to sealingly receive the connecting element of the nebulizer after passing through the connection port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Boehringer lngelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Stephen Terence DUNNE, Joachim Carl Herbert EICHER, Herbert GRAESSL, Andree JUNG, Gilbert WUTTKE
  • Patent number: 11883580
    Abstract: A nebulizer for nebulizing a fluid from a cartridge and a cartridge for such a nebulizer is proposed. The cartridge comprises a container containing the fluid to be nebulized and is fluidically connected to the nebulizer by inserting a connecting element of the nebulizer for conveying the fluid out of the container. The cartridge is preferably adapted to sealingly receive the connecting element and can optionally comprise a membrane or sealing wall which seals the cartridge initially and is piercable or breakable by the connecting element upon insertion. The cartridge can further comprise an at least partially flexible and/or bendable tube for conveying the fluid out of the container. The tube is preferably wettable with the fluid and/or comprises an at least partially hydrophilic and/or polar surface. Further, the tube can at least partially be shaped as a helix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Stephen Terence Dunne, Joachim Carl Herbert Eicher, Herbert Graessl, Andree Jung, Gilbert Wuttke
  • Publication number: 20220135261
    Abstract: A method for producing a cartridge is proposed, where a fluid is filled into an opening of a container and a closure part is inserted into the container, thereby moving a movable piston arranged within the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim EICHER, Gilbert WUTTKE, Herbert GRAESSL
  • Publication number: 20210146066
    Abstract: A cartridge and a nebulizer for nebulizing a fluid as well as a method for fluidically connecting the cartridge to the nebulizer are proposed. The cartridge comprises a closure with a valve, wherein the valve displaces fluid into the nebulizer when opened. Further, the cartridge forms two axially spaced sealings with the nebulizer when connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Boehringer lngelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Gilbert Wuttke, Herbert Graessl
  • Patent number: 10716905
    Abstract: A container, a nebulizer and a use of an indicator device are described, where the container comprises an indicator device fixedly mounted on the bottom of the container, the container is arranged within the nebulizer and the container can be detached by grabbing the indicator device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Boehringer lngelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Eicher, Herbert Graessl, Mike Janetzko, Andree Jung, Martin Meisenheimer, Herbert Wachtel, Robert Gerhard Winkler, Gilbert Wuttke, Ying Yu
  • Publication number: 20200215275
    Abstract: A nebulizer for nebulizing a liquid from a container includes a fluid pump for withdrawing the liquid in doses from the container and pressurizing the respective doses for nebulization. The nebulizer includes in addition an air pump with a piston/cylinder arrangement for pumping air into the container to pressurize the liquid in the container to help withdrawing the liquid from the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Boehringer lngelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Heinrich KLADDERS, Thomas WABNITZ, Herbert GRAESSL, Andree JUNG, Gilbert WUTTKE
  • Publication number: 20200179620
    Abstract: A nebulizer for nebulizing a liquid from a container, where the nebulizer includes a fluid pump for withdrawing the liquid in doses from the container and pressurizing the respective doses for nebulization. The container includes an air pump with a piston/cylinder arrangement to pressurizing the liquid in the container to help withdrawing the liquid from the container. A control valve limits the air pressure acting on the liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Boehringer lngelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Gilbert WUTTKE, Herbert GRAESSL, Heinrich KLADDERS
  • Publication number: 20200009333
    Abstract: A nebulizer for nebulizing a fluid from a cartridge and a cartridge for such a nebulizer is proposed. The cartridge comprises a container containing the fluid to be nebulized and is fluidically connected to the nebulizer by inserting a connecting element of the nebulizer for conveying the fluid out of the container. The cartridge is preferably adapted to sealingly receive the connecting element and can optionally comprise a membrane or sealing wall which seals the cartridge initially and is piercable or breakable by the connecting element upon insertion. The cartridge can further comprise an at least partially flexible and/or bendable tube for conveying the fluid out of the container. The tube is preferably wettable with the fluid and/or comprises an at least partially hydrophilic and/or polar surface. Further, the tube can at least partially be shaped as a helix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Boehringer lngelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Stephen Terence DUNNE, Joachim Carl Herbert EICHER, Herbert GRAESSL, Andree JUNG, Gilbert WUTTKE
  • Publication number: 20190117914
    Abstract: A container, a nebulizer and a use of an indicator device are described, where the container comprises an indicator device fixedly mounted on the bottom of the container, the container is arranged within the nebulizer and the container can be detached by grabbing the indicator device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Boehringer lngelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Eicher, Herbert Graessl, Mike Janetzko, Andree Jung, Martin Meisenheimer, Herbert WACHTEL, Robert Gerhard Winkler, Gilbert Wuttke, Ying Yu
  • Patent number: 10195374
    Abstract: A container, a nebulizer and a use of an indicator device are described, where the container comprises an indicator device fixedly mounted on the bottom of the container, the container is arranged within the nebulizer and the container can be detached by grabbing the indicator device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Eicher, Herbert Graessl, Mike Janetzko, Andree Jung, Martin Meisenheimer, Herbert Wachtel, Robert Gerhard Winkler, Gilbert Wuttke, Ying Yu
  • Publication number: 20150320948
    Abstract: A container, a nebulizer and a use of an indicator device are described, where the container comprises an indicator device fixedly mounted on the bottom of the container, the container is arranged within the nebulizer and the container can be detached by grabbing the indicator device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Joachim EICHER, Herbert GRAESSL, Mike JANETZKO, Andree JUNG, Martin MEISENHEIMER, Herbert WACHTEL, Robert Gerhard WINKLER, Gilbert WUTTKE, Ying YU