Patents by Inventor Ian Christie

Ian Christie 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 for delivery of an aerosol
    Patent number: 8353845
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring lung ventilation, comprising: a pressure device to measure volume of air flow; an aerosol-generating device that provides aerosol particles to be released at a determined point in a breathing cycle; a mouthpiece with a detector that measures the concentration of aerosol particles for a given volume during the breathing cycle; and a computing device configured to provide lung ventilation data as a function of time constants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Respiratory Management Technology
    Inventors: Michael McCawley, Gary Gasner, Ian Christie, Tal Gottesman, James Dalton
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF AN AEROSOL
    Publication number: 20110247611
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring lung ventilation, comprising: a pressure device to measure volume of air flow; an aerosol-generating device that provides aerosol particles to be released at a determined point in a breathing cycle; a mouthpiece with a detector that measures the concentration of aerosol particles for a given volume during the breathing cycle; and a computing device configured to provide lung ventilation data as a function of time constants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: Respiratory Management Technology
    Inventors: Michael McCawley, Gary Ganser, Ian Christie, Tal Gottesman, James Dalton
  • Apparatus and method for delivery of an aerosol
    Patent number: 7988641
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring lung ventilation, comprising: a pressure device to measure volume of air flow; an aerosol-generating device that provides aerosol particles to be released at a determined point in a breathing cycle; a mouthpiece with a detector that measures the concentration of aerosol particles for a given volume during the breathing cycle; and a computing device configured to provide lung ventilation data as a function of time constants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Respiratory Management Technology
    Inventors: Michael McCawley, Gary Gasner, Ian Christie, Tal Gottesman, James Dalton
  • Method for the treatment of multiple sclerosis by inhibiting IL-17 activity
    Patent number: 7931900
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of multiple sclerosis (MS) comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of IL-17 activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: UCB Pharma S.A.
    Inventors: Mark Ian Christie, Richard James Mead, Martyn Kim Robinson, Stephen Edward Rapecki
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF AN AEROSOL
    Publication number: 20100222692
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring lung ventilation, comprising: a pressure device to measure volume of air flow; an aerosol-generating device that provides aerosol particles to be released at a determined point in a breathing cycle; a mouthpiece with a detector that measures the concentration of aerosol particles for a given volume during the breathing cycle; and a computing device configured to provide lung ventilation data as a function of time constants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: Respiratory Management Technology
    Inventors: Michael McCawley, Gary Gasner, Ian Christie, Tal Gottesman, James Dalton
  • Apparatus and method for delivery of an aerosol
    Patent number: 7731666
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring lung ventilation, comprising: a pressure device to measure volume of air flow; an aerosol-generating device that provides aerosol particles to be released at a determined point in a breathing cycle; a mouthpiece with a detector that measures the concentration of aerosol particles for a given volume during the breathing cycle; and a computing device configured to provide lung ventilation data as a function of time constants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Respiratory Management Technology
    Inventors: Michael McCawley, Gary Ganser, Ian Christie, Tal Gottesman, James Dalton
  • Method for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis by Inhibiting IL-17 Activity
    Publication number: 20090191200
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of multiple sclerosis (MS) comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of IL-17 activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: CELLTECH R&D LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark Ian Christie, Richard James Mead, Martyn Kim Robinson, Stephen Edward Rapecki
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF AN AEROSOL
    Publication number: 20080015456
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring lung ventilation, comprising: a pressure device to measure volume of air flow; an aerosol-generating device that provides aerosol particles to be released at a determined point in a breathing cycle; a mouthpiece with a detector that measures the concentration of aerosol particles for a given volume during the breathing cycle; and a computing device configured to provide lung ventilation data as a function of time constants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: Respiratory Management Technology
    Inventors: Michael McCawley, Gary Ganser, Ian Christie, Tal Gottesman, James Dalton
  • Apparatus and method for delivery of an aerosol
    Patent number: 7241269
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring lung ventilation, comprising: a pressure device to measure volume of air flow; an aerosol-generating device that provides aerosol particles to be released at a determined point in a breathing cycle; a mouthpiece with a detector that measures the concentration of aerosol particles for a given volume during the breathing cycle; and a computing device configured to provide lung ventilation data as a function of time constants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Respiratory Management Technology
    Inventors: Michael McCawley, Gary Ganser, Ian Christie, Tal Gottesman, James Dalton
  • Apparatus and method for delivery of an aerosol
    Publication number: 20050045175
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring lung ventilation, comprising: a pressure device to measure volume of air flow; an aerosol-generating device that provides aerosol particles to be released at a determined point in a breathing cycle; a mouthpiece with a detector that measures the concentration of aerosol particles for a given volume during the breathing cycle; and a computing device configured to provide lung ventilation data as a function of time constants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Michael McCawley, Gary Ganser, Ian Christie, Tal Gottesman, James Dalton