Abstract: An electronically actuated droplet delivery device includes a housing having an airflow passage extending from an aperture plate to a mouthpiece and a flow element at an airflow entrance side of the housing. A fluid reservoir is in fluid communication with the aperture plate, which has a plurality of openings, and an electronic actuator vibrates the aperture plate at a frequency to generate an ejected stream of droplets. A sensor in fluid communication with the airflow passage detects an inhalation flow condition and triggers actuation of the aperture plate.

Abstract: An electronic droplet delivery device with an inhalation mouthpiece that includes multiple fluid reservoirs and multiple aperture plates. Multiple fluid reservoirs allow for different fluids, such as medicines, nicotine, chemicals for marijuana, and flavorings to be separately provided from separate reservoirs into a resulting combined droplet stream inhaled by a user through the mouthpiece.

Abstract: An electronically actuated droplet delivery device with a mouthpiece for inhaling fluid droplets includes an ejector mechanism having an electronic actuator operably coupled to an aperture plate. A fluid reservoir provided fluid to the ejector mechanism through a surface tension plate that increases contact between the fluid from the fluid reservoir and the aperture plate.

Abstract: An electronic droplet delivery device includes a housing including a mouthpiece located at an airflow exit side of the housing, a fluid reservoir, an aperture plate having a plurality of openings that receives fluid from the reservoir, an electronic actuator that oscillates the aperture plate to generate an ejected stream of droplets, and an ejector closure that opens and closes to help seal and prevent evaporation from the aperture plate when the droplet delivery device is not being used.

Abstract: An electronically actuated droplet delivery device includes a housing with a removable mouthpiece that provides a level of air resistance and is interchangeable with alternative mouthpieces that provide alternative levels of air resistance. The level of air resistance can be customized to a particular user of the droplet delivery device by using air resistance elements having different sizes and/or numbers of openings that correspond to different internal air resistance for a droplet deliver device.

Abstract: A method for controlling dosing of droplet delivery device includes providing a droplet delivery device, such as an inhaler, to a user, verifying a location of the user with the droplet delivery device, such as by GPS, and enabling dosing of the drug in droplets ejected from the device based on the verifying of the location of the user.

Abstract: A droplet delivery device, such as for providing aerosol to the respiratory system of an individual via inhalation, including includes an ejector mechanism in fluid communication with a reservoir that provides a constant fluid supply so that the droplet delivery device can be used to administer droplets in the device airflow in multiple orientations.

Abstract: An electronically actuated droplet delivery device includes a housing with an airflow exit at a mouthpiece and an airflow entrance in fluid communication with the airflow exit via an airflow channel. An aperture plate coupled to an electronic actuator energized by a power source produces a droplet plume from a fluid reservoir in fluid communication with the aperture plate. A change of airflow trajectory in the airflow channel and/or a fan provides inertial filtering and removal of droplets in the plume that have a mass mean aerodynamic diameter greater than 5 ?m.

Abstract: A fluid reservoir of a droplet delivery device includes a shell, such as a hard shell, containing a flexible ampoule with liquid in the ampoule. The flexible ampoule releases liquid for ejection from the droplet delivery device when the fluid reservoir is coupled to the droplet delivery device.

Abstract: An electronically actuated droplet delivery device with a mouthpiece for inhaling fluid droplets, an ejector mechanism with a fluid reservoir combined in a removable module with an aperture having a plurality of openings formed through its thickness configured to generate an ejected stream of droplets, and an electronic actuator operably coupled to oscillate the aperture plate at a frequency that generates an ejected stream of droplets.

Abstract: An electronically actuated droplet delivery device includes a housing with an airflow exit at a mouthpiece and an airflow entrance in fluid communication with the airflow exit via an airflow channel. An aperture plate coupled to an electronic actuator energized by a power source produces a droplet plume from a fluid reservoir in fluid communication with the aperture plate. A change of airflow trajectory in the airflow channel and/or a fan provides inertial filtering and removal of droplets in the plume that have a mass mean aerodynamic diameter greater than 5 ?m.

Abstract: An electronically actuated droplet delivery device with a mouthpiece for inhaling fluid droplets includes an ejector mechanism having an electronic actuator operably coupled to an aperture plate. A fluid reservoir provided fluid to the ejector mechanism through a surface tension plate that increases contact between the fluid from the fluid reservoir and the aperture plate.

Abstract: An electronically actuated droplet delivery device includes a housing with a removable mouthpiece that provides a level of air resistance and is interchangeable with alternative mouthpieces that provide alternative levels of air resistance. The level of air resistance can be customized to a particular user of the droplet delivery device by using air resistance elements having different sizes and/or numbers of openings that correspond to different internal air resistance for a droplet deliver device.

Abstract: A method for controlling dosing of droplet delivery device includes providing a droplet delivery device, such as an inhaler, to a user, verifying a location of the user with the droplet delivery device, such as by GPS, and enabling dosing of the drug in droplets ejected from the device based on the verifying of the location of the user.

Abstract: An electronic droplet delivery device includes a housing including a mouthpiece located at an airflow exit side of the housing, a removable fluid reservoir, an aperture plate having a plurality of openings that receives fluid from the reservoir, an electronic actuator that oscillates the aperture plate to generate an ejected stream of droplets, and an electronic chip coupled to the fluid reservoir that communicates information applicable to use of the droplet delivery device with the fluid reservoir.

Abstract: An electronic droplet delivery device includes a housing including a mouthpiece located at an airflow exit side of the housing, a removable fluid reservoir, an aperture plate having a plurality of openings that receives fluid from the reservoir, an electronic actuator that oscillates the aperture plate to generate an ejected stream of droplets, and a sensor operably coupled to trigger the actuator to generate the ejected stream of droplets when a predetermined inhalation flow rate is detected by the sensor.

Abstract: An electronic droplet delivery device having a mouthpiece of inhalation of droplets includes an aperture plate with a plurality of openings coupled to a piezoelectric actuator. A fluid reservoir supplies a solution with nicotine to the aperture plate for ejection out of the mouthpiece in a droplets stream.

Abstract: An electronically actuated droplet delivery device with a mouthpiece for inhaling fluid droplets includes an aperture plate with a plurality of openings. The plurality of openings includes multiple sizes to produce different sizes for targeting different locations of a user's inhalation system, such as mouth locations, throat locations, and lung locations.

Abstract: An electronic droplet delivery device with an inhalation mouthpiece that includes multiple fluid reservoirs and multiple aperture plates. Multiple fluid reservoirs allow for different fluids, such as medicines, nicotine, chemicals for marijuana, and flavorings to be separately provided from separate reservoirs into a resulting combined droplet stream inhaled by a user through the mouthpiece.

Abstract: An electronically actuated droplet delivery device with a housing including a mouthpiece, a fluid reservoir; an electronically actuated aperture plate comprised of high modulus polymeric material and having a plurality of openings formed through its thickness configured to generate an ejected stream of droplets, and an electronic actuator operably coupled to oscillate the aperture plate at a frequency that generates the ejected stream of droplets.