Patents by Inventor Joe Maxwell

Joe Maxwell 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).

  • Base isolated nebulizing device and methods
    Patent number: 7104463
    Abstract: An aerosol generator comprises a vibratable member having a front, a rear, an outer periphery and a plurality of apertures extending between the front and the rear. A support element is disposed about the outer periphery of the vibratable member, and a vibratable element is coupled to the support element. The vibratable element is configured to vibrate the vibratable member at ultrasonic frequencies. An isolating structure is coupled to the support element and is configured to couple the aerosol generator to a support structure. The isolating structure has a mechanical vibrational impedance that is sufficient to substantially vibrationally isolate the aerosol generator from the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Aerogen, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig M. Litherland, Joseph Loeffler, Joe Maxwell
  • Base isolated nebulizing device and methods
    Publication number: 20060086819
    Abstract: An aerosol generator comprises a vibratable member having a front, a rear, an outer periphery and a plurality of apertures extending between the front and the rear. A support element is disposed about the outer periphery of the vibratable member, and a vibratable element is coupled to the support element. The vibratable element is configured to vibrate the vibratable member at ultrasonic frequencies. An isolating structure is coupled to the support element and is configured to couple the aerosol generator to a support structure. The isolating structure has a mechanical vibrational impedance that is sufficient to substantially vibrationally isolate the aerosol generator from the support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: Aerogen, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Litherland, Joseph Loeffler, Joe Maxwell
  • Base isolated nebulizing device and methods
    Patent number: 6978941
    Abstract: An aerosol generator comprises a vibratable member having a front, a rear, an outer periphery and a plurality of apertures extending between the front and the rear. A support element is disposed about the outer periphery of the vibratable member, and a vibratable element is coupled to the support element. The vibratable element is configured to vibrate the vibratable member at ultrasonic frequencies. An isolating structure is coupled to the support element and is configured to couple the aerosol generator to a support structure. The isolating structure has a mechanical vibrational impedance that is sufficient to substantially vibrationally isolate the aerosol generator from the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Aerogen, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig M. Litherland, Joseph Loeffler, Joe Maxwell
  • Base isolated nebulizing device and methods
    Publication number: 20040188534
    Abstract: An aerosol generator comprises a vibratable member having a front, a rear, an outer periphery and a plurality of apertures extending between the front and the rear. A support element is disposed about the outer periphery of the vibratable member, and a vibratable element is coupled to the support element. The vibratable element is configured to vibrate the vibratable member at ultrasonic frequencies. An isolating structure is coupled to the support element and is configured to couple the aerosol generator to a support structure. The isolating structure has a mechanical vibrational impedance that is sufficient to substantially vibrationally isolate the aerosol generator from the support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: Aerogen, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig M. Litherland, Joseph Loeffler, Joe Maxwell
  • Base isolated nebulizing device and methods
    Patent number: 6732944
    Abstract: An aerosol generator comprises a vibratable member having a front, a rear, an outer periphery and a plurality of apertures extending between the front and the rear. A support element is disposed about the outer periphery of the vibratable member, and a vibratable element is coupled to the support element. The vibratable element is configured to vibrate the vibratable member at ultrasonic frequencies. An isolating structure is coupled to the support element and is configured to couple the aerosol generator to a support structure. The isolating structure has a mechanical vibrational impedance that is sufficient to substantially vibrationally isolate the aerosol generator from the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Aerogen, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig M. Litherland, Joseph Loeffler, Joe Maxwell
  • Base isolated nebulizing device and methods
    Publication number: 20030047620
    Abstract: An aerosol generator comprises a vibratable member having a front, a rear, an outer periphery and a plurality of apertures extending between the front and the rear. A support element is disposed about the outer periphery of the vibratable member, and a vibratable element is coupled to the support element. The vibratable element is configured to vibrate the vibratable member at ultrasonic frequencies. An isolating structure is coupled to the support element and is configured to couple the aerosol generator to a support structure. The isolating structure has a mechanical vibrational impedance that is sufficient to substantially vibrationally isolate the aerosol generator from the support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Applicant: AEROGEN, INC.
    Inventors: Craig M. Litherland, Joseph Loeffler, Joe Maxwell