Patents by Inventor John McGarva

John McGarva 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).

  • Patent number: 9308334
    Abstract: An inhaler, the inhaler including a body (104) and a cartridge (106), the cartridge comprising a dose storage portion (122) and an airway (124), the dose storage portion being suitable for containing a plurality of doses of an inhalable medicament, the airway including a mouthpiece (128) at an end thereof, the inhaler device configured and arranged such that a dose of inhalable medicament from the dose storage portion can be accessed and arranged in a delivery configuration for delivery to a user through the airway upon inhalation through the mouthpiece by the user, the inhaler characterized in that the cartridge is replaceably removable from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Steven Dudley, John Palmer-Felgate, Sean Reynolds, Iain Breakwell, Jon Jamin, Steve Augustyn, Grant Smetham, Laura Kaye, John McGarva
  • Publication number: 20130206142
    Abstract: An inhaler, the inhaler including a body (104) and a cartridge (106), the cartridge comprising a dose storage portion (122) and an airway (124), 102 the dose storage portion being suitable for containing a plurality of doses of an inhalable medicament, the airway including a mouthpiece (128) at an end thereof, the inhaler device configured and arranged such that a dose of inhalable medicament from the dose storage portion can be accessed and arranged in a delivery configuration for delivery to a user through the airway upon inhalation through the mouthpiece by the user, the inhaler characterised in that the cartridge is replaceably removable from the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Steven Dudley, John Palmer-Felgate, Sean Reynolds, Iain Breakwell, Jon Jamin, Steve Augustyn, Grant Smetham, Laura Kaye, John McGarva
  • Publication number: 20090293733
    Abstract: Various forms of apparatus (1) for preparing and dispensing beverages, preferably based on coffee, can receive instructions from a customer and deliver the beverage automatically. The apparatus is preferably capable of fully automatic cleaning in a cleaning cycle in which a cleaning agent is flushed through the lines (62, 64), and the apparatus is preferably arranged to ensure that not only are the lines cleaned properly but that no cleaning agent can be dispensed. The apparatus includes a brewer assembly (78) having a chamber (81) in which freshly ground coffee can be introduced and either espresso or filter coffee can be automatically prepared by passing hot water through the chamber and removing the spent coffee grounds. The coffee may be stored as coffee beans in sealed containers (208) that can automatically be pierced to release the beans which are ground immediately before preparation of the beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: COFFEE NATION LTD.
    Inventors: Scott Martin, Steve Irwin, Andrew Chi Wai Yau, David William Smith, Jake Philip Tuner, John McGarva, Patrick Sweeting, Simon James Naylor, David William Harper, David Bradshaw, Michael Robert Nelson, Martyn Dawes, Damyn James Musgrave
  • Publication number: 20070203587
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system (1) for preparing a beverage from a beverage base material (5), comprising an apparatus (2) for preparing a beverage extract from a beverage base material (5) and a liquid and a container (3) for containing the beverage base material (5) during storage, the container (3) comprising an identifier (4) provided with data (A), which apparatus (2) comprises a reader (14) for reading the data (A) in said identifier (4) and a controller (6) for controlling a beverage brewing process in dependence on the data (A) during operation of the apparatus (2). In this manner the brewing process parameters for the beverage extract can be optimized for the specific variety of beverage in a user-friendly manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Jan Erlandsson, David Harris, Hans Kodden, John McGarva, Max Middleton, Christopher Smith, Thomas St. Quintin, Jonathan Tuckwell, Eric Wilkinson