Patents by Inventor Kurt Nikander

Kurt Nikander 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).

  • Inhalation apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6192876
    Abstract: An apparatus for and a method of ensuring the fit of a face mask to the face of a patient, the apparatus including a face mask having an inlet through which gas can be inhaled and a sensor for measuring the flow rate of gas drawn through the inlet of the face mask. The fit of the face mask is determined by monitoring the flow rate of gas drawn through the inlet of the face mask upon inhalation by a patient. The face mask is considered to satisfactorily fit the patient when a substantially regular inhalation waveform is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignees: Astra Aktiebolag, Medic-Aid Limited
    Inventors: Jonathan Stanley Harold Denyer, Kurt Nikander