Patents by Inventor Mark Papania

Mark Papania 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).

  • Negative pressure, bi-directional nasal aerosol delivery
    Patent number: 8191552
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for nasal drug delivery comprises a first tube in fluid communication with a means for generating a negative pressure and a second tube in fluid communication with an aerosol. The first tube is contacted with one nostril, the said second tube is contacted with the other nostril, and a negative pressure is applied to the first tube, producing a negative pressure within a nasal cavity and causing the aerosol to be drawn into the nasal passages and to deposit on an internal nasal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignees: CFD Research Corporation, Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
    Inventors: Andrzej Przekwas, Vincent Harrand, Mark Papania
  • Negative Pressure, Bi-Directional Nasal Aerosol Delivery
    Publication number: 20100122697
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for nasal drug delivery comprises a first tube in fluid communication with a means for generating a negative pressure and a second tube in fluid communication with an aerosol. The first tube is contacted with one nostril, the said second tube is contacted with the other nostril, and a negative pressure is applied to the first tube, producing a negative pressure within a nasal cavity and causing the aerosol to be drawn into the nasal passages and to deposit on an internal nasal surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: Andrzej Przekwas, Vincent Harrand, Mark Papania