Patents by Inventor Michael Birsha Davies

Michael Birsha Davies 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).

  • Publication number: 20080308102
    Abstract: A manifold for use in a medicament dispenser device for the delivery of medicament powder from an open blister pocket of a blister pack comprises a body, the body defining a chimney having a chimney inlet and a chimney exit for directing airflow from said chimney inlet to the chimney exit; the body further defining a chamber having a chamber inlet and a chamber exit, wherein the chimney exit and the chamber inlet lie side-by-side each other such that when the open blister pocket of the blister pack is positioned adjacent thereto the airflow is directed from the chimney exit to the chamber inlet via the open blister pocket to entrain the medicament powder and enable transport thereof in the airflow from the chamber inlet to the chamber exit, and wherein one or more bleed holes are provided between the chimney and the chamber such that bleed airflow is able to be directed into the chamber to disruptively impact the airflow that transports the entrained medicament powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Birsha Davies, Mark Andrew Hailey, Mark Gregory Palmer, Richard Ian Walker
  • Publication number: 20080223366
    Abstract: An inhalation device is described for use with a medicament pack in which at least one container for medicament in powder form is defined between two sheets peelably secured to one another. The device comprises means for peeling the sheets apart at an opening station to open the container; and an outlet, communicating with the opened container, through which a user can inhale medicament in powder form from the opened container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Birsha Davies, David John Hearne, Paul Kenneth Rand, Richard Ian Walker
  • Patent number: 7389775
    Abstract: An inhalation device is described for use with a medicament pack in which at least one container for medicament in powder form is defined between two sheets peelably secured to one another. The device comprises means for peeling the sheets apart at an opening station to open the container; and an outlet, communicating with the opened container, through which a user can inhale medicament in powder form from the opened container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Michael Birsha Davies, David John Hearne, Paul Kenneth Rand, Richard Ian Walker
  • Patent number: 7278424
    Abstract: There is provided a carrier comprising an elongate strip (10) having a first portion and a second portion; a fold between said first portion and said second portion such that the first portion contacts the second portion; and a join between the first portion and the second portion, wherein said join and the fold form the edges of a pocket or pouch (20) for containment of product. The carrier is suitable for the containment of a range of different products, particularly medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Michael Birsha Davies, James William Godfrey, Sylvia Maria Haglund, Paul Kenneth Rand
  • Patent number: 7225808
    Abstract: An inhalation device is described for use with a medicament pack in which at least one container for medicament in powder form is defined between two sheets peelably secured to one another. The device comprises means for peeling the sheets apart at an opening station to open the container; and an outlet, communicating with the opened container, through which a user can inhale medicament in powder form from the opened container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Michael Birsha Davies, David John Hearne, Paul Kenneth Rand, Richard Ian Walker
  • Patent number: 6929004
    Abstract: There is provided a carrier comprising a sheet (10) having a first portion and a second portion; a retainer (20) in said first portion for containment of product; a fold in said second portion such that the second portion is foldable towards said retainer to form a cover therefor; and a join between said cover and the retainer. The carrier is suitable for the containment of a range of different products, particularly medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Stanley George Bonney, Michael Birsha Davies, James William Godfrey, Sylvia Maria Haglund, Paul Kenneth Rand
  • Publication number: 20040250812
    Abstract: An inhalation device is described for use with a medicament pack in which at least one container for medicament in powder form is defined between two sheets peelably secured to one another. The device comprises means for peeling the sheets apart at an opening station to open the container; and an outlet, communicating with the opened container, through which a user can inhale medicament in powder form from the opened container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Birsha Davies, David John Hearne, Paul Kenneth Rand, Richard Ian Walker
  • Patent number: 6792945
    Abstract: An inhalation device is described for use with a medicament pack in which at least one container for medicament in powder form is defined between two sheets peelably secured to one another. The device comprises means for peeling the sheets apart at an opening station to open the container; and an outlet, communicating with the opened container, through which a user can inhale medicament in powder form from the opened container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Michael Birsha Davies, David John Hearne, Paul Kenneth Rand, Richard Ian Walker
  • Publication number: 20040134488
    Abstract: There is provided a medicament dispenser comprising a medicament container having a dosing valve associated therewith such that medicament is dispensed in response to a force applied to an actuation point on said medicament container to depress said container relative to said valve; a body for housing said container, said body having a discharge nozzle for discharging the medicament therethrough; and a protective cover in which said body rotates between a storage position whereby said nozzle is covered and a dispensing position whereby said nozzle is exposed. The cover comprises a grip positioned such that as the medicament is dispensed, opposing forces applied to said actuation point and to said grip do not generate a turning moment urging said body to return to said storage position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventor: Michael Birsha Davies
  • Patent number: D516627
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Spencer Collins, Michael Birsha Davies, James William Godfrey
  • Patent number: D535022
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventor: Michael Birsha Davies
  • Patent number: D544956
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Spencer Collins, Hugh Alexander Connell, Michael Birsha Davies, Andrew Robert Gibbs, Paul Kenneth Rand, Robert William Tansley
  • Patent number: D546442
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Spencer Collins, Hugh Alexander Connell, Michael Birsha Davies, Andrew Robert Gibbs, Paul Kenneth Rand, Robert William Tansley
  • Patent number: D546939
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Spencer Collins, Hugh Alexander Connell, Michael Birsha Davies, Andrew Robert Gibbs, Paul Kenneth Rand, Robert William Tansley
  • Patent number: D546940
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Spencer Collins, Hugh Alexander Connell, Michael Birsha Davies, Andrew Robert Gibbs, Paul Kenneth Rand, Robert William Tansley
  • Patent number: D552230
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Spencer Collins, Hugh Alexander Connell, Michael Birsha Davies, Andrew Robert Gibbs, Paul Kenneth Rand, Robert William Tansley
  • Patent number: D552231
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Spencer Collins, Hugh Alexander Connell, Michael Birsha Davies, Andrew Robert Gibbs, Paul Kenneth Rand, Robert William Tansley
  • Patent number: D552232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Spencer Collins, Hugh Alexander Connell, Michael Birsha Davies, Andrew Robert Gibbs, Paul Kenneth Rand, Robert William Tansley
  • Patent number: D552730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Spencer Collins, Hugh Alexander Connell, Michael Birsha Davies, Andrew Robert Gibbs, Paul Kenneth Rand, Robert William Tansley
  • Patent number: D555206
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Spencer Collins, Michael Birsha Davies, James William Godfrey