Patents by Inventor Nick Hawson

Nick Hawson 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: 20150374937
    Abstract: A flap (20) for an inhalation actuated mechanism (18) of a powder inhaler (1) comprises a base member (29), a skirt structure (24) projecting from a surface of the base member (29), and a coupling portion (21) to be coupled to a resilient member (40?) of the inhalation actuated mechanism (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Valerio Tampieri, Lorenzo Zuccheri, Emiliano Ilandi, Alice Campanini, Irene Pasquali, Patrick Gerard Linnane, Nick Hawson, David Gale, Joanne Garrard
  • Publication number: 20120226240
    Abstract: A syringe (2) for dispensing a fluid, the syringe including a barrel (4) including a discharge end (10) defining a discharge passage, and a plunger (15) disposed within the barrel, the plunger being adapted to move within the barrel such that the plunger and discharge end define a variable volume chamber within the barrel and the plunger is capable of displacing fluid from the chamber through the discharge passage; wherein the syringe includes a rotational element (20a, 20b, 24a, 24b) adapted to rotate about longitudinal axis of the syringe and which has a first axial orientation relative to the discharge end of the barrel and a first stop is provided on the plunger and/or the barrel which is adapted to limit axial movement of the plunger in the first orientation of the rotational element, and the rotational element has a second axial orientation relative to the discharge end of the barrel in which the first stop is disengaged and movement of the plunger is permitted to a second stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Tony Bedford, Duncan Bishop, Andrew Gow, Dave Harris, Nick Hawson, Dominic Lloyd-Lucas, Martin Murphy, Christophe Royer