Patents by Inventor Nick Smalley

Nick Smalley 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).

  • Inhaler spacer
    Patent number: 6394085
    Abstract: A spacer for use with a powdered medicament inhaler. The spacer comprises a slender curved body, which defines a chamber, an inlet communicating with the chamber and an outlet communicating with the chamber. The inlet and outlet are arranged so that in use an airstream passing from the inlet through the chamber to he outlet is caused by the slender curved body to following a rotational flow path. This selectively extracts particles of powdered medicament entrained in the airstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Norton healthcare Ltd.
    Inventors: John Graham Hardy, Lei Mao, Nick Smalley, Brian David Barney, Vijay Patel
  • Inhaler spacer
    Patent number: 6073629
    Abstract: A spacer for use with a powdered medicament inhaler. The spacer comprises a slender curved body, which defines a chamber, an inlet communicating with the chamber and an outlet communicating with the chamber. The inlet and outlet are adapted to provide a rotational flow path in use for an airstream passing from the inlet through the chamber to the outlet. This selectively extracts particles of powdered medicament entrained in the airstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: Norton Healthcare Ltd.
    Inventors: John Graham Hardy, Lei Mao, Nick Smalley, Brian David Barney, Vijay Patel