Patents by Inventor NIGEL PRITCHARD
NIGEL PRITCHARD 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).
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Publication number: 20240091216Abstract: Aqueous formulations of indacaterol are disclosed. The formulations may find use in the treatment of respiratory disorders, inflammatory disorders, or obstructive airway diseases. Methods of using the formulations and kits comprising the formulations are also encompassed by the disclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: John CHAN, Keith Try UNG, Mei-Chang KUO, John Nigel Pritchard
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Patent number: 11844793Abstract: Aqueous formulations of indacaterol are disclosed. The formulations may find use in the treatment of respiratory disorders, inflammatory disorders, or obstructive airway diseases. Methods of using the formulations and kits comprising the formulations are also encompassed by the disclosure.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: AERORX THERAPEUTICS LLCInventors: John Chan, Keith Try Ung, Mei-Chang Kuo, John Nigel Pritchard
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Patent number: 11405490Abstract: A method of transmitting data between a first computer and a second computer. The method involves the first computers obtaining data for transmission to the second computer, the data including a first type of data and a second type of data. Each type of data has an associated transmission priority, the first type of data has a receipt requirement and the second type of data does not have a receipt requirement. The method further involves the first computer buffering the obtained data in buffer(s), reading the data from the buffer(s) and transmitting the data to the second computer according to the transmission priorities. For the first type of data, the first computer determine, by reference to an expected acknowledgement message from the second computer, whether the transmitted data has been received by the second computer and, if it is determined not to have been received, retransmitting the data to the second computer.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventor: Nigel Pritchard
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Patent number: 11357931Abstract: There is provided a mesh for use in forming droplets of liquid in a nebuliser, the mesh comprising a first portion (22) made of a first material having a plurality of holes passing therethrough; and a second portion (26) made of a second material that is in contact with the first portion (22), the second portion (26) having a corresponding plurality of holes passing therethrough, the plurality of holes in the second portion forming nozzles (28) for an outlet side of the mesh; wherein the first material has a higher density than the second material.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2014Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Markus Hijlkema, John Nigel Pritchard, Renatus Hendricus Maria Sanders, Johannes Christiaan Van Der Schaft
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Publication number: 20220096456Abstract: Aqueous formulations of indacaterol are disclosed. The formulations may find use in the treatment of respiratory disorders, inflammatory disorders, or obstructive airway diseases. Methods of using the formulations and kits comprising the formulations are also encompassed by the disclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: John CHAN, Keith Try Ung, Mei-Chang Kuo, John Nigel Pritchard
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Patent number: 11191909Abstract: The present invention relates to a feedback for inhalation. In order to further improve feedback and instructions to further support the correct use of an inhaler, a feedback apparatus (10) for inhalation is provided that comprises an inhaler interface (11), a processor (14), a feedback device (16), and a feature assigner (13). The inhaler interface is configured to temporarily attach the feedback apparatus to an inhalation apparatus. The feedback device is configured to provide a feedback to the user to aid in inhalation with the inhalation apparatus. The feature assigner is configured to identify a type of a predetermined feature of the attached inhalation apparatus, and the feedback device is configured to provide the feedback in dependency of the identified type of feature to instruct the user to adjust inhalation maneuver adapted to the attached inhalation apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2016Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Koninklljke Philips N.V.Inventors: Dirk Ernest Von Hollen, John Nigel Pritchard
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Publication number: 20210352164Abstract: A method of transmitting data between a first computer and a second computer, the method comprises obtaining, by the first computer, data for transmission to the second computer, the data comprising at least first data and second data, the first data being of a first type of data and the second data being of a second type of data, each type of data having an associated transmission priority, and the first type of data having a receipt requirement whereby the data is required to be received by the second computer and the second type of data not having a receipt requirement. The method further comprises buffering the obtained data in one or more buffers, reading the data from the one or more buffers and transmitting the data to the second computer according to the transmission priorities.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2019Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventor: NIGEL PRITCHARD
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Publication number: 20190313919Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for monitoring asthma symptoms of a subject (12), comprising a monitoring unit (14) configured to monitor at least one objective asthma symptom of the subject, an analysis unit (16) configured to determine an asthma status of the subject based on the at least one objective asthma symptom monitored by the monitoring unit, a test unit (18) configured to provide a test for collecting subjective asthma symptoms from the subject, if the at least one objective asthma symptom monitored by the monitoring unit (14) has changed in a manner that the change reveals a deterioration of the asthma status of the subject. Further the system comprises a calibration unit (24) configured to calibrate the at least one objective asthma symptom gathered from the subject with respect to a calibration test, wherein the calibration unit (24) is arranged to perform calibration at least once during an initial phase of use of the system (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2017Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: JOHN NIGEL PRITCHARD, MAREIKE KLEE, ALBERTUS CORNELIS DEN BRINKER, NICOLAAS PETRUS WILLARD, RAINER HILBIG, MARIAN DEKKER, TAMARA MATHEA ELISABETH NIJSEN, HANNEKE HOOGEWERF
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Publication number: 20180264207Abstract: The present invention relates to a feedback for inhalation. In order to further improve feedback and instructions to further support the correct use of an inhaler, a feedback apparatus (10) for inhalation is provided that comprises an inhaler interface (11), a processor (14), a feedback device (16), and a feature assigner (13). The inhaler interface is configured to temporarily attach the feedback apparatus to an inhalation apparatus. The feedback device is configured to provide a feedback to the user to aid in inhalation with the inhalation apparatus. The feature assigner is configured to identify a type of a predetermined feature of the attached inhalation apparatus, and the feedback device is configured to provide the feedback in dependency of the identified type of feature to instruct the user to adjust inhalation maneuver adapted to the attached inhalation apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2016Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: DIRK ERNEST VON HOLLEN, JOHN NIGEL PRITCHARD
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Publication number: 20160158464Abstract: There is provided a mesh for use in forming droplets of liquid in a nebuliser, the mesh comprising a first portion (22) made of a first material having a plurality of holes passing therethrough; and a second portion (26) made of a second material that is in contact with the first portion (22), the second portion (26) having a corresponding plurality of holes passing therethrough, the plurality of holes in the second portion forming nozzles (28) for an outlet side of the mesh; wherein the first material has a higher density than the second material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2014Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: MARKUS HIJLKEMA, JOHN NIGEL PRITCHARD, RENATUS HENDRICUS MARI SANDERS, JOHANNES CHRISTIAAN VAN DER SCHAFT
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Publication number: 20030118514Abstract: Elongated drug, especially salbutamol sulphate, and/or carrier particles, especially lactose, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and use of the elongated particles in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of respiratory disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2002Publication date: June 26, 2003Applicant: Glaxo Wellcome Inc.Inventors: El Hassane Larhrib, Christopher Marriott, Gary Peter Martin, John Nigel Pritchard, Xian Ming Zeng
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Patent number: 5724959Abstract: A dry powder inhaler (10) consists of a chamber (12) into which powder is introduced from a metering system, and a mouthpiece (26) through which a patient inhales, connected by a duct (16), so that air flows through the chamber carrying the powder into the patient's lungs. Within the duct is an impactor (25) consisting of a plate (27) spaced in front of a similarly sized aperture, and between the chamber and the impactor plate is an orifice (18) narrower than the duct, so the air stream is diverted along S-shaped paths to avoid the plate. The presence of the impactor can improve the efficiency of delivery of a drug to the lungs, and decrease the unwanted dose to the mouth and throat, as the latter is principally due to agglomerates or larger particles which are intercepted or broken up by the impactor.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 1994Date of Patent: March 10, 1998Assignee: AEA Technology PLCInventors: John Jackson McAughey, John Nigel Pritchard
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Patent number: 5646343Abstract: A system for investigating the variation of one or more wind characteristics within a volume over a given area comprises a plurality of detectors which output a data signal which is indicative of the value of a wind characteristic, the outputs of all the detectors deployed in the area are relayed to a central receiving unit which may include a recorder for recording the relayed data and may additionally provide a computer and a VDU for providing a real-time display of the data. Preferably each detector comprises a balloon or kite-like device each of which is tethered to one of a plurality of anchor points distributed around the area.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 1995Date of Patent: July 8, 1997Inventor: Declan Nigel Pritchard