Patents by Inventor Paul E. Tritle

Paul E. Tritle 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).

  • Patent number: 5203323
    Abstract: A tubular expansion chamber with ends each having apertures for inlet and outlet, respectively, for use with a conventional metered-dose inhaler for delivering medicament to a user suffering from asthma or other similar respiratory ailment. The expansion chamber with a metered-dose inhaler inserted in the inlet aperture intercepts the high-velocity discharge of medicament from a pressurized inhaler and produces a concentrated mist for withdrawal by inhalation by the user through the outlet aperture. The expansion chamber is closed on its outlet end by a removable end cap with mouthpiece surrounding and defining the outlet aperture. The constant volume expansion chamber is dimensionally optimized to maximize medicament concentration in a mist of small particles, able to be substantially withdrawn by a asthmatic user in a short, quick breath characteristic of persons with respiratory ailments such as asthma or chronic bronchitis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1993
    Inventor: Paul E. Tritle