Patents by Inventor Phillip William Farr

Phillip William Farr 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).

  • Method and apparatus for loading a container with a product
    Patent number: 7650733
    Abstract: There is provided a method of loading a container with a defined quantity of product which comprises the steps of a) closing off a perforation (12a, 12b) in a perforated plate (10); b) directing powder (30) into said closed-off perforation; and c) transferring the contents of the perforation to said container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Alan Anthony Wilson, Phillip William Farr, Marcus Edward Pike
  • Method and Apparatus for Loading a Container with a Product
    Publication number: 20090013652
    Abstract: There is provided a method of loading a container with a defined quantity of product which comprises the steps of a) closing off a perforation (12a, 12b) in a perforated plate (10); b) directing powder (30) into said closed-off perforation; and c) transferring the contents of the perforation to said container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: GLAXO GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Alan Anthony Wilson, Phillip William Farr, Marcus Edward Pike
  • Method and apparatus for loading a container with a product
    Patent number: 7426815
    Abstract: There is provided a method of loading a container with a defined quantity of product which comprises the steps of a) closing off a perforation in a perforated plate; b) directing powder into said closed-off perforation by the action of a first leveller blade moveable in a sweeping path relative to the perforated plate; and c) transferring the contents of the perforation to said container, and an apparatus for achieving such method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Smithkline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Alan Anthony Wilson, Phillip William Farr, Marcus Edward Pike
  • Dispensing Device
    Publication number: 20080105253
    Abstract: An inhaler is provided with a restricting member to prevent unintentional actuation of the inhaler. Also provided is an inhaler with an extensible strap joining a dust cap to the housing of an inhaler, the strap being particularly suited for use with inhalers that comprise a restricting member. The inhaler is useful, for example, in the treatment of asthma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: GLAXO GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Allen John Pearson, Gregor John McLennan Anderson, Peter John Brand, Mark Anthony Cox, Ian Cude, Phillip William Farr, Andrew Michael Kelly, Daniel Thomas De Sausmarez Lintell, Paul Kenneth Rand