Ralf Thommes 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).
Abstract: A nebulizer for a fluid, particularly for medical aerosol treatment is proposed. To allow easier operation and confer improved operational reliability a sealed container holding the fluid is already arranged in the nebulizer when it is supplied and the nebulizer is constructed so that the container is opened inside the nebulizer before or during the first use of the nebulizer. Alternatively, or in addition, the nebulizer is constructed so that the container cannot be replaced, and in particular, cannot be removed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 24, 2006
Publication date:
May 17, 2007
Applicant:
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
Inventors:
Georg Boeck, Florian Witte, Ralf Thommes, Christian Golberg, Timo Von Brunn
Abstract: An atomizer for a fluid, in particular, a fluid for medical aerosol therapy. In order to allow simplified operation and improved safety in use, the atomizer has a counter device for counting the number of operations of the atomizer and the number of containers inserted. The atomizer is locked against further operation and/or against removal of the current container or insertion of a new container, if a certain number of operations of the atomizer and/or a certain number of containers inserted has/have been reached or exceeded.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 24, 2006
Publication date:
March 22, 2007
Applicant:
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
Inventors:
Johannes Geser, Burkhard Metzger, Christian Golberg, Michael Schyra, Ralf Thommes, Birgit Westmeier, Guido Schmiedel, Hubert Kunze, Georg Boeck
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