Patents by Inventor Richelle Helman

Richelle Helman 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).

  • Systems and methods for high velocity nasal insufflation
    Patent number: 11351330
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for humidifying a breathing gas are presented. The system includes a base unit, a vapor transfer unit, a nasal cannula, and a liquid container. The base unit includes a blower. The vapor transfer unit is external to the base unit and includes a gas passage, a liquid passage, a gas outlet, and a membrane separating the gas passage and the liquid passage. The membrane permits transfer of vapor into the gas passage from liquid in the liquid passage. The nasal cannula is coupled to the gas outlet. The liquid container is configured to reversibly mate with the base unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Vapotherm, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Leonard, Brian Green, John Allen, David Adams, Marc Gervais, Mark Kolnsberg, Richelle Helman
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH VELOCITY NASAL INSUFFLATION
    Publication number: 20180104436
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for humidifying a breathing gas are presented. The system includes a base unit, a vapor transfer unit, a nasal cannula, and a liquid container. The base unit includes a blower. The vapor transfer unit is external to the base unit and includes a gas passage, a liquid passage, a gas outlet, and a membrane separating the gas passage and the liquid passage. The membrane permits transfer of vapor into the gas passage from liquid in the liquid passage. The nasal cannula is coupled to the gas outlet. The liquid container is configured to reversibly mate with the base unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Scott A. Leonard, Brian Green, John Allen, David Adams, Marc Gervais, Mark Kolnsberg, Richelle Helman