Patents by Inventor Roger Mervin Lloyd FOOTE

Roger Mervin Lloyd FOOTE 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).

  • Humidifier
    Patent number: 11744979
    Abstract: A humidifier includes a heating element including a porous structure of electrically resistive and thermally conductive material configured to substantially vaporise liquid that is passed through the porous structure. The porous structure has a liquid inlet and a vapour outlet. The humidifier further includes an outer housing surrounding at least a portion of the porous structure for containing the liquid and vapour within the porous structure. The porous structure includes a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector, the first and second connectors being configured for receiving electrical power and applying a voltage across the porous structure to generate heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Roger Mervin Lloyd Foote, Ronald James Huby, Andrew Roderick Bath
  • HUMIDIFIER
    Publication number: 20190247608
    Abstract: A humidifier includes a heating element including a porous structure of electrically resistive and thermally conductive material configured to substantially vaporise liquid that is passed through the porous structure. The porous structure has a liquid inlet and a vapour outlet. The humidifier further includes an outer housing surrounding at least a portion of the porous structure for containing the liquid and vapour within the porous structure. The porous structure includes a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector, the first and second connectors being configured for receiving electrical power and applying a voltage across the porous structure to generate heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Roger Mervin Lloyd FOOTE, Ronald James HUBY, Andrew Roderick BATH