Patents by Inventor Rune Harald Gaarder
Rune Harald Gaarder 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).
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Patent number: 10639438Abstract: A delivery device for delivering a metered amount of substance (L) in response to exhalation by a user, the delivery device comprising: a mouthpiece (5) through which the user in use exhales; an outlet (45) from which substance Is delivered; and a dispensing unit (35) which is operable to dispense a metered amount of substance through the outlet in response to exhalation by the user through the mouthpiece, wherein the dispensing unit comprises a body member (37) which includes a cavity (39) for containing a metered amount of substance, an outlet nozzle (43) which is fluidly connected to the cavity from which substance is in use delivered, and a dispensing (41) member which is movably disposed in the cavity and configured to be driven through the cavity by a driving pressure created by exhalation of the user, such as to cause substance to be delivered from the outlet nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: OptiNose ASInventors: Per Gisle Djupesland, Erik Andreassen, Rune Harald Gaarder, Christophe Péricé, Andreas Nilsson
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Patent number: 10639437Abstract: A delivery device for and method of delivering a metered amount of substance, the delivery device comprising: a mouthpiece through which a user in use exhales; an outlet through which substance is in use delivered; a housing fluidly connected to the mouthpiece and the outlet, such that exhalation by the user through the mouthpiece creates an air flow through the housing and from the outlet; and a substance-dispensing unit which is disposed within the housing and operative to dispense a metered amount of substance into an entraining air flow as created through the housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2015Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: OptiNose ASInventors: Per Gisle Djupesland, Rune Harald Gaarder, Sébastien Lamolle
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Publication number: 20190099565Abstract: A delivery device for delivering a metered amount of substance (L) in response to exhalation by a user, the delivery device comprising: a mouthpiece (5) through which the user in use exhales; an outlet (45) from which substance Is delivered; and a dispensing unit (35) which is operable to dispense a metered amount of substance through the outlet in response to exhalation by the user through the mouthpiece, wherein the dispensing unit comprises a body member (37) which includes a cavity (39) for containing a metered amount of substance, an outlet nozzle (43) which is fluidly connected to the cavity from which substance is in use delivered, and a dispensing (41) member which is movably disposed in the cavity and configured to be driven through the cavity by a driving pressure created by exhalation of the user, such as to cause substance to be delivered from the outlet nozzle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Per Gisle DJUPESLAND, Erik ANDREASSEN, Rune Harald GAARDER, Christophe PÉRICÉ, Andreas NILSSON
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Publication number: 20170043108Abstract: A delivery device for delivering a metered amount of substance (L) in response to exhalation by a user, the delivery device comprising: a mouthpiece (5) through which the user in use exhales; an outlet (45) from which substance Is delivered; and a dispensing unit (35) which is operable to dispense a metered amount of substance through the outlet in response to exhalation by the user through the mouthpiece, wherein the dispensing unit comprises a body member (37) which includes a cavity (39) for containing a metered amount of substance, an outlet nozzle (43) which is fluidly connected to the cavity from which substance is in use delivered, and a dispensing (41) member which is movably disposed in the cavity and configured to be driven through the cavity by a driving pressure created by exhalation of the user, such as to cause substance to be delivered from the outlet nozzle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Inventors: Per Gisle Djupesland, Erik Andreassen, Rune Harald Gaarder, Christophe Péricé, Andreas Nilsson
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Publication number: 20160074603Abstract: A delivery device for and method of delivering a metered amount of substance, the delivery device comprising: a mouthpiece through which a user in use exhales; an outlet through which substance is in use delivered; a housing fluidly connected to the mouthpiece and the outlet, such that exhalation by the user through the mouthpiece creates an air flow through the housing and from the outlet; and a substance-dispensing unit which is disposed within the housing and operative to dispense a metered amount of substance into an entraining air flow as created through the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Applicant: OptiNose ASInventors: Per Gisle Djupesland, Rune Harald Gaarder, Sébastien Lamolle
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Patent number: 9038630Abstract: A delivery device for delivering a metered amount of substance, the delivery device comprising: a mouthpiece (17) through which a user in use exhales; an outlet (19) through which substance is in use delivered; a housing (21) fluidly connected to the mouthpiece and the outlet, such, that exhalation by the user through the mouthpiece creates an air flow through the housing and from the outlet; and a substance-dispensing unit (25) which is disposed within the housing and operative to dispense a metered amount of substance into an entraining air flow as created through the housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2007Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: OptiNose ASInventors: Per Gisle Djupesland, Rune Harald Gaarder, Sébastien Lamolle
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Publication number: 20150007811Abstract: A delivery device for delivering a metered amount of substance (L) in response to exhalation by a user, the delivery device comprising: a mouthpiece (5) through which the user in use exhales; an outlet (45) from which substance Is delivered; and a dispensing unit (35) which is operable to dispense a metered amount of substance through the outlet in response to exhalation by the user through the mouthpiece, wherein the dispensing unit comprises a body member (37) which includes a cavity (39) for containing a metered amount of substance, an outlet nozzle (43) which is fluidly connected to the cavity from which substance is in use delivered, and a dispensing (41) member which is movably disposed in the cavity and configured to be driven through the cavity by a driving pressure created by exhalation of the user, such as to cause substance to be delivered from the outlet nozzle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2014Publication date: January 8, 2015Applicant: OptiNose ASInventors: Per Gisle Djupesland, Erik Andreassen, Rune Harald Gaarder, Christophe Péricé, Andreas Nilsson