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).

  • Patent number: 10639438
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: OptiNose AS
    Inventors: Per Gisle Djupesland, Erik Andreassen, Rune Harald Gaarder, Christophe Péricé, Andreas Nilsson
  • Patent number: 10639437
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: OptiNose AS
    Inventors: Per Gisle Djupesland, Rune Harald Gaarder, Sébastien Lamolle
  • Publication number: 20190099565
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Per Gisle DJUPESLAND, Erik ANDREASSEN, Rune Harald GAARDER, Christophe PÉRICÉ, Andreas NILSSON
  • Publication number: 20170043108
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Per Gisle Djupesland, Erik Andreassen, Rune Harald Gaarder, Christophe Péricé, Andreas Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20160074603
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: OptiNose AS
    Inventors: Per Gisle Djupesland, Rune Harald Gaarder, Sébastien Lamolle
  • Patent number: 9038630
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: OptiNose AS
    Inventors: Per Gisle Djupesland, Rune Harald Gaarder, Sébastien Lamolle
  • Publication number: 20150007811
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: OptiNose AS
    Inventors: Per Gisle Djupesland, Erik Andreassen, Rune Harald Gaarder, Christophe Péricé, Andreas Nilsson