Patents by Inventor Rupert Christian Scheiner

Rupert Christian Scheiner 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: 12208209
    Abstract: A patient interface comprises a support structure and a seal-forming structure. The support structure is arranged to support the sealing portion and is configured to connect to the frame. The sealing portion comprises textile and is attached to the support structure along an outer perimeter of the sealing portion such that in use the sealing portion may be in tension due to reactive stress of the support structure and/or a resilient stretch characteristic of the textile such that the sealing portion exerts a force against the patient's face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Memduh Guney, Rupert Christian Scheiner
  • Publication number: 20250025654
    Abstract: A patient interface includes a frame including a single sheet of textile material and a seal-forming structure provided to the frame. A first edge of the sheet of textile material is joined to a second edge of the sheet of textile material such that the frame adopts a predetermined three-dimensional shape that is maintained throughout the patient's respiratory cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Rupert Christian SCHEINER, Jessica Lea DUNN, Michiel KOOIJ
  • Publication number: 20250025656
    Abstract: Aspects of the present technology comprise a positioning and stabilising structure to hold a seal-forming structure in a therapeutically effective position on a head of a patient. The seal-forming structure may be constructed and arranged to form a seal with a region of the patient's face surrounding an entrance to the patient's airways for sealed delivery of a flow of air at a therapeutic pressure of at least 4 cmH2O with respect to ambient air pressure throughout the patient's respiratory cycle in use. The positioning and stabilising structure may comprise at least one gas delivery tube to deliver the flow of air to the entrance of a patient's airways via the seal-forming structure. The positioning and stabilising structure may comprise an adjustment mechanism for adjustment of a length of the at least one gas delivery tube to enable the positioning and stabilising structure to fit different size heads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Michiel KOOIJ, Alexander Joel BENTLEY, Igor BESIC, Robert Thomas BURNHAM, Aaron Samuel DAVIDSON, Priyanshu GUPTA, Kirrily Michele HASKARD, Ryan Michael KIRKPATRICK, Luke Emmanuel KLINKENBERG, Dimitri Marco MAURER, Joseph Samuel ORMROD, Gerard Michael RUMMERY, Rupert Christian SCHEINER, Bishavjot SINGH, Christopher James SMITH, Lochlan VON MOGER, Paul Derrick WATSON, Daniel Marc WEISS, Hadley WHITE
  • Patent number: 12201772
    Abstract: A patient interface comprises a seal-forming structure including a textile membrane and a support structure to support the textile membrane. The seal-forming structure may have a varying construction in order to accommodate different regions and the varying contours of the patient's face to ensure a robust and comfortable seal. An air impermeable layer of the textile membrane may have a thickness that varies in different portions of the textile membrane and/or different regions of the cushion assembly. Further, the seal-forming structure may include an underlying cushion, and an arrangement of the textile membrane and the underlying cushion and/or the configuration of the underlying cushion may vary in different regions of the cushion assembly to optimize patient comfort and the effectiveness of the seal in different regions of the patient's face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Rupert Christian Scheiner, Memduh Guney
  • Publication number: 20250018141
    Abstract: A patient interface comprises a support structure and a seal-forming structure. The support structure is arranged to support the sealing portion and is configured to connect to the frame. The sealing portion comprises textile and is attached to the support structure along an outer perimeter of the sealing portion such that in use the sealing portion may be in tension due to reactive stress of the support structure and/or a resilient stretch characteristic of the textile such that the sealing portion exerts a force against the patient's face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Memduh GUNEY, Rupert Christian SCHEINER
  • Patent number: 12186484
    Abstract: A patient interface may include a plenum chamber pressurisable to a therapeutic pressure, a seal-forming structure constructed and arranged to form a seal with a region of the patient's face surrounding an entrance to the patient's airways, a positioning and stabilising structure to provide a force to hold the seal-forming structure in a therapeutically effective position on the patient's head, and a vent structure to allow a continuous flow of gases exhaled by the patient from an interior of the plenum chamber to ambient, wherein the patient interface is configured to leave the patient's mouth uncovered during therapy, wherein the seal-forming structure comprises two lateral support regions, each located at a lateralmost side of the seal-forming structure, and a medial region positioned between the lateral support regions, the hole passing through the medial region, and wherein the lateral support regions are thicker than the medial region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Aaron Samuel Davidson, Kam Man Law, Lemmy Nga, Rupert Christian Scheiner
  • Publication number: 20240424239
    Abstract: A patient interface structure includes a cushion configured to sealingly engage the patient's face and a front that is more rigid than the cushion. The cushion includes a forward opening, a rearward opening that is opposite the forward opening and a continuous sealing surface. The continuous sealing surface has a mouth sealing portion configured to seal around the patient's mouth and a nasal sealing portion configured to seal around both of the patient's nasal airways. The front plate includes an air inlet configured to both receive the pressurized respiratory gas and secure headgear to the patient interface structure. In addition, the nasal sealing portion includes at least one aperture that is separate from the rearward opening. Also, the front plate, the mouth sealing portion and the nasal sealing portion together form a common chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Adam Francis Barlow, Rupert Christian Scheiner, Justin John Formica, Aaron Samuel Davidson, Kai Stuebiger
  • Publication number: 20240390628
    Abstract: A seal-forming structure for a patient interface may include a patient-contacting surface configured to engage the patient's facial skin to form a seal; a posterior opening formed in the patient-contacting surface, the posterior opening configured to provide the flow of air at said therapeutic pressure to the patient's nares; and a support structure extending from the patient contacting surface to an interior surface of the seal-forming structure, the support structure and the interior surface forming a continuous loop, wherein the patient interface is configured to allow the patient to breath from ambient through their mouth in the absence of a flow of pressurised air through the plenum chamber inlet port, or the patient interface is configured to leave the patient's mouth uncovered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander Joel BENTLEY, Aaron Samuel DAVIDSON, Craig David EDWARDS, Lachlan Richard GOLDSPINK, William Laurence HITCHCOCK, Rupert Christian SCHEINER, Lochlan VON MOGER
  • Patent number: 12151064
    Abstract: A patient interface includes a frame including a textile material and a seal-forming structure provided to the frame. The seal-forming structure includes a foam material and/or a foam and textile material configured and arranged to form a seal with the patient's nose and/or mouth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Rupert Christian Scheiner, Jessica Lea Dunn, Michiel Kooij
  • Publication number: 20240382712
    Abstract: A patient interface comprises a plenum chamber and a seal-forming structure. The seal-forming structure comprises a support structure arranged to support a sealing portion that is adapted to sealing engage the patient's face in use. The seal-forming structure may also include a seal biasing portion configured to inflate under pressurization within the cavity in the cushion assembly in use to extend the reach of the sealing portion and decouple the sealing portion from external forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Memduh GUNEY, Rupert Christian SCHEINER, Hans Christer Henric ENGSTROM, Andrew James BATE
  • Publication number: 20240374853
    Abstract: A patient interface for delivery of a supply of pressurised air or breathable gas to an entrance of a patient's airways comprising: a cushion member that includes a retaining structure and a seal-forming structure permanently connected to the retaining structure; a frame member attachable to the retaining structure; and a positioning and stabilising structure attachable to the frame member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Rupert Christian SCHEINER, William Laurence HITCHCOCK, Anthony Paul BARBARA, Adam Francis BARLOW, Craig David EDWARDS, Lachlan Richard GOLDSPINK, Kirrily Michele HASKARD, Murray WIlliam LEE, Frederick Arlet MAY, Gerard Michael RUMMERY, Shiva Kumar SHANMUGA SUNDARA, Chia Ik TAN, Stewart Joseph WAGNER, Alicia Kristianne WELLS, Martin FORRESTER, Ralph JOURDAN
  • Publication number: 20240366896
    Abstract: A patient interface including a seal-forming structure with an elastomeric membrane that has at least one hole such that the flow of air at a therapeutic pressure is delivered to at least an entrance to the patients nares and/or an entrance to the patients mouth. The seal-forming structure is constructed and arranged to maintain the therapeutic pressure in a cavity of a plenum chamber throughout the patients respiratory cycle, in use. The elastomeric membrane includes a first portion that is held in a relaxed state and a second portion that is held in a taut state. The elastomeric membrane is molded to include a three-dimensional shape that has multiple curvatures. The at least one hole includes an arch on a lateral side of the at least one hole, and is in a relaxed state before use. The arch is configured to move to a substantially taut state during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Rupert Christian SCHEINER, Matthew EVES, Memduh GUNEY, Callum DE VRIES
  • Publication number: 20240358956
    Abstract: A patient interface for sealed delivery of a flow of air at a continuously positive pressure with respect to ambient air pressure to an entrance to the patient's airways including at least entrance of a patient's nares to ameliorate sleep disordered breathing may include a seal-forming structure comprising a foam undercushion and a textile membrane for contact with the patient's face; a positioning and stabilising structure to maintain the seal-forming structure in sealing contact with an area surrounding an entrance to the patient's airways while maintaining a therapeutic pressure at the entrance to the patient's airways; and a plenum chamber pressurised at a pressure above ambient pressure in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Hollie Elizabeth BAIGENT, Jessica Lea DUNN, Justin John FORMICA, Joel Edward GIBSON, Kirrily Michele HASKARD, Rachel HERMAN, Michiel KOOIJ, Jose Ignacio ROMAGNOLI, Gerard Michael RUMMERY, Rupert Christian SCHEINER, Sandeep Kumar TIWARI, Lochlan VON MOGER, Hadley WHITE, Tzu-Chin YU
  • Publication number: 20240358955
    Abstract: A mask apparatus for a respiratory treatment can permit delivery of breathable gas to a user. In one example, the mask may employ a frame and cushion to form a seal for both mouth and nose. The frame may be adapted for coupling with a respiratory treatment apparatus so as to permit communication of a pressurized gas from the respiratory treatment apparatus. The cushion, which may be foam, may have a substantially under the nose configuration or over the nose configuration. The mask may have a common plenum chamber for both nose and mouth. The cushion may further define a centrally open lip superior region. The cushion may be adapted to couple with the frame directly or to the frame in conjunction with a cushion support clip. Various features of the cushion may further promote sealing and comfort for the under the nose design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Craig David EDWARDS, Lachlan Richard GOLDSPINK, Robert Edward HENRY, Andrew HUNG, Paul Jan KLASEK, Kam Man LAW, Grant Milton OVZINSKY, Stuart Norris PLASCOTT, Rupert Christian SCHEINER, James SUNG, Lance Ian SWIFT, Matthew Robin WELLS
  • Publication number: 20240358957
    Abstract: A patient interface for delivery of a supply of pressurised air or breathable gas to an entrance of a patient's airways comprising: a cushion member that includes a retaining structure and a seal-forming structure permanently connected to the retaining structure; a frame member attachable to the retaining structure; and a positioning and stabilising structure attachable to the frame member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Robert Edward HENRY, Christopher James SMITH, Anthony Paul BARBARA, Adam Francis BARLOW, Craig David EDWARDS, Martin FORRESTER, Lachlan Richard GOLDSPINK, Kirrily Michele HASKARD, William Laurence HITCHCOCK, Ralph JOURDAN, Murray William LEE, Frederick Arlet MAY, Gerard Michael RUMMERY, Rupert Christian SCHEINER, Shiva Kumar SHANMUGA SUNDARA, Chia Ik TAN, Stewart Joseph WAGNER, Alicia Kristianne WELLS, Lemmy NGA, Hason Tin-Yan HO, Gregory Scott SMART
  • Patent number: 12115314
    Abstract: A patient interface including a seal-forming structure with an elastomeric membrane that has at least one hole such that the flow of air at a therapeutic pressure is delivered to at least an entrance to the patients nares and/or an entrance to the patients mouth. The seal-forming structure is constructed and arranged to maintain the therapeutic pressure in a cavity of a plenum chamber throughout the patients respiratory cycle, in use. The elastomeric membrane includes a first portion that is held in a relaxed state and a second portion that is held in a taut state. The elastomeric membrane is molded to include a three-dimensional shape that has multiple curvatures. The at least one hole includes an arch on a lateral side of the at least one hole, and is in a relaxed state before use. The arch is configured to move to a substantially taut state during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Rupert Christian Scheiner, Matthew Eves, Memduh Guney, Callum De Vries
  • Patent number: 12090275
    Abstract: A seal-forming structure for a patient interface may include a patient-contacting surface configured to engage the patient's facial skin to form a seal; a posterior opening formed in the patient-contacting surface, the posterior opening configured to provide the flow of air at said therapeutic pressure to the patient's nares; and a support structure extending from the patient contacting surface to an interior surface of the seal-forming structure, the support structure and the interior surface forming a continuous loop, wherein the patient interface is configured to allow the patient to breath from ambient through their mouth in the absence of a flow of pressurised air through the plenum chamber inlet port, or the patient interface is configured to leave the patient's mouth uncovered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Alexander Joel Bentley, Aaron Samuel Davidson, Craig David Edwards, Lachlan Richard Goldspink, William Laurence Hitchcock, Rupert Christian Scheiner, Lochlan Von Moger
  • Patent number: 12083278
    Abstract: A mask apparatus for a respiratory treatment can permit delivery of breathable gas to a user. In one example, the mask may employ a frame and cushion to form a seal for both mouth and nose. The frame may be adapted for coupling with a respiratory treatment apparatus so as to permit communication of a pressurized gas from the respiratory treatment apparatus. The cushion, which may be foam, may have a substantially under the nose configuration or over the nose configuration. The mask may have a common plenum chamber for both nose and mouth. The cushion may further define a centrally open lip superior region. The cushion may be adapted to couple with the frame directly or to the frame in conjunction with a cushion support clip. Various features of the cushion may further promote sealing and comfort for the under the nose design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Craig David Edwards, Lachlan Richard Goldspink, Robert Edward Henry, Andrew Hung, Paul Jan Klasek, Kam Man Law, Grant Milton Ovzinsky, Stuart Norris Plascott, Rupert Christian Scheiner, James Sung, Lance Ian Swift, Matthew Robin Wells
  • Patent number: D1047134
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Matthew Eves, Lemmy Nga, Gerard Michael Rummery, Rupert Christian Scheiner, Errol Savio Alex D'Souza
  • Patent number: D1052078
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Christopher Samuel Cullen, Matthew Eves, Memduh Guney, Michael Charles La Guzza, Lochlan Von Moger, Rupert Christian Scheiner, Amal Shirley Amarasinghe