Patents by Inventor STEPHANIE WILLIS

STEPHANIE WILLIS 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).

  • Flow governors for use in medicinal inhalers
    Patent number: 11376378
    Abstract: A flow governor for use in a medicinal inhaler. The flow governor can include (i) a tubular element that defines at least a portion of an air flow path, the tubular element comprising at least one flexible wall configured to flex inwardly in response to an air flow in the air flow path; and (ii) an internal support structure, located within the tubular element and configured to preserve at least a predetermined cross-sectional area of the air flow path within the tubular element when the at least one flexible wall of the tubular element flexes inwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: KINDEVA DRUG DELIVERY, L.P.
    Inventors: Romain U. G. Guion, Christopher G. Blatchford, David J. Cottenden, Iain G. McDerment, Christopher B. J. Groombridge, Peter D. Hodson, John P. Bunting, Adam J. Stuart, Simon L. Calcutt, Stephanie Willis, Stephen Pitson
  • FLOW GOVERNORS FOR USE IN MEDICINAL INHALERS
    Publication number: 20190001081
    Abstract: A flow governor for use in a medicinal inhaler. The flow governor can include (i) a tubular element that defines at least a portion of an air flow path, the tubular element comprising at least one flexible wall configured to flex inwardly in response to an air flow in the air flow path; and (ii) an internal support structure, located within the tubular element and configured to preserve at least a predetermined cross-sectional area of the air flow path within the tubular element when the at least one flexible wall of the tubular element flexes inwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: ROMAIN U.G. GUION, CHRISTOPHER G. BLATCHFORD, DAVID J. COTTENDEN, IAIN G. McDERMENT, CHRISTOPHER B.J. GROOMBRIDGE, PETER D. HODSON, JOHN P. BUNTING, ADAM J. STUART, SIMON L. CALCUTT, STEPHANIE WILLIS, STEPHEN PITSON