Patents by Inventor Ulf Krueger

Ulf Krueger 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: 12343468
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refillable container (1) for use with a nebulizer device having an aerosol generator comprising a transducer body and a membrane having pores, the container having an opening being fillable with a cleaning liquid (3), wherein the opening is sized and shaped to fit onto the transducer body, so that the container is held in place on the nebulizer device and the membrane is immersed in the liquid inside the container. The invention also provides a pack comprising a multi-day supply of a drug, one or more cleaning liquids and one or more containers; and a method for cleaning the membrane of a nebulizer device using the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: VECTURA DELIVERY DEVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: Tobias Kolb, Bernhard Muellinger, Jana Strixner, Martin Huber, Ulf Krueger
  • Patent number: 11097319
    Abstract: The present invention provides a single-use, pre-packaged, sealed container (1) for use with a nebulizer device having an aerosol generator comprising a membrane, the container containing a cleaning liquid (3) and being configured to fit onto the nebulizer device, so that the container is held in place on the nebulizer device and the membrane is immersed in the liquid. The invention also provides a strip comprising a plurality of containers (10), wherein each container is detachable from the rest of the strip; a pack comprising a multi-day supply of a drug and containers; and a method for cleaning the membrane of a nebulizer device using the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: VECTURA DELIVERY DEVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: Tobias Kolb, Bernhard Muellinger, Jana Strixner, Ulf Krueger
  • Publication number: 20210113784
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refillable container (1) for use with a nebulizer device having an aerosol generator comprising a transducer body and a membrane having pores, the container having an opening being fillable with a cleaning liquid (3), wherein the opening is sized and shaped to fit onto the transducer body, so that the container is held in place on the nebulizer device and the membrane is immersed in the liquid inside the container. The invention also provides a pack comprising a multi-day supply of a drug, one or more cleaning liquids and one or more containers; and a method for cleaning the membrane of a nebulizer device using the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Tobias KOLB, Bernhard MUELLINGER, Jana VOGEL, Martin HUBER, Ulf KRUEGER
  • Patent number: 10792445
    Abstract: A spacer chamber for an inhaler includes a housing chamber, a mouthpiece arranged on a side of the housing chamber, and a connecting means arranged on the housing chamber opposite to the mouthpiece to connect the inhaler. A lever means is held on the housing chamber which is movable to two positions and has an active surface that is arranged in such a manner that the active surface can act on an activation element of the inhaler in any one of the positions, if the inhaler is connected to the connecting means. The lever means includes a lever element and a lever carrier for carrying the lever element, which is fastened to the housing chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Pari GmbH Spezialisten fuer effektive Inhalation
    Inventors: Ulf Krueger, Emir Jelovac, Birgit Lohre
  • Publication number: 20200023412
    Abstract: The present invention provides a single-use, pre-packaged, sealed container (1) for use with a nebulizer device having an aerosol generator comprising a membrane, the container containing a cleaning liquid (3) and being configured to fit onto the nebulizer device, so that the container is held in place on the nebulizer device and the membrane is immersed in the liquid. The invention also provides a strip comprising a plurality of containers (10), wherein each container is detachable from the rest of the strip; a pack comprising a multi-day supply of a drug and containers; and a method for cleaning the membrane of a nebulizer device using the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Tobias KOLB, Bernhard MUELLINGER, Jana VOGEL, Ulf KRUEGER
  • Publication number: 20160030688
    Abstract: A spacer chamber for an inhaler includes a housing chamber, a mouthpiece arranged on a side of the housing chamber, and a connecting means arranged on the housing chamber opposite to the mouthpiece to connect the inhaler. A lever means is held on the housing chamber which is movable to two positions and has an active surface that is arranged in such a manner that the active surface can act on an activation element of the inhaler in any one of the positions, if the inhaler is connected to the connecting means. The lever means includes a lever element and a lever carrier for carrying the lever element, which is fastened to the housing chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Ulf Krueger, Emir Jelovac, Birgit Lohre