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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11583643 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023

Filed:

Jan. 26, 2018

Inhalers and related methods

Applicant:

Norton (Waterford) Limited, Waterford, IE;

Inventors:

Daniel Buck, County Waterford, IE;

Paul Prendergast, County Carlow, IE;

Declan Walsh, County Kilkenny, IE;

Assignee:

Norton (Waterford) Limited, Waterford, IE;

Attorney:

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Primary Examiner:

Victoria Murphy

Assistant Examiner:

Tyler A Raubenstraw

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 15/00 (2006.01); A61P 11/06 (2006.01); A61P 11/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/439 (2006.01); A61K 31/569 (2006.01); A61K 47/06 (2006.01); A61M 15/08 (2006.01); B65D 83/38 (2006.01); B65D 83/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 15/0066 (2014.02); A61K 9/007 (2013.01); A61K 31/439 (2013.01); A61K 31/569 (2013.01); A61K 47/06 (2013.01); A61M 15/009 (2013.01); A61M 15/0025 (2014.02); A61M 15/0071 (2014.02); A61M 15/0095 (2014.02); A61M 15/08 (2013.01); A61P 11/00 (2018.01); A61P 11/06 (2018.01); A61M 15/0026 (2014.02); A61M 15/0078 (2014.02); A61M 15/0091 (2013.01); A61M 2205/18 (2013.01); A61M 2205/276 (2013.01); B65D 83/386 (2013.01); B65D 83/54 (2013.01);
Abstract

An inhaler () for the inhalation of inhalable substances comprise: a canister () having an interior reservoir () containing pressurised inhalable substances including fluid; a metering valve () including a metering chamber () and a valve stem () defining a communication path between the metering chamber and the interior reservoir, the communication path () including an opening () configured to permit flow between a transfer space inside the valve stem and the interior reservoir, the interior reservoir being arranged for orientation above the metering chamber whereby gas such as air located within the metering chamber is replaced with liquid from the interior reservoir.

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