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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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 22, 2019
Applicant:

Resmed Pty Ltd, Bella Vista, AU;

Inventors:

Roger Mervin Lloyd Foote, Sydney, AU;

Ronald James Huby, Sydney, AU;

Andrew Roderick Bath, Sydney, AU;

Assignee:

ResMed Pty Ltd, Bella Vista, AU;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/16 (2006.01); A61M 16/14 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01); H05B 3/42 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61L 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/16 (2013.01); A61L 9/00 (2013.01); A61M 16/024 (2017.08); A61M 16/0833 (2014.02); A61M 16/109 (2014.02); A61M 16/1075 (2013.01); A61M 16/1095 (2014.02); A61M 16/142 (2014.02); A61M 16/161 (2014.02); H05B 3/42 (2013.01); A61M 16/162 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0024 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0036 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3653 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01); A61M 2205/702 (2013.01); F04C 2270/041 (2013.01); H05B 2203/021 (2013.01); H05B 2203/022 (2013.01);
Abstract

A humidifier includes a heating element including a porous structure of electrically resistive and thermally conductive material configured to substantially vaporise liquid that is passed through the porous structure. The porous structure has a liquid inlet and a vapour outlet. The humidifier further includes an outer housing surrounding at least a portion of the porous structure for containing the liquid and vapour within the porous structure. The porous structure includes a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector, the first and second connectors being configured for receiving electrical power and applying a voltage across the porous structure to generate heat.


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