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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.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gustavo H. Castro, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Thomas Herdtle, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Cathleen M. Arsenault, Hugo, MN (US);
Antony J. Davis, Hugglescote, GB;
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/100 ;
Abstract
A novel metering valve having improved flow for delivery of an aerosol formulation is disclosed. Methods of delivering an aerosol formulation using a device comprising the novel metering valve are also disclosed.