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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2003
Applicants:
Niall Smith, Galway, IE;
John Power, Galway, IE;
James B. Fink, San Mateo, CA (US);
Michael Klimowicz, Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Niall Smith, Galway, IE;
John Power, Galway, IE;
James B. Fink, San Mateo, CA (US);
Michael Klimowicz, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Aerogen, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M015/00 ; A61M016/00 ; B05D007/14 ; B05D083/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A nebule comprising at least one identification marker or label can be coupled an aerosol generator. The identification marker can be sensed by a sensing device on the aerosol generator so as to identify the liquid in the nebule to the controller of the aerosol generator. The controller of the aerosol generator can control the aerosol generator based on the information read from the identification marker.