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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Stephen James Harvey, Ware, GB;
Inventor:
Stephen James Harvey, Ware, GB;
Assignee:
SmithKline Beechem Corporation, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A62B 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided a propellant-operable self-activating and self-returning metering valve for an aerosol container for dispensing a formulation comprising a substance in a fluid propellant contained therein. There is also provided a canister for use in a metered dose inhaler having the valve thereon.