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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:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2006
Applicant:
Michael Vardanega, Livermore, CA (US);
Inventor:
Michael Vardanega, Livermore, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC, Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A nozzle is provided for connecting an air hose to an air inlet. In one embodiment, the nozzle includes a tapered region and a plurality of vents. In another embodiment, the nozzle includes a projection configured to facilitate insertion of the nozzle into an air inlet. Warming assemblies comprising heated air blowers and warming blankets connected by the air hose and varying nozzle embodiments are also provided.