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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7766010 | Method of controlling the rate of oxygen produced by an oxygen concentrator A method of providing concentrated oxygen product gas to a patient. The method comprises producing product gas by a vacuum swing adsorption (VSA) process with an oxygen concentrator comprising a plurality of separation columns connected to a vacuum source driven by ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7367333 | Inhalation device Actuator for an inhaler for delivering medicament by inhalation. The actuator includes a main body having a tubular member for receiving a canister containing medicament and having a valve stem extending therefrom, and an outlet assembly, as a part formed separately... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7198045 | Low pressure hyperbaric chamber and method of using the same A low pressure hyperbaric chambers and methods of using same are disclosed. The present invention provides means for designing, building, and using low pressure chambers suitable for use in managing pain associated with medical conditions. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7100618 | Sensory smoking simulator The Sensory Smoking Simulator (5) performs by means of suction to draw smoke (33) from a cigarette (21a), only a small amount of which is smelled by the user (39). It is a main body (40) that includes an air motor (12... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6990978 | Method and system for vaporization of a substance The present invention provides an apparatus for the vaporization of materials that releases active constituents for inhalation without the creation of harmful byproducts such as carcinogens associated with combustion and inhalation of substances. ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6886557 | Inhalation device and method for delivering variable amounts of different components An inhalation device configured to programmably emit small droplets of multiple components in which quantities of the multiple components can vary with each successive activation of the inhalation device. ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6854470 | Cigarette simulator A non-smoking, non-ash, and non-combustible cigarette simulator. When the cigarette is smoked, electrical, magnetic, sonic, light and aromatic effects occur. ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6772756 | Method and system for vaporization of a substance The present invention provides an apparatus for the vaporization of materials that releases active constituents for inhalation without the creation of harmful byproducts such as carcinogens associated with combustion and inhalation of substances. ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6769436 | Volatile inhaler and method An inhaler for dispensing volatile ingredients including a one piece tube pinch closed and sealed at the ends. The tube may include reservoirs formed therein and noncircular cross sections. A volatile or volatiles such as nicotine and/or flavoring and/or medication ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6715494 | Two-piece smoking pipe vaporization chamber with directed heat intake A method of using a two-piece smoking pipe vaporization chamber with directed heat intake is disclosed comprising applying a material from which vapor is to be extracted over the surface of a lower screen member. The method further comprises forming a vaporization c... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6637430 | Respiratory delivery system with power/medicament recharge assembly A respiratory delivery system is disclosed which preferably includes both medicament and plower recharge capabilities. The system includes a portable inhaler with a rechargeable medicament cartridge and a rechargeable power supply. This power supply may b... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6606998 | Simple simulated cigarette A simulated cigarette with a cylindrical plastic chamber that has a cap on one side and a semi-flattened mouthpiece on the othe. The cap has an open-air inlet in the center of it and the mouthpiece has an open-air outlet at its end. The invention only has... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6595209 | Dry powder delivery system A dry powder delivery system and method for use, the system having an elongated tube containing a matrix having a measured amount of dry particles of a therapeutic compound and a porous element having a desiccant therein. The porous element with the desic... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6526969 | Method and device for releasing powder An inhaler device and a method in which powder for inhalation is jetted off a prepared device surface containing a defined pre-metered quantity of finely divided powder. The jetting function is obtained by a directed air stream pushing or cutting free a m... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6481437 | Enhanced isolation chambers for ascending-stream extractive vaporizer The present invention is a vaporizer apparatus (1) and method for uniformly extracting active ingredients of specimen of crude natural product, or inert particulate matrix impregnated with volatile substances without pyrolysis which uses hot air (2), or a... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6354301 | Two-piece smoking pipe vaporization chamber with directed heat intake A two-piece smoking pipe vaporization chamber with directed heat intake is disclosed. The two-piece smoking pipe vaporization chamber with directed heat intake comprises a lower chamber member having a bowl portion formed therein to hold materials from wh... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6250301 | Vaporizer for inhalation and method for extraction of active ingredients from a crude natural product or other matrix A vaporizer apparatus and method for uniformly extracting active ingredients of a specimen of crude natural product or inert particulate matrix impregnated with volatile substances, without pyrolysis, which uses hot air or a heated inert gas stream to vol... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6216705 | Smoking article not having a solid substance A smoking vessel (10) constructed as a tube (11) and a mouthpiece (12) mounted at its one end, a pervious or permeable member (26) therewithin, and a valve-mechanism or assembly (15) at its other end (14) for introduction of a quantity of smoke to be disp... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6102036 | Breath activated inhaler A method of assisting a person to withdraw from cigarette induced nicotine dependency, comprising introducing a predetermined dose of a non-pressurized, particulate medicament comprising at least one nicotine formulation suitable for absorption into the b... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6053176 | Heater and method for efficiently generating an aerosol from an indexing substrate A system for heating a cigarette to evolve an aerosol upon consumer request comprises a cigarette and a lighter. The lighter includes a housing into which the cigarette is inserted, and a stationary heater inside the housing is positioned in thermal proxi... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6040560 | Power controller and method of operating an electrical smoking system A novel controller in an electrical smoking system and method, wherein the method includes the steps of: establishing a preferred thermal pathway to be executed with each heater activation responsively to a puff on an electrically heated cigarette; config... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6016801 | Nitrous oxide delivery system A first nitrous oxide delivery system (110) has a first housing (112) configured in a shape of a cigar. The first housing (112) has a first housing fill (112A) which is insulation to prevent frosting when the nitrous oxide is released from the nitrous oxi... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5934289 | Electronic smoking system A novel photonic-electronic smoking system comprising a cigarette and a photonic operated electronic lighter, together with methodologies of smoking a cigarette, the lighter comprising a receptacle for removably receiving a cigarette; a photonic source; a... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5865185 | Flavor generating article A smoking article is provided in which a replaceable tobacco flavor unit containing tobacco flavor material is electrically heated by a set of permanent reusable heaters to evolve flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form for delivery to a smok... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5746227 | Dry powder delivery system A method for delivering dry powder particles through the mouth of a user, in which a suction is created through an opening in a proximal end of an elongated housing for drawing air into a flow path in the housing from an opening in a distal end of the hou... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5687746 | Dry powder delivery system A dry powder delivery system having an elongated tube containing a matrix having a measured mount of dry particles of therapeutic compound and a porous element having a desiccant therein is disclosed. The porous element with the desiccant can be combined ... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5666977 | Electrical smoking article using liquid tobacco flavor medium delivery system A smoking article and method is provided in which a liquid tobacco flavor generating system is used to deliver a liquid tobacco flavor medium to a heater to generate a predetermined quantity of tobacco flavor substance for delivery to a smoker. The articl... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5649554 | Electrical lighter with a rotatable tobacco supply A lighter is provided having a tobacco flavor heating system which includes a rotatable tobacco containing disc or spiral. This disc or spiral is registered in thermal proximity to a heating element and heated to generate tobacco flavors in response to a ... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5613505 | Inductive heating systems for smoking articles An induction heating source is provided for use with an electrical smoking article. The induction heating source provides an alternating electromagnetic field which inductively heats a susceptor in thermal proximity with tobacco flavor medium to generate ... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5573692 | Platinum heater for electrical smoking article having ohmic contact A thin film layer of primarily platinum is deposited onto a ceramic substrate and electrical connections are applied to the platinum layer to form a heater. In a preferred embodiment, the electrical connections comprise two electrically conductive posts f... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5535735 | Simulated cigarette inhaler An inhaler for simulating a cigarette and supplying oxygen to an individual. The inventive device includes a pressurized supply assembly for containing a pressurized gas such as oxygen. A valve assembly extends from the pressurized supply assembly for dis... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5505214 | Electrical smoking article and method for making same A smoking article is provided in which a replaceable tobacco flavor unit containing tobacco flavor material is electrically heated by a set of permanent reusable heaters to evolve flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form for delivery to a smok... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5501236 | Nicotine-impermeable container and method of fabricating the same The present invention relates to a nicotine-impermeable container and a method for fabricating same. Additionally, the invention relates to a nicotine inhaling device which allows a user to ingest nicotine vapors orally. The nicotine inhaling device of th... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5441060 | Dry powder delivery system A dry powder delivery system having an elongaged tube containing a matrix having a measured amount of dry particles of therapeutic compound and a porous element having a dessicant therein is disclosed. The porous element with the dessicant can be combined... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5408574 | Flat ceramic heater having discrete heating zones A plurality of resistive heating elements and conductive elements are screenprinted onto a ceramic substrate to form a heater having multiple resistive heating elements. Slots formed between adjacent resistive heating elements members provide air gaps to ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5400808 | Nicotine-impermeable container and method of fabricating the same The present invention relates to a nicotine-impermeable container including a barrier layer of acrylonitrile and methyl acrylate and a method for fabricating same. Additionally, the invention relates to a nicotine inhaling device which allows a user to in... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5388594 | Electrical smoking system for delivering flavors and method for making same A smoking system is provided in which a replaceable cigarette containing tobacco flavor material is electrically heated by a set of electrical heater elements contained within a lighter to evolve tobacco flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol for... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5372148 | Method and apparatus for controlling the supply of energy to a heating load in a smoking article A method and an apparatus for controlling energy flow into a heating load array of a smoking article are provided. In response to a pressure drop in the mouthpiece of the smoking article, a selected load in the heating load array is switchably connected t... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5369723 | Tobacco flavor unit for electrical smoking article comprising fibrous mat A tobacco flavor unit is provided for use in a smoking article for delivering to a smoker a tobacco flavor substance, the smoking article having electrical heating means disposed in a cavity. The tobacco flavor unit includes a carbon fibrous mat and tobac... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5269327 | Electrical smoking article An article is provided in which a tobacco flavor medium is electrically heated to evolve inhalable tobacco flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form. The article has a plurality of charges of the tobacco flavor medium which are heated sequentia... | 12/14/1993 |
