EP 0941136 A4 20010912 - NON-CONTACT GAS DISPENSER AND APPARATUS FOR USE THEREWITH

Title (en)

NON-CONTACT GAS DISPENSER AND APPARATUS FOR USE THEREWITH

Title (de)

KONTAKTLOSER GASVERTEILER UND ENTSPRECHENDE VORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISTRIBUTEUR DE GAZ SANS CONTACT ET DISPOSITIF DESTINE A ETRE UTILISE AVEC CE DISTRIBUTEUR

Publication

EP 0941136 A4 20010912 (EN)

Application

EP 98946956 A 19980914

Priority

US 9818986 W 19980914
US 5880697 P 19970915
US 5880797 P 19970915

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9913929A1] A non-contact gas dispenser (200) comprising a headset apparatus (202), a gas source (210), a conduit (208) for directing the desired gas to a region proximate to the user's nose, and mouth. The gas source preferably is a pressure swing adsorption apparatus (Fig. 9) that allows the user to select at least two predetermined settings of product gas, each setting having a distinct concentration, and flow rate different from the other settings.

IPC 1-7

A62B 18/08; A62B 18/00

IPC 8 full level

A62B 18/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A62B 18/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

A61M 11/00 (2013.01 - KR); A61M 16/0666 (2013.01 - EP); A61M 16/0672 (2014.02 - EP); A61M 16/0683 (2013.01 - EP); A61M 16/101 (2014.02 - EP); A62B 18/003 (2013.01 - EP); A61M 16/1055 (2013.01 - EP); A61M 16/107 (2014.02 - EP)

Citation (search report)

[Y] GB 2300814 A 19961120 - DEDIARE OMERESAN [GB]
[Y] EP 0266051 A1 19880504 - TEIJIN LTD [JP]
[A] US 3683907 A 19720815 - COTABISH HARRY N
[A] US 5353605 A 19941011 - NAAMAN CHIBBI [IL]
[A] US 5664733 A 19970909 - LOTT W GERALD [US]
[A] US 1968348 A 19340731 - HENRY PLACIDE
See references of WO 9913929A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9913929 A1 19990325; AU 9385498 A 19990405; CA 2271854 A1 19990325; EP 0941136 A1 19990915; EP 0941136 A4 20010912; JP 2001506173 A 20010515; KR 20000068969 A 20001125

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9818986 W 19980914; AU 9385498 A 19980914; CA 2271854 A 19980914; EP 98946956 A 19980914; JP 51800899 A 19980914; KR 19997004206 A 19990512