Global Patent Index - EP 1089826 A1

EP 1089826 A1 20010411 - INHALATION OF AEROSOL ACTIVES

Title (en)

INHALATION OF AEROSOL ACTIVES

Title (de)

WIRKSTOFF- AEROSOL-INHALATIONSVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

INHALATION D'AEROSOLS

Publication

EP 1089826 A1 20010411 (EN)

Application

EP 99928076 A 19990623

Priority

  • GB 9901963 W 19990623
  • GB 9814368 A 19980702

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0001494A1] A method of reducing the inhalation of airborne/respirable particles or droplets having a diameter of less than 10 micrometres, produced by spraying liquid droplets from a spray device, which method comprises imparting a unipolar charge to the liquid droplets by double layer charging during the spraying of the droplets from a spray device, the unipolar charge being at a level such that the droplets have a charge to mass ratio of at least +/- 1 x 10<-4> C/kg, whereby at least 10 % by volume of the airborne respirable particles or droplets having a diameter of less than 10 micrometres in the vicinity of the mouth, nose or upper respiratory tract do not enter the lungs.

IPC 1-7

B05B 5/047; A61M 15/02; B65D 83/14

IPC 8 full level

A61M 11/00 (2006.01); B05B 5/047 (2006.01); B05B 5/16 (2006.01); B65D 83/14 (2006.01); B65D 83/16 (2006.01); B65D 83/36 (2006.01); B05B 1/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B05B 5/047 (2013.01); B05B 5/1691 (2013.01); B65D 83/20 (2013.01); B05B 1/3436 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0001494A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0001494 A1 20000113; AR 019205 A1 20011226; AU 4520399 A 20000124; AU 751290 B2 20020808; BR 9911703 A 20010320; CN 1106885 C 20030430; CN 1317995 A 20011017; EP 1089826 A1 20010411; GB 9814368 D0 19980902; JP 2002519194 A 20020702; MY 125631 A 20060830; PL 345313 A1 20011203; ZA 200007646 B 20020227

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9901963 W 19990623; AR P990103204 A 19990701; AU 4520399 A 19990623; BR 9911703 A 19990623; CN 99810244 A 19990623; EP 99928076 A 19990623; GB 9814368 A 19980702; JP 2000557926 A 19990623; MY PI9902746 A 19990630; PL 34531399 A 19990623; ZA 200007646 A 20001219