Global Patent Index - EP 1274476 A1

EP 1274476 A1 20030115 - AEROSOL ENHANCEMENT

Title (en)

AEROSOL ENHANCEMENT

Title (de)

AEROSOLVERBESSERUNG

Title (fr)

AMELIORATION D'AEROSOL

Publication

EP 1274476 A1 20030115 (EN)

Application

EP 00925890 A 20000403

Priority

US 0008857 W 20000403

Abstract (en)

[origin: CA2404344A1] This invention is a method, and apparatus for an aerosol chamber (300) havin g an input opening (343), with back pressure created in the chamber by an aperture barrier (360), such as a disk having a plurality of concentric, and circumferential disposed sets of openings (361) to reduce the size of particles applied at the input opening before leaving the output opening (320); which is of lesser diameter than the input opening, which extends to the input opening by an arcuate surface of revolution that serves to redirec t interiorly of the chamber aerosol particles that have entered the chamber, a nd reached the surface of revolution.

IPC 1-7

A61M 11/00

IPC 8 full level

A61M 11/00 (2006.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0174429A1

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)

AU 4451200 A 20011015; CA 2404344 A1 20011011; EP 1274476 A1 20030115

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 4451200 A 20000403; CA 2404344 A 20000403; EP 00925890 A 20000403