Aerosol generating devices and methods for generating aerosols having controlled particle sizes

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2003270321 (hide)

Owner Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Inventors McRae, Douglas D.; Cox, Kenneth A.; Nichols, Walter A.; Gupta, Rajiv

Agent Watermark

Pub. Number AU-B-2003270321

PCT Number PCT/US03/27730

PCT Pub. Number WO2004/022243

Priority 60/408,291 06.09.02 US

Filing date 5 September 2003

Wipo publication date 29 March 2004

Acceptance publication date 3 April 2008

International Classifications

A61M 11/00 (2006.01) Sprayers

A61M 11/04 (2006.01) Sprayers

B05B 1/24 (2006.01) Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means

B05B 7/00 (2006.01) Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas

A61M 15/00 (2006.01) Inhaling devices

Event Publications

15 January 2004 Complete Application Filed

  Priority application(s): 60/408,291 06.09.02 US

13 May 2004 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-B-2003270321

18 May 2006 Application Lapsed, Refused Or Withdrawn, Patent Ceased or Expired

  This application lapsed under section 142(2)(a). A direction to request examination has been given for this application. Note that applications or patents shown as lapsed or ceased may be restored at a later date.

25 May 2006 Corrigenda

  Applications Lapsed, Refused or Withdrawn, Patents Ceased or Expired - 2003 Delete all reference to Application No. 2003270321

14 June 2007 Assignment before Grant

  Chrysalis Technologies Incorporated The application has been assigned to Philip Morris USA, Inc. 2004

3 April 2008 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2003270321

31 July 2008 Standard Patent Sealed

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