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Expiratory valve for ventilator

Granted 18 Feb 2025 · no office action yet

Current assignee: RESMED PARIS SAS · originally ResMed

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Inventors: Benjamin John Leavens, Kenneth Taylor, Jonathan Huw Thomas · Examiner: Omeed Agilee · AU 2919 · TC 2900

Application
29/818,314
filed 8 Dec 2021
Publication
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US D1063060
granted 18 Feb 2025

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an expiratory valve for ventilator according to a first embodiment of our design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of the expiratory valve for ventilator of FIGS. 1 - 8 in its preload position condition relative to a sample ventilator;

FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of the expiratory valve for ventilator when positioned on the ventilator, but before the cover is secured;

FIG. 11 is a front perspective view of the expiratory valve for ventilator with the cover secured;

FIG. 12 is a front perspective view of an expiratory valve for ventilator according to a second embodiment of our design;

FIG. 13 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a front perspective view of the expiratory valve for ventilator of FIGS. 12 - 19 in its preload position condition relative to a sample ventilator;

FIG. 21 is a front perspective view of the expiratory valve for ventilator when positioned on the ventilator, but before the cover is secured; and,

FIG. 22 is a front perspective view of the expiratory valve for ventilator with the cover secured.

The broken lines shown in FIGS. 1 - 8 and 12 - 19 depict portions of the expiratory valve for ventilator that form no part of the claimed design. The additional broken lines in FIGS. 9 - 11 and 20 - 22 illustrating a ventilator depict environmental subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/110

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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D708733-SS18 Jul 20145 Aug 2011grantedVentilator
USUS-D760375-SS128 Jun 201619 May 2014grantedFilter assembly for ventilator
USUS-D827807-SS14 Sep 20183 Mar 2016grantedFilter of a filter assembly for ventilator
USUS-D942611-SS11 Feb 202223 Jul 2018grantedExpiratory adaptor for a ventilator
USthis patentUS-D1063060-SS118 Feb 20258 Dec 2021grantedExpiratory valve for ventilator
›Other offices — 5 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-341869-SS13 Apr 201213 Jan 2012publishedVentilator
AUAU-341870-SS13 Apr 201213 Jan 2012publishedExpiratory valve
AUAU-341871-SS13 Apr 201213 Jan 2012publishedExpiratory adaptor
AUAU-341872-SS13 Apr 201213 Jan 2012publishedFilter assembly
AUAU-341873-SS13 Apr 201213 Jan 2012publishedFilter cartridge

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