EP1539611A2

Inhaler valve mechanism

Abstract

A valve mechanism is provided for use in an inhaler comprising a pressurized container, and a metering chamber, and a valve mechanism wherein the inlet and outlet valves are separate and can be operated independently. The pressure of the fluid in the canister is used to aid the opening of the outer valve so reducing the force to fire a dose. A variant of the valve mechanism allows the user to select from a range of dose volumes by appropriate orientation of the stem.

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Document	Office	Kind	Date
02255080	European Patent Office (EPO)	–	2002-07-19
02255080	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	2002-07-19
02255385	European Patent Office (EPO)	–	2002-08-01
02255385	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	2002-08-01
0303139	United Kingdom	W	2003-07-18

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Document	Office	Kind
WO2004009471A2	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A2	2004-01-29
EP1386854A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	2004-02-04
AU2003246948A1	Australia	A1	2004-02-09
WO2004009471A3	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A3	2004-03-25
EP1539611A2This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2005-06-15
US2005172960A1	United States of America	A1	2005-08-11
US7597098B2	United States of America	B2	2009-10-06
EP1539611B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2010-03-24
AT461884T	Austria	T	2010-04-15
ATE461884T1	Austria	T1	2010-04-15
DE60331840D1	Germany	D1	2010-05-06

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2012-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-09-28	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-09-28	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-06-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-05-10	Application deemed withdrawn, or ip right lapsed, due to non-payment of renewal feeWithdrawnR119	R119	DE
2012-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-04-20	Notification of lapseLapsedST	ST	FR
2012-03-28	Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal feeCeasedGBPC	GBPC	EP
2011-07-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-04-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
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2011-02-28	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-02-28	Patent ceasedCeasedPL	PL	CH
2011-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
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2010-12-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
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2010-10-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2010-10-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2010-10-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2010-10-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2010-10-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
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2010-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2010-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2010-07-14	Discontinued in the netherlands as no translation has been filedVDEP	VDEP	NL
2010-05-06	Corresponds to:REF	REF	EP
2010-04-28	European patents granted designating irelandGrantedFG4D	FG4D	IE
2010-03-31	European patent takes effect as a national patent in ch/liEP	EP	CH
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2010-03-24	European patent grantedGrantedFG4D	FG4D	GB
2010-02-19	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
2010-02-04	Grant fee paidORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3GRAS	GRAS	EP
2009-09-25	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1GRAP	GRAP	EP
2009-04-15	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
2005-11-09	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)DAX	DAX	EP
2005-06-15	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
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2005-04-29	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Inhaler valve mechanism

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