Vice President of Engineering & US General Manager at DEM Solutions
Location:
Greater Boston Area
Industry:
Computer Software
Work:
DEM Solutions since Apr 2008
Vice President of Engineering & US General Manager
CACHE Corporation Jan 2002 - Dec 2010
Trustee
DEM Solutions Sep 2007 - Apr 2008
Global Director of Engineering
ANSYS, Inc. Apr 2007 - Sep 2007
Regional Support Manager
ANSYS-Fluent Jan 2005 - Apr 2007
Business Services Manager
Education:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1982 - 1987
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering
Montana State University-Bozeman 1976 - 1980
B.S., Chemical Engineering
Michael King - Durham NC, US Jeffrey Alan Warden - Raleigh NC, US Patrick D. Lopath - Stamford CT, US Richard D. LaRoche - Thetford Center VT, US
International Classification:
A61M 15/00 B29C 39/00
US Classification:
12820315, 264239
Abstract:
The disclosure describes methods and inhalers that deagglomerate dry powder using inspiratory effort of a user of an inhaler. Inhaler fin and mesh configurations are described that facilitate deagglomeration. At least in steady state conditions, a dry powder and airflow pattern can be generated having turbulence with flow vortices, some of which may have a vortex having an axis of rotation that extends in an inspiratory flow direction while others may have a vortex that is substantially orthogonal to the inspiratory flow direction in an inspiratory airflow path, as an amount of dry powder travels through the inhaler to thereby deagglomerate the dry powder without trapping undue amounts of the dry powder during inhalation.
Dry Powder Inhalers That Inhibit Agglomeration, Related Devices And Methods
Oriel Therapeutics, Inc. - Durham NC, US Jeffrey Alan Warden - Raleigh NC, US Patrick D. Lopath - Stamford CT, US Richard D. LaRoche - Thetford Center VT, US
Assignee:
Oriel Therapeutics, Inc. - Durham NC
International Classification:
A61M 15/00
US Classification:
12820315, 29428
Abstract:
Inhalers with fins that deagglomerate dry powder using inspiratory effort of a user of an inhaler. The inhaler fins, at least in steady state conditions, are configured to generate dry powder and airflow patterns having turbulence with flow vortices, some of which may have a vortex having an axis of rotation that extends in an inspiratory flow direction while others may have a vortex that is substantially orthogonal to the inspiratory flow direction in an inspiratory airflow path, as an amount of dry powder travels through the inhaler to thereby deagglomerate the dry powder without trapping undue amounts of the dry powder during inhalation.
Turner Elementary School Antioch CA 1987-1991, O'Hara Park Middle School Oakley CA 1992-1995, Freedom High School Oakley CA 1994-1998, Liberty High School Oakley CA 1994-1999
Richard Laroche (1990-1996), K D (1999-2003), Sylvain Morin (1988-1992), Luc Pelletier (1985-1989), Suzy Pelletier (1983-1987), Patrick Laperriere (1989-1993)