US Patent

US8746242 — Medicament dispenser

Formulation · Assigned to Glaxo Group Ltd · Expires 2030-10-11 · 4y remaining

Vulnerability score 48/100 Strong — defensible against typical IPR challenges

What this patent protects

This patent protects a medicament dispenser with a dispensing mechanism, mouthpiece, and cover that moves to sequentially uncover the mouthpiece.

USPTO Abstract

A medicament dispenser for use with at least one medicament carrier carrying multiple distinct medicament portions, said medicament dispenser comprising (a) a dispensing mechanism actuable for dispensing the distinct medicament portions carried by the at least one medicament carrier; (b) a mouthpiece; and (c) a cover for the mouthpiece, the cover being movably mounted to the dispenser for sequential movement from a first position, in which the mouthpiece is covered, to a second position, in which the mouthpiece is at least part-uncovered, to a third position in which the mouthpiece is uncovered; wherein the cover is adapted to couple with the dispensing mechanism such that movement of the cover from the second position to the third position, but not the first position to the second position, results in actuation of the dispensing mechanism.

Drugs covered by this patent

Patent Metadata

Patent number
US8746242
Jurisdiction
US
Classification
Formulation
Expires
2030-10-11
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
Yes
Assignee
Glaxo Group Ltd
Source
FDA Orange Book + USPTO grounding via Google Patents

Bibliographic data sourced from FDA Orange Book + USPTO public records. Plain-English summary generated by AI grounded in source text. Patent term extensions (PTR, SPC, pediatric) may shift the effective expiry. Not legal advice.

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