ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,065, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to PNEUMA RESPIRATORY INC. (Boone, N.C.).

"Droplet delivery method with micro-stopping dose metering capabilities" was invented by John H. Hebrank (Boone, N.C.) and Charles Eric Hunter (Boone, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, devices and systems are provided wherein compositions are delivered to the pulmonary system of an intended user via inhalation in a controlled manner and at a desired doses and/or amounts, e.g., within a desired dosage window and/or inhalation topography. In certain embodiments, dosage windows and/or inhalation topography may be used, e.g., to provide for controlled...