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United
States
Patent
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6,447,816
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Vail,
III
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et
al. |
September
10,
2002
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Methods
and
apparatus
to
prevent
colds,
flus,
and
infections
of
the
human
respiratory
system
Abstract
Strong
vapors
from
eucalyptus
oil
and
tea
tree
oil
are
inhaled
periodically
to
prevent
the
infection
of
the
human
respiratory
system
by
pathogens
that
cause
colds,
influenza,
pneumonia,
and
tuberculosis.
Apparatus
suitable
for
the
periodic
inhalation
of
strong
vapors
from
eucalyptus
oil
and
tea
tree
oil
are
provided.
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Inventors: |
Vail,
III;
William
Banning
(Bothell,
WA);
Vail;
Marilyn
L.
(Bothell,
WA) |
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Assignee: |
Inhalation,
Inc.
(Woodinville,
WA) |
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Appl.
No.: |
542703 |
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Filed: |
April
3,
2000 |
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Current
U.S.
Class: |
424/742;
424/404;
424/725;
424/769;
514/957 |
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Intern'l
Class:
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A61K
035/78 |
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Field
of
Search:
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424/195.1,404,725,742,769
426/597 514/888,957 |
References
Cited
[Referenced
By]
U.S.
Patent
Documents
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4955945 |
Sep.,
1990 |
Weick. |
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5578338 |
Nov.,
1996 |
Shimabukuro. |
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Foreign
Patent
Documents |
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11209265 |
Aug.,
1999 |
JP. |
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What
is
claimed
is:
1.
A
method
to
prevent
infection
of
the
human
respiratory
system
by
Staphylococcus
aureus
for
the
prevention
of
staphylococcal
pneumonia
in
an
enclosed
public
area
having
one
or
more
human
beings
within
said
enclosed
area
comprising
the
following
steps:
(a)
within
a
period
of
time
of
30
minutes
before
entering
said
public
area,
inhaling
an
effective
amount
of
the
concentrated
vapors
from
eucalyptus
oil;
and
(b)
after
entering
said
public
area,
periodically
inhaling
the
concentrated
vapors
from
eucalyptus
oil,
whereby
the
period
of
time
between
successive
inhalations
exceeds
30
minutes,
and
whereby
the
period
of
time
between
successive
inhalations
is
less
than
2
hours;
and
(c)
inhaling
an
effective
amount
of
the
concentrated
vapors
from
tea
tree
oil
at
least
one
time
per
day.
2.
A
method
to
reduce
the
risks
of
infection
of
the
human
respiratory
system
by
Staphylococcus
aureus
in
an
enclosed
public
area
having
one
or
more
human
beings
within
said
enclosed
area
comprising
the
following
steps:
(a)
within
a
period
of
time
of
30
minutes
before
entering
said
public
area,
inhaling
an
effective
amount
of
the
concentrated
vapors
from
eucalyptus
oil;
and
(b)
after
entering
said
public
area,
periodically
inhaling
the
concentrated
vapors
from
eucalyptus
oil,
whereby
the
period
of
time
between
successive
inhalations
exceeds
30
minutes,
and
whereby
the
period
of
time
between
successive
inhalations
is
less
than
2
hours;
and
(c)
inhaling
an
effective
amount
of
the
concentrated
vapors
from
tea
tree
oil
at
least
one
time
per
day.
3.
A
method
to
reduce
the
risks
of
infection
of
the
human
respiratory
system
by
Staphylococcus
aureus
in
an
enclosed
public
area
having
one
or
more
human
beings
within
said
enclosed
area
comprising
the
following
steps:
(a)
within
a
period
of
time
of
30
minutes
before
entering
said
public
area,
inhaling
the
concentrated
vapors
from
a
mixture
comprising
50%
of
eucalyptus
oil
and
50%
tea
tree
oil;
and
(b)
after
entering
said
public
area,
periodically
inhaling
the
concentrated
vapors
from
said
mixture,
whereby
the
period
of
time
between
successive
inhalations
exceed
30
minutes,
and
whereby
the
period
of
time
between
successive
inhalations
is
less
than
2
hours.
4.
A
method
to
reduce
the
risks
of
infection
of
the
human
respiratory
system
by
Staphylococcus
aureus
in
an
enclosed
public
area
having
one
or
more
human
beings
within
said
enclosed
area
comprising
the
following
steps:
(a)
within
a
period
of
time
of
30
minutes
before
entering
said
public
area,
inhaling
from
a
hand-held
atomizer
apparatus
the
concentrated
vapors
from
a
mixture
of
50%
comprising
eucalyptus
oil
and
50%
tea
tree
oil;
and
(b)
after
entering
said
public
area,
periodically
inhaling
from
said
hand-held
atomizer
apparatus
said
concentrated
vapors
from
said
mixture,
whereby
the
period
of
time
between
successive
inhalations
exceeds
30
minutes,
and
whereby
the
period
of
time
between
successive
inhalations
is
less
than
2
hours;
and
whereby
said
concentrated
vapors
are
generated
within
said
hand-held
atomizer
apparatus;
and
whereby
said
concentrated
vapors
are
inhaled
through
at
least
one
orifice
attached
to
said
hand-held
atomizer
apparatus.
5.
A
method
to
reduce
the
risks
of
infection
of
the
human
respiratory
system
by
Staphylococcus
aureus
in
an
enclosed
public
area
having
one
or
more
human
beings
within
said
enclosed
area
comprising
the
following
steps:
(a)
within
a
period
of
time
of
30
minutes
before
entering
said
public
area,
inhaling
the
concentrated
vapors
from
a
mixture
comprising
50%
of
eucalyptus
oil
and
50%
tea
tree
oil,
whereby
said
concentrated
vapors
are
generated
within
a
hand-held
atomizer
apparatus;
and
whereby
said
concentrated
vapors
are
inhaled
through
at
least
one
orifice
attached
to
said
handheld
atomizer
apparatus;
and
(b)
after
entering
said
public
area,
periodically
inhaling
the
concentrated
vapors
from
said
mixture
in
said
hand-held
atomizer
apparatus,
whereby
the
period
of
time
between
successive
inhalations
exceeds
30
minutes,
and
whereby
the
period
of
time
between
successive
inhalations
is
less
than
2
hours.
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