IP Library Granted Patent US 11,821,559
Granted Patent B2
US 11,821,559 · App. 16/837,813 · Granted Nov 21, 2023

Compact portable oxygen concentrator

Inventors: Brenton Alan Taylor (Kenwood, CA); Peter James Hansen (Santa Barbara, CA); Daniel Wayne Chin (Summerland, CA); Patrick Fitzlindon Burgess (Dunedin, FL); Michael Pollack (Goleta, CA)
Assignee: Inogen, Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,821,559
App. No.
16/837,813
Granted
Nov 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A compressor assembly for a portable oxygen concentrator includes a first compressor chamber having a first connector, a second compressor chamber having a second connector, and a tube having a first end having a first connection interface configured to connect to the first connector and a second end having a second connection interface configured to connect to the second connector. The first connection interface is shaped to maintain the connection between the first connector and the first connection interface in a fixed orientation and the second connection interface is shaped to maintain the connection between the second connector and the second connection interface in a fixed orientation. One or more of the first connector, the second connector, and the tube are compliant.

Claims (17)

1. A compressor assembly for a portable oxygen concentrator, comprising:

a compliant mount comprising one or more connectors, each of the one or more connectors comprising:

a compliant member; and

a pair of protruding tabs extending from the compliant member; and

a compressor comprising:

a first compressor chamber;

a second compressor chamber; and

one or more pairs of slots, each of the one or more pairs of slots configured to receive the pair of protruding tabs of one of the one or more connectors.

2. The compressor assembly of claim 1 , wherein the protruding tabs are spaced 180° apart from one another around a circumference of the compliant member.

3. The compressor assembly of claim 1 , wherein the pair of protruding tabs are formed of a different material than the compliant member.

4. The compressor assembly of claim 1 , wherein the one or more connectors comprises two connectors.

5. The compressor assembly of claim 3 , wherein the protruding tabs are formed of plastic.

6. The compressor assembly of claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more connectors comprises a rigid insert positioned within a recess of the compliant member, wherein the rigid insert comprises the pair of protruding tabs.

7. The compressor assembly of claim 1 , wherein the protruding tabs protrude distally beyond a distal end of the compliant member.

8. The compressor assembly of claim 7 , wherein the protruding tabs are spaced 180° apart from one another around a circumference of the compliant member.

9. The compressor assembly of claim 8 , wherein each of the one or more connectors comprises a rigid insert positioned within a recess of the compliant member, wherein the rigid insert comprises the pair of protruding tabs.

10. The compressor assembly of claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more pairs of slots is configured to couple with the pair of protruding tabs of one of the one or more connectors to maintain a fixed orientation between the pair of slots and the pair of protruding tabs.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2023
From: TAYLOR, BRENTON ALAN; HANSEN, PETER JAMES; CHIN, DANIEL WAYNE; BURGESS, PATRICK FITZLINDON; POLLACK, MICHAEL
To: INOGEN, INC.
Reel/Frame 063616/0864 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2021
From: TAYLOR, BRENTON ALAN; HANSEN, PETER JAMES; CHIN, DANIEL WAYNE; BURGESS, PATRICK FITZLINDON; POLLACK, MICHAEL
To: INOGEN, INC.
Reel/Frame 057417/0479 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62827689 · Apr 1, 2019
Related Publication 20200309303A1 · Oct 1, 2020