# Drinker Philip — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Drinker Philip has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How the Iron Lung Artificial Respirator Works](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/1906844/iron-lung-respirator-drinker) — granted 1933
  A 1933 patent for a mechanical respirator that uses external air pressure changes to force a patient's lungs to expand and contract.

**Full profile:** https://patentbrief.org/inventor/drinker-philip

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