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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Root Joseph Ernest JR   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALLIED HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS INC [AHPI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) HAYNES BEFFEL & WOLFELD LLP, 751 KELLY STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/13/2008 (Street) HALF MOON BAY, CA 94019 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common stock               1,000 D   Common stock               1,000 I Individual Retirement Account

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Option to purchase common stock

$ 4.05

11/13/2008

A

1,500

11/13/2009

11/12/2018

Common Stock

1,500

(3)

1,500

D

Option to purchase common stock

$ 6.73

11/08/2008

11/07/2017

Common stock

1,500

1,500

D

Option to purchase common stock

$ 5.24

11/16/2007

11/15/2016

Common stock

1,500

1,500

D

Option to purchase common stock

$ 5.33

10/27/2008(1)

10/27/2016(2)

Common stock

10,000

10,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Root Joseph Ernest JR HAYNES BEFFEL & WOLFELD LLP 751 KELLY STREET HALF MOON BAY, CA 94019	X

Signatures

Joseph E. Root Jr.		11/14/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Option becomes exercisable as to 2,500 shares on 10/27/2008 and for an additional 2,500 shares on each succeeding October 27 through 10/27/2011.
(2)	In the event that the Reporting Person ceases to serve as a director of the Company, the option expires thirty days after the date upon which such service has ceased and is exercisable only to the extent exercisable on the date upon which such service ceased.
(3)	Issued pursuant to the Company's 2005 Directors' Stock Option Plan.

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