ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,564, issued on Dec. 23.
"Radiofrequency enabled filtering facepiece respirator" was invented by Andrew J. Mikaelian (Westlake Village, Calif.), Nyree S. Masoian (San Ramon, Calif.) and Danielle K. Mikaelian (Westlake Village, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A radiofrequency enabled filtering facepiece respirator is provided. The filtering facepiece respirator includes a facemask adapted to fit over the nose and mouth of a wearer, where the facemask comprising a mask body containing a filtering structure. A harness is coupled to the mask body for securing the facemask on the face of the wearer. A mechanical valve is coupled to a...