ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,532,926, issued on Jan. 27.
"Filtering facepiece respirators with mask band attachment" was invented by Cynthia B. Danforth (Boston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A customizable mask system can include a facemask, such as a filtering facepiece respirator, that has a first set of fastening elements integrated into an internal surface of the facemask. The system can also include a customizable mask band adapted to cover at least a portion of an external surface of the facemask. The mask band can have one or more attachment portions positioned on the mask band in locations that correspond to positions of the first set of fastening elements ...