ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,816, issued on July 29.
"Mask-based diagnostic system using exhaled breath condensate" was invented by John J. Daniels (Madison, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mask-based diagnostic apparatus is provided for detecting a biomarker contained in exhaled breath of a test subject. An exhaled breath condensate (EBC) collector converts breath vapor received from the lungs and airways of the test subject into a fluid biosample. The EBC collector including a thermal mass, a condensate-forming surface and a fluid conductor disposed on the condensate-forming surface. A fluid transfer system receives the fluid biosample from the EBC coll...