US Patent Issued on Oct. 14 for "Mask-based testing system for detecting biomarkers in exhaled breath condensate, aerosols and gases" (Connecticut Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,726, issued on Oct. 14.

"Mask-based testing system for detecting biomarkers in exhaled breath condensate, aerosols and gases" was invented by John J. Daniels (Madison, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mask-based testing system for detecting a biomarker received from lungs and airways of a test subject includes an exhaled breath condensate (EBC) collector integrated into an inside of a face mask worn by the test subject. The EBC collector converts breath vapor received from the lungs and airways of the test subject into a fluid biosample. A biosensor is fixed to the inside of the face mask for receiving a fluid biosample from th...