ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,302, issued on Oct. 21.

"Nebulizer orientation apparatus" was invented by Karin-Ann Ben-Israel (Johannesburg).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a nebulizer orientation apparatus for orientating an aerosol or mist forming means of the nebulizer into a substantially vertical position relative to the ground level under force of gravity. Particularly, there is provided a nebulizer orientation apparatus comprising first and second straight hollow bodies in flow communication with each other via a joint means, which joint means facilitating movement of the first and second straight hollow bodies relative to each other in a fi...