ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,278, issued on Sept. 30.
"Hose retaining device for retaining a sleep apnea tubing or other medical hose against the body of a user" was invented by Anthony LaCorte (Lisle, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hose retaining device is disclosed herein. The hose retaining device includes a strap assembly coupled to a padding portion having a top surface, a protruding member, and a retaining loop. The strap assembly further includes hook portion, a loop portion, and a fastening slot for turning the strap assembly back upon itself to couple the hook portion to the loop portion. The retaining loop includes an underside configured to re...