US Patent Issued to AMPHIBIO on Dec. 16 for "Wearable artificial gill" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,146, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to AMPHIBIO Ltd. (London).

"Wearable artificial gill" was invented by Jun Kamei (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An artificial gill garment (100) is provided for providing oxygen to a wearer in an underwater environment. The artificial gill garment comprises a membrane (110) configured to allow permeation of air through the membrane and prevent permeation of water through the membrane. The membrane is configured to provide an air reservoir. A method of manufacturing the artificial gill garment is also provided."

The patent was filed on June 20, 2019, under Application No. 17/254,591.

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