ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,832, issued on July 22, was assigned to ATHFAR 828 Inc. (Jackson, Mich.).

"Liner for a respirator mask" was invented by Bruce O. Baker (Big Rapids, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A respirator mask liner is provided for positioning between a respirator mask and the face of a wearer. The mask liner includes a flexible sheet material having an outer perimeter edge portion and a hole that is spaced inwardly from the outer perimeter edge portion. At least one tab projects outwardly from portions of the perimeter edge portion, and may be unitarily formed with the sheet material. The mask liner is configured so that when it is to be p...