ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,098, issued on May 13, was assigned to BMC MEDICAL Co. LTD. (Beijing).

"Liner for breathing mask, breathing mask, and ventilation treatment device" was invented by Mingzhao Zhou (Beijing), Yajie Wang (Beijing) and Zhi Zhuang (Beijing).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cushion includes an accommodating cavity for accommodating a nose or oronasal part, which is defined by a contact portion, a connecting portion and an intermediate portion. The contact portion is configured to be in sealing contact with a patient's face. The connecting portion is configured to connect with a frame of the respiratory mask. The intermediate portion is conne...