ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,445, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to CRESSI-SUB S.P.A. (Genoa, Italy).
"Device for connecting a breathing tube to a snorkelling mask" was invented by Carlos Alberto Godoy (Genoa, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mask for the activity of surface snorkelling including a breathing tube, a rigid frame having a connection terminal for removably connecting the breathing tube, a transparent visor, a soft face shield applicable so as to be tightly sealed against the user's face and having a diaphragm which delimits an upper viewing chamber shaped so as to contain the user's eyes and a lower breathing chamber shaped so as to contain ...