ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,428, issued on July 22, was assigned to Drager Safety AG & Co. KGaA (Lubeck, Germany).
"Support frame for a breathing apparatus" was invented by Carsten Joester (Lubeck, Germany) and Matthew William Locke (Morpeth, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a support frame for a breathing apparatus comprising a cylinder cradle for supporting a compressed gas cylinder, a cylinder-retaining strap having a first end secured to the support frame at a first fixing point and a second end adjustably secured to the cylinder-retaining strap between the first and second ends, wherein the adjustable strap loop is secured to a sec...