ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,783, issued on March 4, was assigned to Emercent Technologies LLC (Rochester, Minn.).
"Breathing gas remixer" was invented by J. Hunter Downs III (Rochester, Minn.) and Bruce D. Johnson (Rochester, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects discussed herein relate to remixing devices that can be used to modify a gas mix being inhaled by a user. The device can accurately adjust inspired CO2 and/or O2 levels independently to a desired level. Aspects described herein generally improve the quality, efficiency, and speed of devices to provide breathing gas mixes. Medical conditions can be diagnosed and a therapeutically effective gas mi...