ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,282, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to eResearchTechnology Inc. (Philadelphia).

"Methods and systems for collecting spirometry data" was invented by Achim Schuelke (Winterhausen, Germany), Stefan Schindelmann (Leinach, Germany), Michael Worth (Wuerzburg, Germany) and Bernd Mark (Seinsheim, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are spirometers that can be used for assessment of pulmonary lung function. The disclosed systems, computer readable mediums and methods can be directed towards use in a variety of settings by health care professionals, clinical trial specialists, and individual users."

The patent was filed ...