ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,562, issued on April 29, was assigned to FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).
"Overmolded textile cushion" was invented by Melissa Catherine Bornholdt (Auckland, New Zealand) and Bruce Michael Walls (Auckland, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cushion for a respiratory mask is provided. The cushion includes a face contacting portion, a non-face contacting portion and an intermediate region. The face contacting portion is formed from an open cell foam material and includes an opening to provide, in use, a source of breathing gas to a user's airways. The non-face contacting portion is formed from an elasto...