ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,126, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).
"Diffuser for a component of a respiratory therapy system" was invented by Hamish Joshua Rose (Auckland, New Zealand) and Nigel Trinidade (Auckland, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure provides a mask assembly for respiratory therapy, comprising: a vent for exhausting gas flow from an interior of the mask assembly, the vent comprising at least one vent hole; and a diffuser material defining a diffusing area sufficient to cover the vent hole and having a periphery. A region of the diffusing area of the diffuser mater...