ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,423, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).
"Humidification device and system" was invented by Nimansha Budhiraja (Auckland, New Zealand), Adam John Darby (Auckland, New Zealand), Johannes Nicolaas Bothma (Auckland, New Zealand), Mark Samuel Hamilton (Auckland, New Zealand), Donald Roy Kuriger (Auckland, New Zealand) and Igor Olegovich Yatsevich (Auckland, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a non-heated humidification device comprising a wick; a chamber for holding water in contact with the wick; and a gas inlet to the chamber, wherein the chamber a...