US Patent Issued to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare on July 15 for "Diffuser arrangements for a vent of a respiratory interface" (New Zealander Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,785, issued on July 15, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).

"Diffuser arrangements for a vent of a respiratory interface" was invented by Matthew Roger Stephenson (Auckland, New Zealand), Toong Chuo Lim (Auckland, New Zealand), Thomas Mark Richardson (Auckland, New Zealand) and Kyle Gregory Brown (Auckland, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A diffuser element for use over a vent opening of a breathing assistance apparatus. In some configurations, the diffuser element is formed by knitting or weaving one or more threads together into an interlocking pattern. In some configurations, the dif...