ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,782, issued on July 15, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).
"Respiratory interface" was invented by Mark Arvind McLaren (Auckland, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seal assembly for a respiratory interface, the seal assembly comprising a seal portion configured to form a seal with at least a portion of a user's face, the seal portion comprising a bladder having an internal volume that contains a shear thinning material; and a volume adjuster for adjusting the internal volume of the bladder. Alternatively, the seal assembly comprising a frame; two nasal prongs connected to the frame, ea...