ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,113, issued on June 24, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).

"Headgear for use with a patient interface" was invented by Hamish Joshua Rose (Auckland, New Zealand), Matthew James Pedersen (Auckland, New Zealand), Craig Robert Prentice (Auckland, New Zealand), Tony William Spear (Auckland, New Zealand), Bruce Michael Walls (Auckland, New Zealand), Dana Willfroth (Auckland, New Zealand), Simon Mittermeier (Auckland, New Zealand), Melissa Catherine Bornholdt (Auckland, New Zealand) and Gregory James Olsen (Auckland, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interface for positive pressure therapy ...