ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,110, issued on May 27, was assigned to FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).

"Headgear assembly for breathing interface" was invented by Bruce Michael Walls (Auckland, New Zealand), Rex Gordon Faithfull (Auckland, New Zealand), Wen Dong Huang (Auckland, New Zealand), Arvin San Jose Gardiola (Auckland, New Zealand) and Jeremy Owen Young (Auckland, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interface and headgear assembly includes a headgear assembly. The headgear assembly has a first strap configured to connect to the interface. A crown strap can be adjusted along a length of the first strap. In some configuratio...