ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,713, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).

"Respiratory mask system" was invented by Melissa Catherine Bornholdt (Auckland, New Zealand), Jonathan Mark Downey (Auckland, New Zealand), Bruce Michael Walls (Auckland, New Zealand), Adam Luke Gilbert (Auckland, New Zealand), Janine Elizabeth Collins (Auckland, New Zealand), Chris Onin Limpin Hipolito (Auckland, New Zealand), Thomas Mark Richardson (Auckland, New Zealand), Silas Sao Jin Siew (Auckland, New Zealand), James Patrick O'Connor (Auckland, New Zealand), Christopher John Large (Auckland, New Zealand), Tony William Spear (Auckland, New Zealand), Matthew Roger Stephenson (Lon...