ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,845, issued on May 6, was assigned to FUMEX AB (Skelleftea, Sweden).

"Gaseous fluid extractor apparatus" was invented by Gustav Stenberg (Skelleftea, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable gaseous fluid extractor assembly including a first portion and a second portion. The assembly further includes a pivot mechanism providing that the first portion is pivotable relative the second portion about a respective first and second axis. The assembly further includes a flexible tubing element coupled to the first portion and to the second portion. The pivot mechanism is arranged exterior the flexible tubing element."

The patent...