ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,704, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to HILL-ROM SERVICES PTE. LTD. (Singapore).

"Manifold for respiratory therapy apparatus" was invented by Chau Chong Ye (Singapore), Vinay Joshi (Singapore), Suresha Venkataraya (Singapore), Nookarajesh Varma Sangadi (Singapore), Joel Preetham Fernandes (Singapore), Jack Barney Sing (Batesville, Ind.), Eugene Hong Kheng Kung (Singapore), Wei Teik Daniel Tan (Singapore), Cong Jiang (Singapore), Siew Ying Koh (Singapore), Graham Keith Lacy (London), Sergio Malorni (Windsor, Great Britain) and Alexander Cristian Hautenne Hanson (Altrincham, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A respiratory de...