ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,711, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).
"Mask with quick release frame and headgear" was invented by Richard Thomas Haibach (Verona, Pa.) and Derrick Blake Andrews (Markleton, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mask for communicating a flow of breathing gas to an airway of a patient. The mask includes a patient interface having a faceplate and a cushion. The cushion has a first end coupled to the faceplate and an opposite second end for sealingly engaging a portion of the patient's face about one or more airways of the patient. A frame includes a first arm member having a first end...