ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,883, issued on July 22, was assigned to National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC (Albuquerque, N.M.) and Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minn.).

"Reusable filtering face mask" was invented by Edward G. Winrow (Albuquerque, N.M.), Katherine Anne Barrick (Bosque Farms, N.M.), Todd Andrew Barrick (Bosque Farms, N.M.), Victor H. Chavez (Edgewood, N.M.), Lorenzo Jiron (Sandia Park, N.M.), Thomas John Rogers (Albuquerque, N.M.), Eric A. Shaner (Rio Rancho, N.M.), Zachary Medaris Wilson (Albuquerque, N.M.), Devyani Lal (Scottsdale, Ariz.), John M. Angeli (Rochester, Minn.) and Mark B. Wehde (Saint Paul, Minn.).

According to the abstract* r...