ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,201, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to QBAS Co. LTD. (Taipei, Taiwan).

"Breathable mask" was invented by Chih-Cheng Shiue (Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A breathable mask includes a main body and a breathing tube, and the breathing tube and an interior of the main body can be in fluid communication. The body includes a main frame, a lens module and a water-sealing skirt. The main frame has a lens frame, a mouth frame and a nose frame interposed therebetween. The lens module has a transparent lens portion. The water-sealing skirt is integrally formed by an eye skirt, a nose skirt and a mouth skirt, and a skirt frame i...