ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,125, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to ResMed Pty Ltd (Bella Vista, Australia).

"Impeller for a respiratory device" was invented by Melanie Lucia Cariola (Sydney), Barton John Kenyon (Sydney), Ryan Spindler (Porter Ranch, Calif.) and Hargopal Verma (Sydney).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compact respiratory therapy device suitable for use by a patient during sleep to provide respiratory pressure therapy such as at a pressure between 4-30 cmH2O includes a housing, an inlet, an outlet, a motor including a rotor, and an impeller configured to be rotated by the rotor to deliver a flow of air from the inlet toward the outlet. The impell...