ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,530, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to ResMed Pty Ltd (Bella Vista, Australia).

"Vent and vent adaptor for patient interface" was invented by Muditha Pradeep Dantanarayana (Sydney), Charles Harry Finch (Sydney), Justin John Formica (Sydney), Richard Llewelyn Jones (Sydney), Joseph Samuel Ormrod (Sydney), Jamie Graeme Wehbeh (Sydney) and Chia Ik Tan (Sydney).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vent system for use during respiratory therapy with a flow of pressurized gas may provide a continuous vent flow of gas. The vent system may include a vent housing having an outer wall; an inner wall, the inner wall defining an inlet for the flow o...