ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,581, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to ResMed Pty Ltd (Bella Vista, Australia).
"Headgear with covered edge" was invented by Michiel Kooij (Sydney), Rupert Christian Scheiner (Sydney), Annie Yu (Hong Kong), Tzu-Chin Yu (Sydney), Kit Lun Yick (Hong Kong), Yiu Wan Yip (Hong Kong) and Jessica Lea Dunn (Sydney).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A headgear assembly includes a strap of a first flexible material with an elongate edge, and a second flexible material folded around and running along the elongate edge. The second flexible material may be an elastic material. The second flexible material may also cover an intersection or joint in t...