ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,384, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to ResMed Pty Ltd (Bella Vista, Australia).

"Patient interface" was invented by Alicia Kristianne Wells (Sydney), Craig David Edwards (Sydney), Shiva Kumar Shanmuga Sundara (Sydney), Murray William Lee (Sydney), Kirrily Michele Haskard (Sydney), Anthony Paul Barbara (Sydney), Stewart Joseph Wagner (Hawkesbury, Australia), Chia Ik Tan (Sydney), Frederick Arlet May (Sydney), Lachlan Richard Goldspink (Sydney), Martin Forrester (Trenton, Canada) and Ralph Jourdan (Morfelden, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient interface for delivery of a supply of pressurised air or breathable gas to an en...