ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,509, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to ResMed Pty Ltd (Bella Vista, Australia).
"Mask system" was invented by Justin John Formica (Sydney), Jose Ignacio Romagnoli (Sydney), Philip Rodney Kwok (Sydney), Joel Edward Gibson (Sydney), David Anthony Pidcock (Sydney), Christopher Scott Skipper (Sydney) and Stephen Gray (Sydney).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mask system for delivery of respiratory therapy to a patient includes a nares portion and a mouth portion and an inlet conduit connected to at least one of the nares portion and the mouth portion to deliver the pressurized, breathable gas. The mask system is adapted to selectively ut...