ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,209, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to ResMed Pty Ltd (Bella Vista, Australia).
"Patient interface" was invented by Memduh Guney (Sydney) and Rupert Christian Scheiner (Sydney).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient interface comprises a support structure and a seal-forming structure. The support structure is arranged to support the sealing portion and is configured to connect to the frame. The sealing portion comprises textile and is attached to the support structure along an outer perimeter of the sealing portion such that in use the sealing portion may be in tension due to reactive stress of the support structure and/or a resili...