ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,435, issued on July 8, was assigned to ResMed Pty Ltd (Bella Vista, Australia).
"Compliant coupler or adaptor" was invented by Ian Malcolm Smith (Sydney), John Michael Snow (Sydney), Perry David Lithgow (Sydney) and Dan Kao (Sydney).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A CPAP device includes a flow generator, a humidifier, and a connector between the flow generator and the humidifier. The connector includes a connector having an attaching portion and a flexible sealing portion configured to sealingly engage a flat, external surface around a first hole when the humidifier is removably received by a cradle, and the connector forming a passage ...