ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,112, issued on June 24, was assigned to ResMed Pty Ltd (Bella Vista, Australia).

"Nasal mask system" was invented by Matthew Eves (Sydney), Memduh Guney (Sydney) and Rupert Christian Scheiner (Sydney).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mask system includes a cushion for a mask that seals at its upper extent in a region of the nose that is generally above the tip of the nose or pronasale, and extends across a portion of the cartilaginous framework, alar or flares of the patient's nose, e.g., not extending over or across the nasal bone of the patient's nose."

The patent was filed on Feb. 28, 2022, under Application No. 17/682,222.

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