ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,516, issued on March 18, was assigned to ResMed Pty Ltd (Bella Vista, Australia).
"Headgear for masks" was invented by Justin John Formica (Sydney), Anthony Paul Barbara (Sydney), Brent James Dravitzki (Sydney) and Philip John Gunning (Sydney).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A headgear for use with a mask includes a first strap being configured to engage a back of a patient's head and extend on either side of the patient's parietal bone behind the patient's ears and assume, in use, a substantially circular or oval shape. At least a portion of the first strap is substantially inextensible. The headgear also includes at least one second...