ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,304, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to ResMed Pty Ltd. (Bella Vista, Australia).
"Tube detection systems and methods" was invented by Dmitri Anatolievich Doudkine (Sydney) and Dimitri Marco Maurer (Gosford, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus may include: processing circuitry; a humidifier configured to humidify breathable gas; an air delivery tube configured to pass the humidified breathable gas to a patient interface, the air delivery tube including a heating element, a sensor configured to measure a property of the breathable gas, and a connector having a plurality of electrical tube contacts at least a portion ...