US Patent Issued to Tesseron on April 15 for "Automated recreational closed circuit breathing device" (California, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,506, issued on April 15, was assigned to Tesseron Ltd. (Key Largo, Fla.).

"Automated recreational closed circuit breathing device" was invented by Forrest P. Gauthier (Homestead, Fla.) and Jeffrey E. Bozanic (Fountain Valley, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A highly automated, fully-closed circuit rebreather and methods for operating the device by users with limited training and limited skill development are disclosed. Advanced sensors, electronics, software, assembly methods, and disposable cartridges dramatically reduce the skills required for assembly, operation, and maintenance of the unit. The use of the rebreather apparatu...