US Patent Issued to The Penn State Research Foundation on Aug. 19 for "Device and method for assisting breathing in a subject" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,393, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Panama).

"Device and method for assisting breathing in a subject" was invented by Charles Palmer (Hummelstown, Pa.) and William J. Weiss (Mechanicsburg, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A distension/compression device for assisting breathing in a subject in one embodiment includes a first tube includes a flexible and elastic material that forms a first tube lumen extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the first tube. Longitudinal expansion of the first tube is restricted less than radial expansion of the first tube. A connection e...