ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,417,717, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio).

"Dynamic breathing simulator" was invented by David Mohl (Springboro, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A breathing simulator for simulating the dynamic breathing patterns is disclosed. The breathing simulator may include: a gas holding chamber capable of expanding and contracting having a movable portion for expanding and contracting the gas holding chamber; a motion imparting mechanism operatively connected to movable portion of the gas holding chamber; a motion control device for contr...