ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,466, issued on July 8, was assigned to Vitality Ventures HK Co. Ltd. (Mill Valley, Calif.).

"Humidifier with improved mist generation" was invented by Grant Prigge (Belvedere-Tiburon, Calif.) and Marko Brelak (Svrljig, Serbia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a humidifier that provides for improved mist generation, to provide for rapid evaporation and rapid humidification and to avoid common problems such as bacteria/pathogen growth associated with conventional approaches. The invention relates to the field of room humidifier devices, and more particularly to an ultrasonic humidifier having improved mist ge...