ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,300, issued on Sept. 8.

"Reusable head gear with replaceable microfilter assemblies powered air circulation, earthing and communication protocol" was invented by Ashok Shukla (Noida, India) and Pushpa Rani Shukla (Noida, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The re-usable head gear (100) includes a fan and filter assembly (102), a replaceable multi-layered filter assembly (104), air leakage proof housing (106), a fan inlet (108) a strain gauge mechanism (112), a tube housing (114), a head band (116), a neck band (118), a low voltage wiring (120), a micro plug and socket assembly (122), an anti-static wire mesh tape (124), a customized...