US Patent Issued to 3M Innovative Properties on Sept. 8 for "System and method for forming nose clip for improved face mask fit" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,631, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).

"System and method for forming nose clip for improved face mask fit" was invented by Caroline M. Ylitalo (Stillwater, Minn.), Marie D. Manner (St. Paul, Minn.), Claire R. Donoghue (Reading, Great Britain) and Phillip A. Kennedy (Berkshire, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A custom nose portion former for a respiratory protection device is presented. The former comprises a first portion comprising a nose contour. The nose contour matches a facial skin surface topography of a user of the respiratory protection device. The former comprise...