ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,252, issued on June 23, was assigned to AirWay Technologies LLC (Farmers Branch, Texas).
"Apparatus for improved breathing" was invented by W. Keith Thornton (Dallas) and Alastair Edwin McAuley (Dallas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to one embodiment, an apparatus for improved breathing is provided. The apparatus may include an improved oral appliance, an improved mask, an improved coupler to couple an oral appliance to a mask, and/or a combination of these improvements."
The patent was filed on Dec. 18, 2019, under Application No. 16/719,043.
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