ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,546, issued on May 19, was assigned to BAE Systems PLC (London).
"Vibration decoupler" was invented by Derek Scholes (Barrow-in-Furness, Great Britain), Alexander Grint (Barrow-in-Furness, Great Britain), Michael Fraser (Barrow-in-Furness, Great Britain) and Paul Douglas (Barrow-in-Furness, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A respirator comprising: an air supply unit arranged to deliver air at its output; headgear comprising a cradle for interfacing with a user's head, and a face covering from within which the user breathes; a tube to receive air from the air supply unit; and a vibration decoupler, provided between the air ...