ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,285, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Child Mind Institute Inc. (New York).

"Oxygen mask respirometer" was invented by Curtis P. White (Queens, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems, and methods for monitoring respiration using surface temperature, humidity, air pressure, carbon dioxide gas sensors, pulse oximetry sensors and electromyography sensors, and/or acceleration sensors to obtain information related to respiration rate (RR), exhalation/inhalation strength, exhalation/inhalation volume, exhalation/inhalation acceleration, and/or exhalation/inhalation regularity."

The patent was filed on Sept. 6, 2022, under ...