ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,687, issued on June 30, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).
"Directional lock for interface headgear arrangement" was invented by Jeroen Hammer (Auckland, New Zealand) and Vitaly Kapelevich (Auckland, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A directional lock or a headgear or interface assembly comprising one or more directional locks that include a catch arrangement for initiating or assisting in movement of a lock member of the direction lock. In some configurations, the catch arrangement assists movement of the lock member in only a portion of a range of travel of the lock member. In some co...