US Patent Issued to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare on March 17 for "Humidification chamber for a respiratory assistance apparatus" (New Zealander Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,235, issued on March 17, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).

"Humidification chamber for a respiratory assistance apparatus" was invented by Arjen David Kat (Auckland, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A respiratory assistance apparatus includes a flow generator and a humidifier. The humidifier includes a humidification chamber. The humidification chamber comprises a water tub that is configured to receive a volume of water. A lid is hingedly coupled to the water tub for enclosing a volume contained within the water tub."

The patent was filed on Jan. 10, 2024, under Application No. 18/4...