ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,515, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).

"Usability features for respiratory humidification system" was invented by Jason Allan Klenner (Auckland, New Zealand), Andrew Paul Maxwell Salmon (Auckland, New Zealand), Mark Samuel Hamilton (Auckland, New Zealand), James William Stanton (Auckland, New Zealand), Michael John Andresen (Auckland, New Zealand) and Jonathan Andrew George Lambert (Auckland, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A humidification system for delivering humidified gases to a user can include a heater base, humidification chamber having an inlet, outlet, and...