ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,322, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).
"Customizable respiratory mask" was invented by Erik Robertus Scheirlinck (Auckland, New Zealand) and Daniel John Smith (Auckland, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A customizable mask, and methods of forming such a mask, including a conforming seal is configured to utilize the physical process of granular jamming to enable it to adapt to a wide range of facial geometries. The mask may include a frame having a perimeter and a conduit connection, a conforming seal positioned along the perimeter of the frame; the conforming seal ...