ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,697, issued on March 3, was assigned to Gwavision Health & Wellness LLC (Victor, N.Y.).

"Breathing mask and methods thereof" was invented by Paul Erby Dureus (Victor, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A breathing mask including an overhead gear assembly including an overhead receptor and a hose attachment connected to the overhead receptor, a patient interface and a pillow surrounding at least a portion of the overhead receptor, the pillow including a back section and two side sections, each side section including an internal groove for accepting a tubing, an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the hose attachment is positi...