ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,394, issued on April 7, was assigned to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).
"Arrangements for headgear strap management" was invented by Melody Anne Whittaker (Pittsburgh), Joyce van Zanten (Eindhoven, Netherlands), Nicolaas Petrus Willard (Eindhoven, Netherlands) and Marco Baragona (Eindhoven, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A headgear for securing a patient interface to a patient's head includes a rear member and a pair of lower strap members. Each lower strap member is sized and configured to be positioned on a respective side of the head of the patient when the headgear arrangement is disposed on the hea...