US Patent Issued to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS on July 7 for "Integrated humidifier water ingress protection" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,177, issued on July 7, was assigned to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).

"Integrated humidifier water ingress protection" was invented by Anthony John Tyke (Monroeville, Pa.) and Mark Barclay (Monroeville, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A humidifier for a CPAP pressurized air generator includes a water tank with a port arrangement protruding into the interior of the tank. The port arrangement includes an inlet, a chimney surrounding the inlet, an outlet, and drain channels. The inlet receives pressurized air output by the CPAP generator and outputs the pressurized air at an opening disposed higher than a maximum f...