US Patent Issued to LG Electronics on April 21 for "Mask apparatus" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,573, issued on April 21, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Mask apparatus" was invented by Yeongcheol Mun (Seoul, South Korea), Dongkwon An (Seoul, South Korea) and Sejeong Ahn (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mask apparatus that includes a mask body including a front body; and a rear body coupled to a rear surface of the front body and from which a pair of accommodation portions protrudes forward; a face guard coupled to a rear surface of the rear body to contact a user's face and define a breathing space therein; a fan module seated in the accommodation portion; a flow guide provided at...