US Patent Issued to LG Electronics on Sept. 8 for "Mask apparatus" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,298, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Mask apparatus" was invented by Minsoo Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Hyengcheul Choi (Seoul, South Korea), Jinmoo Park (Seoul, South Korea), Seonghun Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Junchan Kwon (Seoul, South Korea) and Taewook Kwon (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mask apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a mask body provided with a microphone; a mask body cover coupled to a front surface of the mask body and having a front opening through which sound is output forward; a sealing portion coupled to a rear surface of the mas...