ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,696, issued on March 3, was assigned to LOEWENSTEIN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY S.A. (Luxembourg).

"Harness with eyeglass region" was invented by Martin Eifler (Glueckstadt, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A harness for a patient interface comprises, at least in some regions, an eyeglass tunnel which is configured and designed to at least partially receive at least one eyeglass arm. The eyeglass tunnel is in the temple portion of the harness, the temple portion being the portion of the harness which, after being placed on a head of a user, extends over a temple region of the head. The harness preferably comprises an inner fabric strand...