ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,282, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V. (Munich).

"Ventilation apparatus for ventilating a person, control method for centrifugal fan of a ventilation apparatus, and ventilation method" was invented by Frank Helleis (Mainz, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus comprises a centrifugal fan having an inlet and outlet, the fan receives ventilation air at the inlet and provides the ventilation air at an adjustable pressure at the outlet, a first respiration line with a first end connected to the inlet and a second end for receiving inhalation air, a second respir...