ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,586,861, issued on March 24, was assigned to Oklahoma Safety Equipment Co. Inc. (Broken Arrow, Okla.).
"Breathable overpressure assembly" was invented by Robert Jackson (Broken Arrow, Okla.) and Jonathan Franks (Catoosa, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided breathable overpressure assemblies that are secured to a sealed container and configured to rupture in the event of a rapid pressure increase and to regulate pressure inside the container. A breathable overpressure assembly includes a rupture member having a central rupture portion and a peripheral flange extending about at least a portion of a periphery of the cent...