ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,299, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to PIP Manufacturing Inc. (Latham, N.Y.).

"Adjustable face mask assembly and method of using the same" was invented by Chuang Ma (Latham, N.Y.), Sheng Zhou (Latham, N.Y.), Hongbing Xiang (Latham, N.Y.), Xiaojin Han (Latham, N.Y.) and Siwei Wang (Latham, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments described herein are directed to a face mask assembly configured with a drop-down feature and methods of using the same. In various embodiments, a face mask assembly comprises a face mask configured for dynamic engagement with a first strap of a strap assembly such that the face mask is config...