ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,455, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to ResMed Pty Ltd (Bella Vista, Australia).
"Textile seal-forming structure with multiple curvatures" was invented by Matthew Eves (Sydney), Rupert Christian Scheiner (Sydney), Callum Tyler De Vries (Sydney) and Memduh Guney (Sydney).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient interface including a seal-forming structure with a textile membrane that has at least one hole such that the flow of air at a therapeutic pressure is delivered to at least an entrance to the patient's nares and/or an entrance to the patient's mouth. The seal-forming structure is constructed and arranged to maintain the therapeuti...