ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,649, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to ResMed Pty Ltd (Bella Vista, Australia).
"Mask system" was invented by Matthew Eves (Sydney), Errol Savio Alex D'Souza (Sydney), Jamie Graeme Wehbeh (Sydney) and Rupert Christian Scheiner (Sydney).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mask system includes a cushion adapted to seal with a face of a patient. In one form an unobtrusive full-face masks system is provided which is comfortable and has a wide fit range. The cushion may include a sealing structure and a supporting structure. The supporting structure may include gaps or spacing in a nasal bridge region (NBR) and/or a lip region (CHN)."
The p...