ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,981, issued on June 16, was assigned to ResMed Pty Ltd.

"Humidification arrangement for a respiratory apparatus" was invented by Alexander Virr (Gosford, Australia), Donald Darkin (Sydney), Nathan John Row (Sydney) and Paul Jan Klasek (Sydney).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas conduit for respiratory apparatus includes a lumen for passage of a breathable gas to a patient and a flexible conduit wall surrounding the lumen. The flexible conduit wall has a humidification apparatus for delivering water vapour into the gas passing through the lumen."

The patent was filed on March 10, 2023, under Application No. 18/182,133.

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