US Patent Issued to ResMed Sensor Technologies on April 7 for "System and methods for triggering sounds to mask noise from respiratory systems and their components" (American, Irish, Australian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,398, issued on April 7, was assigned to ResMed Sensor Technologies Ltd. (Dublin).

"System and methods for triggering sounds to mask noise from respiratory systems and their components" was invented by Shawna Wilkerson (Encinitas, Calif.), Gregory Robert Peake (Sydney), Redmond Shouldice (Dublin) and Ryan Mathew Hernandez (Encinitas, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a respiratory device, a mask, a microphone, a speaker, and a control system. The respiratory device is configured to supply pressurized air. The mask is coupled to the respiratory device and configured to engage a user during a sleep session to aid i...