US Patent Issued to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force on Oct. 27 for "Connector for a gas mask fit test adapter" (Guam Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,582, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio).

"Connector for a gas mask fit test adapter" was invented by Hector Mendez-Chavez (Dededo, Guam).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector for temporarily fastening a drinking tube to one end of a fit test adapter for a gas mask is disclosed. The connector includes a first component and a second component that fits inside the first component. The first component has a first end, a second end, and side walls extending between the first and second ends. The first end of the first component has a...