ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,518, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to ZEENO PTY LTD (Burleigh Heads, Australia).

"Apparatus and method for prompting conscious breathing" was invented by Damien Joseph Thomas (Burleigh Waters, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to An apparatus for prompting conscious breathing in a subject comprising a deformable body having an internal volume, the deformable body having an opening in fluid communication with the internal volume and an external environment; and a valve located at the opening, wherein the valve is adapted to adjust a fluid flow rate between the internal volume and the external env...