ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,364, issued on May 19, was assigned to Zeppelin LLC (San Jose, Calif.).
"Universal air interface" was invented by Keith Gangitano (San Jose, Calif.), Anthony Joseph Gangitano (San Jose, Calif.) and Cole James Maston (Sunnyvale, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air interface of a flexible and airtight material includes a first ring and a second ring (both adjustable in size), a first ring holder to removably hold the first ring, a second ring holder to removably hold the second ring, a cord holder, and a cord with a lock-and-release mechanism to adjust its effective length. The first and second ring holder and the cord holder c...