IP Library Granted Patent US 1,121,141
Granted Patent S1
US 1,121,141 · App. 29/858,699 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Headgear strap for patient interface

Inventors: Emily Elizabeth Blanch (Sydney, AU); Kishore Markapuram Chengalvarayan (Sydney, AU); Luke Emmanuel Klinkenberg (Sydney, AU); Michael Kenneth Truscott (Sydney, AU); Michiel Kooij (Sydney, AU); Paul Derrick Watson (Sydney, AU); Rupert Christian Scheiner (Sydney, AU); Ryan Michael Kirkpatrick (Sydney, AU); Aaron Samuel Davidson (Sydney, AU); Adam Francis Barlow (Sydney, AU); Kam Man Law (Sydney, AU); Lemmy Nga (Sydney, AU)
Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
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Patent No.
US 1,121,141
App. No.
29/858,699
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a headgear strap for patient interface, as shown and described.

Continuity (3)
Division 29787145 · Jun 4, 2021
Division 29656022 · Jul 10, 2018
Division 29656022 · Jul 10, 2018
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