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Patent No.:

US 9987451 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018

Filed:

Sep. 27, 2012
Applicant:

Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;

Inventor:

Steven Charles Stegman, Eindhoven, NL;

Assignee:

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0622 (2014.02); A61M 16/0003 (2014.02); A61M 16/0051 (2013.01); A61M 16/0057 (2013.01); A61M 16/06 (2013.01); A61M 16/0633 (2014.02); A61M 16/0605 (2014.02); A61M 16/0683 (2013.01); A61M 16/0816 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0661 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0288 (2013.01);
Abstract

A cushion () for use with a mask () in delivering a flow of breathing gas to a user includes a first portion adapted to contact a surface of a user, a second portion adapted to be coupled to a mask shell (), and a wall portion extending between the first portion and the second portion. The wall portion includes a chamber formed therein, the chamber having one of an electro-rheological fluid or a magneto-rheological fluid disposed therein. The cushion further includes a means () for selectively varying the apparent viscosity of the fluid disposed within the chamber.


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Stegman, Steven. (2018). Cushion with selectively variable softness/stiffness (U.S. Patent No. 9987451). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9987451

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