US 12,440,368 B2
Breathing assist assembly and method
Amjad Hesham Altaher, Maple Grove, MN (US)
Assigned to BREATHE UP LLC, Maple Grove, MN (US)
Filed by Breathe Up LLC, Maple Grove, MN (US)
Filed on Sep. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/243,544.
Application 18/243,544 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/102,006, filed on Jan. 26, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/351,665, filed on Jun. 13, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0252340 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. A61F 5/08 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/08 (2013.01) 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
18. A method of assisting a person while breathing comprising:
providing a breathing aid assembly comprising:
(i) a horizontal portion having a first end section and a second end section and a first intermediate section, a first adhesive pad coupled to said first end section and a second adhesive pad coupled to said second end section, and
(ii) a vertical portion extending from the horizontal portion and having a second intermediate section, a third end section and a third adhesive pad coupled to said third end section, the vertical portion being detachable from the horizontal section without the use of a tool;
detaching the horizontal portion from the vertical portion; and
positioning the detached horizontal portion across the person's nose, releasably engaging the first adhesive pad with a first ala of the person's nose to temporarily fasten said first end section to said first ala, and releasably engaging the second adhesive pad with a second ala of the person's nose to temporarily fasten said second end section to said second ala so that the horizontal portion provides a first pulling force to both the first ala and the second ala.