The USPTO issued Patent No. US12589215B2 to San Diego State University Foundation for a mechanical respirator/ventilator invention. The patent covers alternative embodiments of mechanical ventilators and methods for making and using them, with 14 claims granted. Key inventors include Kevin N. Wood, Tyler Lestak, Jack Lucas, and Ener Arvizu-Munoz.

Compliance teams at universities, medical device manufacturers, and healthcare institutions should document this patent grant in their intellectual property portfolios. This notice does not require any immediate regulatory action but establishes exclusive rights for SDSU Foundation in mechanical ventilator technology under CPC classification A61M 16.