ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,534, issued on April 14.

"Air pump device with wireless communication" was invented by Masaya Kitao (Takatsuki, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air pump device for a massage device includes a recognition device to acquire a type of the massage device via a wireless communication with an identification device of the massage device, and a controller to set an operation pattern based on the type of the massage device. The controller controls a pump connectable to an inflatable bladder of the massage device, based on the operation pattern."

The patent was filed on Dec. 14, 2022, under Application No. 18/065,624.

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