US Patent Issued on April 21 for "Habit training device employing proximity sensors for subject detection" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,609,019, issued on April 21.

"Habit training device employing proximity sensors for subject detection" was invented by Aaron Goss (Statesville, N.C.) and William Black (Salisbury, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A habit-forming device to sense the presence of a child-height individual in an environment is disclosed, including a housing mounted via a mounting system to a surface. At least one sensor is provided to determine the presence of a child-height individual in the environment. A speaker emits an audible cue to the child-height individual, the audible cue to provide a reminder to perform a habit. Once the device confirms the p...