ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,248, issued on Dec. 16.
"Headband that contracts in synchrony with inspiration during sleep" was invented by John Summer (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention discloses a head piece, such as a headband or helmet, that fits around the cranium and includes one or more contractile elements which contract in synchrony with inspiration during sleep. The head piece is connected to a breath sensor which signals the timing of inspiration and software which incorporates the generated timing signals from the breath sensor to control the timing and release of the contraction of the head piece to coordinate with th...