ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,253, issued on Dec. 16.
"Methods, systems, and/or devices for thermal treatments" was invented by John Richard Taylor (Irving, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A soaking device and methods of using are used to cool and/or to heat a face of a person for a purpose of inducing a desired and/or intended outcome in that person. The cooling and/or the heating of the face may be sufficient to induce the desired and/or the intended outcome in that person. The desired and/or intended outcome may relate to: release of at least one type of neurotransmitter; trigeminal nerve stimulation; (indirect) vagus nerve stimulation; transdermal drug d...