ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,445, issued on Dec. 16.

"Non-invasive stimulation system for synchronous stimulation of sternocleidomastoid muscles and cutaneous cervical nerve branches with autonomic connections" was invented by Yusuf Ozgur Cakmak (Uskudar/Istanbul, Argentina).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stimulation device includes a body containing at least one stimulation means adapted to be transcutaneously attached to the neck of a subject. The stimulation means is adapted to generate a stimulating signal during a stimulating state. The stimulation means is positioned to be in stimulating contact with the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the trunks of the le...