ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,586, issued on July 14.

"Noise injury relief system" was invented by John Brundage (Laurel, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A noise injury relief system is provided in the form of a portable handheld device configured for private therapeutic audio playback. The device includes an enclosure sized for pocket carry and having a front face with user controls and a cartridge insertion opening configured to receive a vaping cartridge. The front face includes an eleven-position slide switch for independently selecting internally stored recordings corresponding to eleven bells and a twelve-position slide switch positioned adjacent thereto...