ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,278, issued on July 28.

"Therapeutic vest" was invented by Charles Hunter (Florence, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A therapy vest configured to provide three types of therapy to a wearer in order to provide relief from pain. The therapy vest includes a body that is configured to be worn on a human torso. The body includes an inner surface wherein the inner surface has disposed thereon a plurality of stimulation nodules. Each of the stimulation nodules are operable to provide vibration from a vibratory motor and further provide transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. The aforementioned can be provided simultaneously or sepa...