ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,442, issued on June 2.

"System and method for cardiovascular monitoring and reporting" was invented by Anna Barnacka (Cambridge, Mass.), Charles R Bridges (Auburndale, Mass.) and Siddharth Patel (Allston, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for cardiovascular monitoring and reporting are disclosed. The system (CV monitoring system) includes a data analysis system and an in-ear biosensor system that preferably includes left and right earbuds. The earbuds include infrasound/vibration sensors that detect biosignals from the individual including signals associated with cardiovascular activity (CV signals). The analysi...