ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,248, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to EARGEAR LLC (Brooklyn, N.Y.).
"Corrective apparatus for deformed external ear" was invented by Gila R. Weinstein (Brooklyn, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A non-surgical corrective apparatus for a deformed external ear is described. The corrective apparatus may be worn externally to correct a deformity or malformation on the external ear through molding over a period of time. In one aspect, the corrective apparatus includes a corrective component configured for contacting a target surface of the external ear and maintaining a desired shape to reshape the deformity; and an attachment elemen...