ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,516, issued on May 26, was assigned to ESPANSIONE MARKETING S.P.A. (Centergross Funo, Italy).
"Device for stimulating the meibomian glands" was invented by Rodolfo Pomar (Bologna, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The device for stimulating the Meibomian glands comprises a cap (2) and a plurality of light-emitting diodes (3) distributed on the inner surface of said cap (2). The light-emitting diodes (3) are electrically connected to an external control and/or power supply unit (4), provided with a control interface (6). The cap (2) comprises at least one array (30) of light-emitting diodes (3) arranged in areas of the inner surface...