ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,512, issued on March 3, was assigned to Golden Galaxy Corp. (Henderson, Nev.).

"Configurable breathing assist mouthpiece device" was invented by Aaron Shijing Zhang (Boston), Xinhang He (Parker, Texas), Edison Xuanzhen Chen (Parker, Texas), Lyucheng Cai (Houston), Dillon Shiwei Zhang (Boston), Mingyu Cui (Plano, Texas) and Bolin Miao (Durham, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mouthpiece device and method for helping human users with congested sinuses breathe freely through their mouths while sleeping while minimizing the risks of dry mouth and drooling. The device fits between the user's jaws and is configured to apply a gentle j...