ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,870, issued on May 26, was assigned to Maxwell Weinmann (Atlanta).
"Laryngoscope" was invented by Maxwell Weinmann (Atlanta).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laryngoscope includes a curved blade including a proximal end, a distal end, and a first channel. The laryngoscope also includes a handle and a second channel. The handle includes a non-electric light source, e.g., a chemiluminescent light source. A catalytic agent in the chemiluminescent light source is activated by pressure on the chemiluminescent light source to generate light that transmits along the first channel. The second channel is disposed proximate and through the blade...