ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,163, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to MindMics Inc. (Cambridge, Mass.).
"System and method for noninvasive sleep monitoring and reporting" was invented by Anna Barnacka (Cambridge, Mass.) and Karlen Shahinyan (Boston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for noninvasive sleep monitoring are disclosed. The system includes an in-ear biosensor system ("biosensor system") and a data analysis system. The biosensor system includes at least one earbud placed at or within an ear canal of an individual. The earbud includes an acoustic sensor that detects biosignals including infrasonic and audible signals from the individual in...