ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,521, issued on March 3, was assigned to NASACLIP INC. (Baltimore).
"Nasal compression device" was invented by Elizabeth P. Clayborne (Laurel, Md.), Neal Sikka (Vienna, Va.) and Romil Patel (Jamestown, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nose compression device to treat a nosebleed. The device has a wire frame with a straight middle section and two side sections angled with respect to the middle section to apply an inward compression against an outside of the person's nose. The device also includes a support member attached to the wire frame. And, a single nasal sponge attached to the body and having a central sponge portion and two...