ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,788, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to OMRON HEALTHCARE Co. LTD. (Muko, Japan).
"Sphygmomanometer" was invented by Yoshihiko Sano (Kyoto, Japan), Kosuke Abe (Kyoto, Japan) and Takanori Nishioka (Kyoto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sphygmomanometer includes a sensing cuff, and a back plate. The sensing cuff includes a first sheet extending in a circumferential direction of the site to be measured to cross an artery passing portion of the site to be measured, and a second sheet facing the first sheet. The sensing cuff has a bag shape formed by welding the first sheet and the second sheet. The back plate is disposed on the se...