ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,197, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Oura Health Oy (Oulu, Finland).

"Techniques for predicting menstrual cycle onset" was invented by Mari Pauliina Karsikas (Oulu, Finland), Heli Tuulia Koskimaki (Oulu, Finland), Johanna Leena Kyllikki Still (Oulu, Finland), Hannu Olavi Kinnunen (Oulu, Finland) and Nina Thigpen (Jersey City, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems, and devices for menstrual cycle onset prediction are described. The method may include receiving physiological data associated with a user from a wearable device, the physiological data including at least temperature data. The method may include fitting th...