ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,733,853, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Oura Health Oy (Oulu, Finland).

"Techniques for measuring cumulative stress using wearable-based data" was invented by Mari Paulina Karsikas (Oulu, Finland), Anu Minna Kaarina Pramila (Oulu, Finland), Emmi Maria Johanna Antikainen (Pirkkala, Finland) and Anna Iashina (Tampere, Finland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems, and devices for measuring cumulative stress of a user are described. A system may determine a first and second baseline heart rate variability (HRV) values of the user during periods that the user is awake and asleep, respectively. The system may then acquire phys...