ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,740, issued on April 14, was assigned to R.I.P. LLC (Chatsworth, Calif.).
"Oral appliance for use with CPAP headgear" was invented by Rob Veis (Malibu, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An oral appliance for use by a subject while wearing a nasal CPAP mask having an occlusal opening between a buccal portion and a lingual portion of a dental tray which allows centric occlusion. The upper and lower receptacle portions of the tray have interproximal protrusions to provide intimate contact between the appliance and a user's teeth to assist in retaining the user's jaws in place and prevent them from opening. The appliance includes bu...