ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,965, issued on March 17, was assigned to Restorear Devices LLC (Kirkland, Wash.).
"Methods and devices for applying hypothermic therapy to a human auditory system" was invented by Curtis S. King (Bozeman, Mont.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly 100 to provide thermal therapy to a human auditory system includes a thermal transducer 125, a stimulus transducer 120, 135, a receiver 130, and a processing device 145. Some or all of the individual components may be carried in headwear. The thermal transducer 125 applies hypothermic temperature conditions to an area of the head near an ear. The stimulus transducer 120, 135 applies ...