ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,665, issued on July 21, was assigned to SLEEP SOLUTIONS OF TEXAS LLC (Tyler, Texas).

"Maxillary and mandibular devices that prevent disengagement therebetween, controller station, and methods of treating and/or diagnosing medical disorders" was invented by Raghavendra Vitthalrao Ghuge (Tyler, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Mandibular repositioning devices providing downward movement as well as forward movement of the mandible have a maxillary tooth covering having a driver flange protruding laterally outward on one or both sides thereof and have a mandibular tooth covering having a protrusive flange extending cranially therefro...