ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,164, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to SLEEPDEV INC. (Aptos, Calif.).
"Diagnostic tool and therapeutic methods for sleep respiratory issues via a positional therapy ear device using audible notification" was invented by Michael McNeil Swertfager (Aptos, Calif.) and James Barry Gartrell (Santa Monica, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, devices, and methods for facilitating diagnosis of sleep respiratory issues and/or delivering therapy for sleep respiratory issues are provided. According to one embodiment, an electronic ear device may be used to provide an effective and more sleep conducive method for positional sleep the...