ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,461, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Somnox Holding B.V. (Rotterdam, Netherlands).
"Relaxation device with breathing motion simulator" was invented by Lucas Jan Bolier (Rotterdam, Netherlands) and Stijn Jeroen Antonisse (Rotterdam, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A breathing motion simulator for simulating an expanding and retracting movement of live breathing, includes a pump and an inflatable bladder for generating a repetitive motion resembling a breathing motion. The simulator includes a cover plate positioned across the bladder and a cover guidance for linearly guiding the cover plate with respect to a base body. The...