ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,657,050, issued on June 16, was assigned to Sonical Sound Solutions (San Mateo, Calif.).

"Fully customizable ear worn devices and associated development platform" was invented by Gary Spittle (San Mateo, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is an audio system that can be customized by the user (including the developer) and that may allow the user to control more than just the sound levels and may allow the user to select more than one of a few pre-determined settings. Disclosed herein is a development platform that allows manufacturers (including the developers) to test various different parameters, settings, algorithms...