US Patent Issued to The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research on Oct. 27 for "Sensors and methods for determining respiration" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,556, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research (Valencia, Calif.).

"Sensors and methods for determining respiration" was invented by Sahar Elyahoodayan (Los Angeles), Brian M. Shelton (Altadena, Calif.) and Neil H. Talbot (La Crescenta, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides systems and methods for treating obstructive sleep apnea using an inertial measurement unit (IMU) comprising an accelerometer and a gyroscope, wherein the IMU is configured to detect chest and/or abdominal movement by a patient during the inspiration and expiration stages of a respiratory cycle...