US Patent Issued to The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital on Oct. 20 for "Audio device and method of use" (Ohio, Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,770,488, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital (Columbus, Ohio).

"Audio device and method of use" was invented by Nathalie Maitre (Columbus, Ohio), Will Ray (Columbus, Ohio), Olena Chorna (Columbus, Ohio) and Ellyn Evans (Athens, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sanitizable audio device for use in neonatal care and method of use are provided herein. The audio device comprises a smooth shell defining an outer surface and an inner surface. The outer surface forms a curved continuous smooth surface. The inner surface supports electronic elements. The shell defines one or more switch ...