US Patent Issued to THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY on Feb. 17 for "Pneumatic esthesiometer with gas pulse-conditioner" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,104, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY (Bloomington, Ind.).

"Pneumatic esthesiometer with gas pulse-conditioner" was invented by Ping Situ (Bloomington, Ind.), Carolyn G. Begley (Bloomington, Ind.), William A. Monette (Columbus, Ind.) and Trefford L. Simpson (Waterloo, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pneumatic esthesiometer adapted for measuring tactile sensitivity of a patient eye may include a pressurized gas supply system, a control system, and a pulse-conditioner. The pressurized gas supply system is configured to provide a flow of pressurized gases. The control system is configured to ...