ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,190, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to VIVOS THERAPEUTICS INC. (Highlands Ranch, Colo.).
"Vibrational oral appliance with mandibular advancements" was invented by Todd Nickolas Huntsman (Flower Mound, Texas), Braden Charles Bennett (Provo, Utah) and Justin Dean Harris (Lehi, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein is an oral appliance. The oral appliance includes upper and lower trays that each include at least one axial spring configured to contact a palatal/lingual surface of at least one tooth, where each axial spring is coupled to the respective upper or lower tray, and where each axial spring is configured to produce...