ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,828, issued on April 15.
"Mouthpiece" was invented by Hakan Yilmaz (Seattle).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus includes an outer portion including a primary opening, a first pillar support and a second pillar support coupled to the outer portion, a first upper gum support rotatably coupled to the first pillar, a first lower gum support rotatably coupled to the first pillar, a second upper gum support rotatably coupled to the second pillar, a second lower gum support rotatably coupled to the second pillar, a first upper gum end rotatably coupled to the first upper gum support, a first lower gum end rotatably coupled to the fir...