ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,688, issued on Aug. 19.

"Facial muscle exercising device and methods of using same" was invented by Catherine Kennedy (St. Petersburg, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Exercising methods using an exercising device to strengthen, tighten and tone midface, lower face, orofacial, oropharyngeal including the tongue and floor of mouth muscles for both aesthetic and rehabilitative therapeutic practices is disclosed. The exercising device having an angular tubular opening shaped body member of a primary triangular configuration. The shaped body defines a central opening with equal, compressible, and bendable body members there about for ...