ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,205, issued on Dec. 30.
"Acupressure device" was invented by Gary D. Johnson (Kihei, Hawaii) and Nigel Boyd Chivers (White Rock, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention discloses an acupressure device. The device comprises a pair of arms, each with a first end portion, a second end portion, and an arm portion comprising concave and convex portions. A fulcrum pivotally connects the arms at their convex portions, enabling outward and inward movement. A spring, positioned between the second end portions, maintains the arms in a closed position when relaxed and allows outward movement to an open position when activate...