ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,961, issued on Feb. 10.
"Auricular health monitoring and brain-computer interface systems" was invented by David C. Shaw (Torrance, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Novel auricular health monitoring systems, preferably including one or more of the following: auricular electroencephalogram (EEG), electrooculogram (EOG), electrocardiogram (ECG) and ear-canal pulse oximeter, which may be useful in health monitoring or in brain-computer interface. The EEG electrodes, EOG electrodes, ECG electrodes, light generator and light detecting sensor may be housed on a surface of an earbud-style structure or other in-ear structures made of fl...