US Patent Issued on May 27 for "Habit-training device using a force-resistive sensor for subject detection" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,315,610, issued on May 27.

"Habit-training device using a force-resistive sensor for subject detection" was invented by Aaron Goss (Statesville, N.C.) and William Black (Salisbury, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A habit-training device employing a force-resistive sensor for subject detection is disclosed, including a mat including one or more sensors to determine the presence of a child-weight individual in an environment. A speaker is provided in an environment to emit an audible cue to the child-weight individual, the audible cue to provide a reminder to perform a habit."

The patent was filed on April 5, 2024, under Application N...