ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,095, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to ALGIAMED LTD (Ebene, Mauritius).

"Earpiece with electrodes" was invented by Corlius Birkill (Pretoria, South Africa), Lourend Carl Lurock Holl (Pretoria, South Africa), Tyrone Donovan Patrick (Pretoria, South Africa), Francesca Marsili (Montecosaro, Italy), Barend Jacques Swart (Bryanston, South Africa) and Renaldo Goosen (Pretoria, South Africa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An earpiece including a frame with an over ear portion and a lower portion including an upper arm including at least a first electrode and a lower arm including at least a second electrode, wherein the upper arm and the ...