ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,338, issued on July 29, was assigned to BioVentures LLC (Little Rock, Ark.).
"Immersive distraction therapy" was invented by Erika Petersen (Little Rock, Ark.), Mohamed Abdeldayem (Little Rock, Ark.), Adria Abella Villafranca (Little Rock, Ark.), Kevin Sexton (Little Rock, Ark.) and Joseph Sanford (Little Rock, Ark.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is an immersive distraction apparatus including an attachment portion including an engagement element and a front plate having two cut outs fitting lenses therein and a base portion coupled with the attachment portion having a display aperture sized to receive a device. The ...