US Patent Issued to DENTALEZ on Nov. 25 for "Biometrics-enabled dental operatory" (Pennsylvania, Florida, Alabama Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,305, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to DENTALEZ INC. (Malvern, Pa.).

"Biometrics-enabled dental operatory" was invented by Robert Young (Bethlehem, Pa.), Heather Trombley (Chester Springs, Pa.), Travis Albano (Pensacola, Fla.) and Daniel Martin (Spanish Fort, Ala.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for monitoring anxiety of an individual includes a chair having at least a seat and a back, a base supporting the chair, and a first sensor disposed in at least one of the seat or the back. The first sensor is configured to, without being in direct contact with the individual, continuously obtain data related to a first physical char...