ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,809, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to GD Stride LTD (D.N. Arvot Hayarden, Israel).

"Multi-chamber user device" was invented by Gidon Michael Weinberger (D.N Arvot Hayarden, Israel) and Bruno J. Melki (Efrat, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A user device (100) is provided. The user device is a footwear device (100a), a medical device (100b), a mattress device (100c), or a seat cushion (100d), and is shaped to define a plurality of chambers (28). Apparatus for use with the user device includes circuitry (34, 152) and a pump (38, 130). The circuitry includes at least one device pressure sensor (36) that measures pressure in the ch...