ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,500, issued on July 15, was assigned to Greystone IP Ltd (Coleraine, Great Britain).

"Mandibular advancement kit and device" was invented by William Purvis (Coleraine, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mandibular advance advancement device generally indicated by the numeral 1. The mandibular advancement device 1 having a first member 2 and a second member 3. The first member 2 is configured to fit substantially over a portion of the teeth of the upper jaw of a user and the second member 3 is configured to fit substantially over a portion of the teeth of the lower jaw of the user. The mandibular advancement device 1 furth...