ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,853, issued on April 22, was assigned to Huxley Medical Inc. (Atlanta).
"Photoplethysmography sensors and processes" was invented by Brennan Torstrick (Atlanta) and Mohsen Safaei Mohammadabadi (Smyrna, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to devices and processes that produce superior photoplethysmography (PPG) signals. In various embodiments, the present devices and processes leverage load backing, conformal contact, and strain isolation mechanisms to produce higher quality and amplitude PPG signals, and provide more repeatable results than previous devices and processes. In at least one embodiment, the d...