ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,293, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).
"Identifying a body part" was invented by Gerben Kooijman (Leende, Netherlands), Felipe Maia Masculo (Eindhoven, Netherlands), Adrienne Heinrich (Taguig, Philippines) and Shakith Devinda Fernando (Eindhoven, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer-implemented method of identifying a subject's body part on which a hand-held device is used to perform a personal care operation. The hand-held device comprises a head portion for contacting the subject's skin one or more sensors for measuring a parameter and generating measurement signa...