ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,829, issued on July 22, was assigned to Myosa Pty Ltd (Helensvale, Australia).
"Oral appliance" was invented by Christopher John Farrell (Helensvale, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An oral appliance for the treatment of sleep disorder breathing in a patient has a U shaped appliance body with a front section and two arms. The appliance body has an inner wall and an outer wall, and a web interconnects the inner and outer walls forming an upper dental arch receiving channel. The front section of the body has an air inlet opening for taking in air during inhalation. The oral appliance also has an air outlet member with an air o...