ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,892, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to NOCIRA LLC (Tempe, Ariz.).
"External ear canal pressure regulation device" was invented by David George (Scottsdale, Ariz.), George Buckler (Phoenix), Timothy A. Crown (Tempe, Ariz.) and David Brice Sullivan (Mechanicsburg, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An external ear canal pressure regulation device including a fluid flow generator, an earpiece having an axial earpiece bore, and a valved conduit fluidicly coupled to the fluid flow generator and the axial earpiece bore, whereby the earpiece has a compliant earpiece external surface configured to sealably engage an external ear canal as a ...