ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,648, issued on May 20, was assigned to PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE (Santiago, Chile).
"Device to prevent apnea episodes in infants" was invented by Alejandro Alfonso Duran Vargas (Providencia, Chile), Maria Jesus Alvarez Irarrazaval (Lo Barnechea, Chile) and Paulina Alejandra Toso Milos (Lo Barnecheao, Chile).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Device (1) for preventing apnea episodes in infants, which simulates a breathing pattern suitable for synchronizing the infant's breathing and which is provided as a tactile direct stimulus, arranged in contact with the infant's back while sleeping; it comprises a breathing pattern gene...