US Patent Issued to Ripple Effects on Nov. 11 for "Dynamic and variable controlled information system and methods for monitoring and adjusting behavior" (California, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Hawaii Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,866, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Ripple Effects Inc. (Seattle).

"Dynamic and variable controlled information system and methods for monitoring and adjusting behavior" was invented by Alice Ray (Kailua-Kona, Hawaii), Leif Askeland (Greenville, R.I.), Richard J. Maddocks (Barrington, R.I.), Stephen B. Lewis (San Francisco), Shelley Smith (Plymouth, Mass.), Eduardo Rodriguez (Tiverton, R.I.) and Brian White (Berkeley, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosed embodiments provide an apparatus and methods for assisting individuals in controlling respiratory rates. For example, a respiratory regulation apparatus is provide...