ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,091, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Signifier Medical Technologies Ltd. (London).
"Oral muscle training" was invented by Anshul Sama (Nottingham, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device (103) for applying an electrical stimulation to one or more muscles of the mouth of the user, the device (103) includes one or more electrodes (132, 133) for applying electrical stimulation to one or more muscles of the mouth of a user and a sensor (140a, 140b, 141a, 141b) for determining the muscle tone of the tongue of the user. Also disclosed are methods and systems for determining a stimulation plan."
The patent was filed on O...