ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,026, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to TORATANI Co. LTD. (Ishikawa, Japan).
"Supine respiration mat" was invented by Ikuo Toratani (Ishikawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mat includes a back support part. The back support part includes: a spine support part configured to continuously support three or more continuous lumbar vertebrae and thoracic vertebrae and including a first lumbar vertebra to a twelfth thoracic vertebra of a spine of a person's body in a supine position; and serratus posterior inferior muscle corresponding parts which are on respective sides of the spine support part and below a portion configured to co...