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Granted Patent B2
US 12678324 · App. 18/740,717 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Tongue positioning device

Inventor: Christopher Geller (La Fayette, GA)
Assignee: Geller Generations LLC
A61F5/566
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12678324
App. No.
18/740,717
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tongue holding device is disclosed. The device may include a first elongated plate having a first proximal end and a first distal end, and a second elongated plate placed above the first elongated plate. The second elongated plate may include a second proximal end and a second distal end. The device may further include a first spacer and a second spacer. The first spacer may attach the first proximal end with the second proximal end and the second spacer may attach the first distal end with the second distal end. The first spacer and the second spacer may be further configured to form an opening between the first elongated plate and the second elongated plate at a middle portion of the first elongated plate and the second elongated plate. The opening may be configured to receive the user's tongue.

Claims (50)

1 . A device configured to hold a user's tongue, the device comprising:

a first elongated plate having a first proximal end and a first distal end;

a second elongated plate placed above the first elongated plate, wherein:

the second elongated plate comprises a second proximal end and a second distal end,

the first elongated plate is configured to directly attach to a bottom surface of the user's tongue and the second elongated plate is configured to directly attach to a surface of the user's tongue, and

the first elongated plate and the second elongated plate are made of wood that is configured to absorb water from the user's tongue to thereby create an attachment to the user's tongue;

a first spacer configured to attach the first proximal end with the second proximal end; and

a second spacer configured to attach the first distal end with the second distal end, wherein:

the first spacer and the second spacer are further configured to form an opening between the first elongated plate and the second elongated plate at a middle portion of the first elongated plate and the second elongated plate, wherein at least a portion of the first spacer and the second spacer is located between the first elongated plate and the second elongated plate to form the opening between the first elongated plate and the second elongated plate,

the opening is configured to receive the user's tongue, and

at least one of the first spacer or the second spacer is made of a flexible material.

2 . The device of claim 1 further comprising a cover configured to cover the first elongated plate, the second elongated plate, the first spacer and the second spacer when the device is in use to hold the user's tongue, wherein the cover is configured to partially cover the first elongated plate and the second elongated plate when the device is in use to hold the user's tongue.

3 . The device of claim 2 , wherein the cover comprises a front portion, a left side portion, a right side portion, and a back portion, and wherein the back portion comprises an opening to receive the user's tongue.

4 . The device of claim 3 , wherein the left side portion is configured to cover the first proximal end and the second proximal end, wherein the right side portion is configured to cover the first distal end and the second distal end, and wherein the front portion is configured to cover a tip portion of the user's tongue.

5 . The device of claim 3 , wherein the front portion is arc-shaped.

6 . The device of claim 2 , wherein the cover is made of flexible material.

7 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the second spacer is an elastic block.

8 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the elastic block is placed between the first distal end and the second distal end to attach the first distal end and the second distal end.

9 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the first spacer is an elastic band.

10 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the second spacer is an elastic band.

11 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the first spacer is configured to surround the first proximal end and the second proximal end to attach the first proximal end with the second proximal end, and wherein the second spacer is configured to surround the first distal end and the second distal end to attach the first distal end with the second distal end.

12 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the first proximal end and the second proximal end comprise first through-holes, wherein the first distal end and the second distal end comprise second through-holes, and wherein the first spacer and the second spacer are configured to pass through the first through-holes and the second through-holes, respectively, to attach the first elongated plate with the second elongated plate.

13 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the first elongated plate and the second elongated plate are coated with anti-microbial wax.

14 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the first elongated plate and the second elongated plate are configured to be placed across the user's tongue and rest against commissures of user's lips.

15 . The device of claim 1 , wherein dimensions of the first elongated plate are different from dimensions of the second elongated plate.

16 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the first spacer and the second spacer are buckle connectors, and wherein each buckle connector comprises a first plate, a second plate, and a third plate disposed parallel to each other.

17 . A device configured to hold a user's tongue, the device comprising:

a first elongated plate having a first proximal end and a first distal end;

a second elongated plate placed above the first elongated plate, wherein:

the second elongated plate comprises a second proximal end and a second distal end,

the first elongated plate is configured to directly attach to a bottom surface of the user's tongue and the second elongated plate is configured to directly attach to a top surface of the user's tongue, and

the first elongated plate and the second elongated plate are made of wood that is configured to absorb water from the user's tongue to thereby create an attachment to the user's tongue;

a first spacer configured to attach the first proximal end with the second proximal end; and

a second spacer configured to attach the first distal end with the second distal end, wherein:

the first spacer and the second spacer are further configured to form an opening between the first elongated plate and the second elongated plate at a middle portion of the first elongated plate and the second elongated plate, wherein at least a portion of the first spacer and the second spacer is located between the first elongated plate and the second elongated plate to form the opening between the first elongated plate and the second elongated plate,

the opening is configured to receive the user's tongue, and

the first elongated plate and the second elongated plate are coated with anti-microbial wax.

18 . The device of claim 17 , wherein each of the first spacer and the second spacer is an elastic band.

19 . The device of claim 17 , wherein the second spacer is an elastic block, and wherein the elastic block is placed between the first distal end and the second distal end to attach the first distal end and the second distal end.

20 . A device configured to hold a user's tongue, the device comprising:

a first elongated plate having a first proximal end and a first distal end;

a second elongated plate placed above the first elongated plate, wherein:

the second elongated plate comprises a second proximal end and a second distal end,

the first elongated plate is configured to directly attach to a bottom surface of the user's tongue and the second elongated plate is configured to directly attach to a top surface of the user's tongue, and

the first elongated plate and the second elongated plate are made of wood that is configured to absorb water from the user's tongue to thereby create an attachment to the user's tongue;

a first spacer configured to attach the first proximal end with the second proximal end;

a second spacer configured to attach the first distal end with the second distal end, wherein:

the first spacer and the second spacer are further configured to form an opening between the first elongated plate and the second elongated plate at a middle portion of the first elongated plate and the second elongated plate, wherein at least a portion of the first spacer and the second spacer is located between the first elongated plate and the second elongated plate to form the opening between the first elongated plate and the second elongated plate, and

the opening is configured to receive the user's tongue; and

a cover configured to cover the first elongated plate, the second elongated plate, the first spacer and the second spacer when the device is in use to hold the user's tongue.