ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,360, issued on July 29, was assigned to Battelle Memorial Institute (Columbus, Ohio).
"Flexible sheet for neuromuscular stimulation" was invented by John Bartholomew (Hilliard, Ohio) and Jeffrey Friend (Grove City, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flexible sheet for neurostimulation is described having a flexible non-conductive substrate matrix in which electrodes are embedded along a lower surface. Electrically conductive wires extend from the electrodes through the flexible substrate to another exterior surface of the substrate. Methods of making the flexible sheet and making a device using the flexible sheet are also disclose...