ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,504, issued on July 8, was assigned to Epic Neuro Inc. (Fountain Valley, Calif.).

"System and method for transcranial current loop brain stimulation" was invented by James William Phillips (Fountain Valley, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and device is described, which provides electrical stimulation to the brain of a person, where the device comprises an external portion and at least one implantable portion. The external portion provides the energy source for stimulation to the implantable portions. The implantable portions provide at least two conductive paths through the skull and use the skull's high impedance to ge...