ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,108, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to IFG Corp. (Miyagi, Japan).

"Magnetic stimulation device" was invented by Hitoshi Mori (Miyagi, Japan), Kenji Yashima (Miyagi, Japan), Hitoshi Kagaya (Aichi, Japan) and Shinichi Izumi (Miyagi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnetic stimulator includes a magnetic core, conductors, and a casing. The magnetic core includes a body portion, and leg parts that protrude in the same direction from the body portion. The conductors are wound in a coil manner respectively around the leg parts. The casing is a container for housing the magnetic core and the conductors. The leg parts of the magnet...