ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,333, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to KNOW Bio LLC (Durham, N.C.).

"Phototherapy devices for treatment of dermatological disorders of the scalp" was invented by Nicholas William Medendorp Jr. (Carmel, Ind.), Gerald H. Negley (Chapel Hill, N.C.), Matthew C. Reynolds (Chapel Hill, N.C.) and James Michael Lay (Apex, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Modulated light therapy devices for treatment of dermatological disorders of the scalp are provided. An exemplary device includes a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) supporting at least one light emitting device having an emitter height. The FPCB includes multiple interconnected pa...