ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,469,409, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Magnelab Inc. (Longmont, Colo.).

"Patient electronic thermodynamic simulator" was invented by Christopher Scott Brown (Longmont, Colo.), Samad Seyfi (Longmont, Colo.), Ali Seifi (San Antonio) and Ali Seyfi (Reston, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure generally relates to a thermodynamic simulator system for simulating a thermodynamic response (TDR) of a patient's skin without the need for inserting probes and sensors into the patient. The system includes a simulated skin layer (SSL) having a mass of material thermally connected to multiple heating elements; at least one te...