ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,707, issued on May 20, was assigned to Neuronetics Inc. (Malvern, Pa.).

"Monitoring and detecting magnetic stimulation" was invented by Kenneth Marc Ghiron (Malvern, Pa.), Ian Maxwell Shipway (Bryn Mawr, Pa.), Mark Edward Riehl (Doylestown, Pa.) and Ravi Pillutla (Audubon, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method, system, and apparatus for monitoring a magnetic field related to magnetic stimulation may be provided. A system for monitoring a pulsing magnetic field related to magnetic stimulation therapy may include a magnetic stimulation component, a sensor, and a processor. The magnetic stimulation component may be configured to g...