ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,779, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Novocure GmbH (Baar, Switzerland).

"Electrode array having a semi-liquid conductive gel" was invented by Richard Deslauriers (Woodbury, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly, a system, and a method of use for an electrode array having a semi-liquid conductive gel are herein disclosed. The assembly comprises at least one electrode; and a semi-liquid hydrogel having a viscosity of between about 8440 and 20000 milli pascals per second, wherein the semi-liquid hydrogel is disposed between a surface of the at least one electrode and a patient's skin."

The patent was filed on March 29, 20...