ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,832, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to SidewayStrategies LLC (Walnut Creek, Calif.).

"System and methods for improving diagnostic evoked potential studies for functional assessments of nerves and nerve pathways" was invented by Jonathan D. Block (Walnut Creek, Calif.) and Hieu T. Ball (Walnut Creek, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for enhancing diagnostic evoked potential recordings of a nerve or nerve pathway of interest. A grid array of stimulating electrodes are placed on, over, or through skin in a location beneath which a nerve or nerve pathway is suspected to lie. A stimulator controls the grid array,...