ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,560, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Solventum Intellectual Properties Co. (Maplewood, Minn.).
"Dry electrodes" was invented by Bret W. Ludwig (Oakdale, Calif.), Matthew J. Bongers (Minneapolis), Audrey A. Sherman (Woodbury, Minn.), Jeffrey A. Wiser (Coon Rapids, Minn.) and Jeffrey D. Cotton (St. Paul, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Dry electrodes are electrodes for attachment to human skin without skin preparation or the use of electrolyte gels. The electrode includes a substrate, electrically conductive particles with at least one point, in contact with the substrate, a supporting layer that envelopes the electrically co...