ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,714, issued on May 27, was assigned to SUZHOU INSTITUTE OF NANO-TECH AND NANO-BIONICS (SINANO), CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (Suzhou, China).

"Bionic neuromuscular fiber as well as preparation method and use thereof" was invented by Jiangtao Di (Suzhou, China), Lizhong Dong (Suzhou, China) and Qingwen Li (Suzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bionic neuromuscular fiber as well as a preparation method and use thereof are provided. The bionic neuromuscular fiber includes a carbon nanotube fiber core, an intermediate layer, a substrate layer, and a sensing layer which are coaxially and successively sheathed from inside to outsid...