ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,330, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to TAIWAN TEXTILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (New Taipei, Taiwan).

"Electrode structure for electronic muscle stimulation" was invented by Chieh Yin (New Taipei, Taiwan), Chien-Lung Shen (New Taipei, Taiwan), Chien-Fa Tang (New Taipei, Taiwan) and Ching Yeh (New Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrode structure for electronic muscle stimulation (EMS) includes a conductive fabric layer, a water retention fabric layer, and an insulation cover. The conductive fabric layer has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The water retention fabric layer is connected to the f...