ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,768, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) and The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, N.J.).

"Photostimulation device and methods of using the same" was invented by William Benman (Philadelphia), Lukasz Bugaj (Philadelphia), Brian Chow (Philadelphia), Saachi Datta (Atlanta), David Gonzalez-Martinez (Philadelphia) and Jose Avalos (Princeton, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein is a stimulation and measurement device. The stimulation and measurement device includes a microwell plate having a top side, a bottom side, and at least one well extending from...