ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,722, issued on May 13, was assigned to Wellsense Inc. (Birmingham, Mich.).

"Pressure sensing mat" was invented by Arik Rofe (Ma'ale HaHamisha, Israel), Asaf Brosh (Rosh Tzurim, Israel) and Oola Greenwald (Mevasseret Zion, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The pressure sensing mat including a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may include a first conductive layer that may be sandwiched between a first non-conductive layer and a non-conductive layer that define a first set of channels that may at least partially enclose a first conductive strip that may extend in a first direction. The second portion may include ...