US Patent Issued to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation on July 1 for "Device and method for blue light modulation of brain inflammation" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,559, issued on July 1, was assigned to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wis.).

"Device and method for blue light modulation of brain inflammation" was invented by Justin Williams (Cambridge, Wis.), Jyoti J Watters (Madison, Wis.) and Kevin P. Cheng (Madison, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device and method are provided for modulating brain inflammation. The device includes a light source positionable at a location adjacent a portion of brain for modulating the inflammation thereof. The light source has a first off condition and second on condition wherein the light source generates light having a wavelength in the...