US Patent Issued to Zeltiq Aesthetics on Sept. 16 for "Phase adjusted coil excitation for muscle stimulation" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,085, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc. (North Chicago, Ill.).

"Phase adjusted coil excitation for muscle stimulation" was invented by George Frangineas Jr. (Fremont, Calif.), Like Zeng (Pleasanton, Calif.) and Joel N. Jimenez Lozano (Pleasanton, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods can be implemented in which an electromagnetic charge is used to strengthen, tone, and firm muscle tissues. For example, the method may include receiving parameters for operation of a magnetic muscle stimulation device. The method may also include causing, based on the received parameters, a first alternating ...