ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,533, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE (Columbus, Ohio).

"Electronic driving circuit for sleeve for FES, NMES, and/or EMG readout, and sleeve including same" was invented by Timothy M. Blum (Columbus, Ohio), Joshua R. Branch (Columbus, Ohio), Samuel Colachis (Columbus, Ohio), Amanda I. Noonan (Columbus, Ohio), John E. Bartholomew (Columbus, Ohio), Nicholas Annetta (Columbus, Ohio) and Yelena Davis (Columbus, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for functional electrical stimulation (FES), neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), and/or in receiving electromyography (EMG) signals includes a sle...