ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,617, issued on July 14, was assigned to BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE (Columbus, Ohio).

"Neural sleeve for neuromuscular stimulation, sensing and recording" was invented by Chad E. Bouton (Columbus, Ohio), Gaurav Sharma (Columbus, Ohio), Andrew Sweeney (Columbus, Ohio), Amy M. Heintz (Dublin, Ohio), Stephanie Kute (Columbus, Ohio), Nicholas Annetta (Columbus, Ohio), Thomas D. Haubert (Columbus, Ohio), Steven M. Risser (Reynoldsburg, Ohio), Jeffrey Friend (Columbus, Ohio), John Bartholomew (Columbus, Ohio), Rachel Thurston (Columbus, Ohio), Alexander C. Morrow (Gahanna, Ohio), George Brand (Columbus, Ohio), Jeffrey Ellis (Columbus, Ohio), Matthew Mowrer (Columbus, Ohio) and Raymond Z...