US Patent Issued to Cornell University on Sept. 8 for "Near-field coherent sensing methods and systems" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,769, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Cornell University (Ithaca, N.Y.).

"Near-field coherent sensing methods and systems" was invented by Xiaonan Hui (Ithaca, N.Y.) and Edwin C. Kan (Ithaca, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Near-field coherent sensing (NCS) methods and systems are described herein. The techniques may be used to monitor vital signs is introduced herein. Multiple-input, multiple output near-field techniques may be used to characterize motion. In some embodiments, the methods and systems are used to measure cardiac motion. In some embodiments, the disclosed system is integrated into a seat, such as, for example, a...