ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,787,653, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Elastimed Ltd. (Yokneam Ilit, Israel).

"Strap having a portion of electro-active polymer, methods and mechanisms for making and using the same" was invented by Omer Zelka (Kfar-saba, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A structure including an electro-active-polymer ("EAP"). The structure can take the form of a strap, which includes two or more EAP film layers. The structure can further include one or more holders or end-grabbing portions. Methods of making and using the EAP structure are also envisioned."

The patent was filed on Jan. 31, 2024, under Application No. 18/428,711.

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