ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,231, issued on March 3, was assigned to Galvani Bioelectronics Ltd. (Stevenage, Great Britain).

"Charger positioning belt" was invented by Morten Hansen (Brentford, Great Britain) and Jay Canham (Brentford, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A belt-like garment is disclosed herein that addresses the need in the wireless recharging field for a holder that maintains the proximity of the recharger to the implanted device, is less bulky and better conforming to the wearer, is easy to don and doff, and prevents shifting throughout the recharging session."

The patent was filed on Oct. 15, 2020, under Application No. 17/769,620....