US Patent Issued to Imperial College Innovations on Aug. 18 for "Implantable neural interface" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,309, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Imperial College Innovations Ltd. (London).

"Implantable neural interface" was invented by Timothy Constandinou (London) and Andrew Jackson (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A neural interface arrangement has multiple probes for subdural implantation into or onto a human brain. Each probe has at least one sensing electrode, a coil for receiving power via inductive coupling, signal processing circuitry coupled to the electrode(s), and a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting data signals arising from the electrode(s). An array of coils is implanted above the dur...