ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,585, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to JK-HOLDING GMBH (Windhagen, Germany).

"Structure for therapeutic applications" was invented by Jurgen Gerstenmeier (Windhagen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a structure for therapeutic applications comprising at least one layer with sensor elements and heating elements. A first force affects the layer from one side and a second force affects the layer from the other side. The forces are detectable. The sensor elements can comprise, for example, position sensors, pressure sensors, and temperature sensors."

The patent was filed on Aug. 18, 2022, under Application No. 17/820...