ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,728, issued on March 3, was assigned to KNOW Bio LLC (Morrisville, N.C.).

"Treatment of central nervous system disorders" was invented by Antony van de Ven (Nong Kae, Thailand), Nathan Stasko (Chapel Hill, N.C.), F. Neal Hunter (Durham, N.C.), David Emerson (Durham, N.C.) and Cui Cui Bao (Nong Kae, Thailand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices and methods for treating central nervous system disorders by administering light to a user are disclosed. In some embodiments, the devices are positioned away from the user, and in other embodiments, the devices are attached to the user. In some embodiments, the light is applied through the u...