ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,505, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to NOK Corp. (Japan).

"Bioelectrode and method for producing bioelectrode" was invented by Takumi Yoshitomi (Fujisawa, Japan), Ryo Futashima (Fujisawa, Japan) and Toru Uda (Fujisawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bioelectrode and a method for producing the bioelectrode are provided. The bioelectrode has a non-complicated structure, satisfactory elasticity, and is capable of preventing an increase of contact impedance due to an increase of the number of times of usage. The bioelectrode includes a support member, which is an electrically conductive member, and at least one electrode member,...