ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,805, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to NOK Corp. (Japan).

"Bioelectrode" was invented by Masayuki Kubo (Fujisawa, Japan) and Takahiro Hayashi (Fujisawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bioelectrode is provided that can make it easy to maintain an electrode shape and suppress a burden on a subject of measurement. A bioelectrode includes a support member, an electrode member, and a connector. The electrode member has a supported section. The supported section has a supported surface and an electrode formation surface that face in opposite directions from each other. A plurality of electrode protrusions are provided on the elect...