ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,717, issued on June 30, was assigned to Pulse Biosciences Inc. (Hayward, Calif.).

"Electrical applicators for applying energy to tissue surfaces or regions superficial to the surface" was invented by Kevin L. Moss (Lathrop, Calif.), David J. Danitz (San Jose, Calif.), Richard J. Connolly (Riverview, Fla.), Katherine P. Weilbacher (Miami) and Cameron D. Hinman (Thurmond, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Treatment applicators and methods including treatment applicators for delivering electrical energy to a target tissue that are configured to reduce or eliminate arcing as well as provide enhance targeting to tissue surfaces or regio...