ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,337, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to TDK Corp. (Tokyo).

"Methods and devices for monitoring brain functions by magnetic field measuring of MEG signal via an ear cavity" was invented by Rakesh Sethi (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example device includes a first magnetoresistance sensor configured for detecting magnetoencephalography (MEG) signals from a first ear cavity of a user. The example device also includes a first enclosure configured to magnetically shield the first magnetoresistance sensor. The first magnetoresistance sensor is positioned entirely within the first enclosure, and the first enclosure has...