Microneedle Electrical Interface Patent Granted to Biolinq
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The USPTO granted Patent US12605100B2 to Biolinq Incorporated on April 21, 2026, covering methods for achieving an isolated electrical interface between an anterior surface of a microneedle structure and a posterior surface of a support structure. The patent describes a microneedle-based electrochemical biosensor structure comprising a substrate, microneedle biosensor, primary and secondary electrically conductive elements, and an electrically insulative annular barrier. The patent application (No. 19258472) was filed July 2, 2025, and contains 26 claims.
“A method for circumscribing an insulating barrier region around a singular conductive microneedle structure or plurality of conductive microneedle structures adhered to a fixed substrate for the purpose of spatially defining a conduit for the routing of an electrical signal from the surface of said microneedle or microneedles to the posterior surface of the substrate is disclosed herein.”
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The USPTO issued Patent US12605100B2 to Biolinq Incorporated, covering methods for creating an isolated electrical interface between microneedle structures and support substrates using an insulating barrier region. The patent describes a biosensor structure with primary and secondary conductive elements separated by an insulative annular barrier to route electrical signals from microneedle surfaces to substrate posterior surfaces.
Medical device manufacturers developing microneedle-based biosensors or electrochemical sensing platforms should review this patent to understand the scope of Biolinq's intellectual property in microneedle signal routing. Companies engaged in similar research or product development in this technical space may need to consider licensing or design-around strategies to avoid potential infringement claims.
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Methods for achieving an isolated electrical interface between an anterior surface of a microneedle structure and a posterior surface of a support structure
Grant US12605100B2 Kind: B2 Apr 21, 2026
Assignee
Biolinq Incorporated
Inventors
Joshua Windmiller, James Patrick McCanna, Jared Rylan Tangney
Abstract
A method for circumscribing an insulating barrier region around a singular conductive microneedle structure or plurality of conductive microneedle structures adhered to a fixed substrate for the purpose of spatially defining a conduit for the routing of an electrical signal from the surface of said microneedle or microneedles to the posterior surface of the substrate is disclosed herein. A microneedle-based electrochemical biosensors structure comprises a substrate, a microneedle biosensor, a primary electrically conductive element, a secondary electrically conductive element and an electrically insulative annular barrier.
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A61M 37/0015 A61M 2037/0053 A61M 2037/0046 A61B 5/14514 A61B 5/150984 A61B 5/685
Filing Date
2025-07-02
Application No.
19258472
Claims
26
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