ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,487,685, issued on Dec. 2.

"Custom programmable keyboard with advanced macro capabilities" was invented by Leon Galitzky (Nesher, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multifunctional keyboard may include a platform. A multifunctional keyboard may include at least one mechanical actuator disposed on the platform, the at least one mechanical actuator configured to move between a first position and a second position, when the at least one mechanical actuator is in the first position, the keyboard is in a macro configuration and when the at least one mechanical actuator is in the second position, the keyboard is in a text input configurati...