ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,687, issued on July 14.

"Button module and game controller with the button module" was invented by Chunming Lu (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A button module and a game controller with the button module include a circuit board, a conductive adhesive, at least one switch and a rotating component. A first button circuit and a second button circuit are arranged in parallel on the circuit board. When the first button circuit or the second button circuit is closed, a corresponding control signal is generated and output. The conductive adhesive is arranged on the circuit board and faces the first button circuit. The switch...