ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,656,880, issued on June 16.

"Gesture tracking device and system" was invented by Adam Samulak (Middle Village, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gesture tracking system for detecting and measuring phalangeal joint movement of a finger. The system includes an attachment structure configured to couple to a finger and a sensor assembly coupled to the attachment structure. The sensor assembly includes more than one sensor. Each sensor is associated with exactly one phalangeal joint and includes a string potentiometer, a recoil spring, and an anchor point. The string potentiometer includes a string and a drum. The string has a first end, ...