ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,603,237, issued on April 14, was assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).
"Push button for actuating switch" was invented by Yi-Chi Huang (Santa Clara, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device includes a device body comprising a first side; a switch disposed on the first side and comprising a button having a push direction and an active area perpendicular to the push direction; and a button cover. The button cover has a first major face facing outward and defining an actuatable area surrounded by a perimeter; and a second major face opposite of the first major face and facing the device. On the second major face...