US Patent Issued to ALPS ALPINE on July 7 for "Operation mechanism and input device" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,675,126, issued on July 7, was assigned to ALPS ALPINE Co. LTD. (Tokyo).

"Operation mechanism and input device" was invented by Hiroshi Ohara (Miyagi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An operation mechanism includes a magnet; a first movable plate formed of a magnetic material and connected to one pole of the magnet; and a second movable plate formed of a magnetic material and connected to another pole of the magnet, wherein, while the first movable plate is not being operated, the second movable plate is at a return position that overlaps the first movable plate, and wherein, while the first movable plate is being operated, the first...