ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,743,164, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).

"Obtaining wellness insights using an input device" was invented by Hsiang-Chun Lu (Sunnyvale, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system including a stylus with an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and force/touch/temperature sensors on its sides and/or tip, in some instances in conjunction with force/touch sensors on a tablet computing device or sensors on a watch, is disclosed that obtains measurements such as stylus grip pressure, tilt and touch location, stylus tip pressure, stylus motion, and user temperature. In some instances, these measurements can b...