ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,738,427, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES (Paris).

"High-density capacitive device having well-defined insulating areas" was invented by Thierry Claret (Grenoble, France), Delphine Ferreira (Grenoble, France) and Raphael Ramos (Grenoble, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for manufacturing a capacitive device comprising the following steps: i) provide a substrate comprising: a first area made of a first material and/or having a first texture, a second area made of a second material and/or having a second texture, a third area made of a third material and/or ha...