US Patent Issued to Embracer Freemode on Oct. 6 for "Handheld gaming controller and thumbstick assembly" (American, Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,202, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Embracer Freemode Inc. (Livermore, Calif.).

"Handheld gaming controller and thumbstick assembly" was invented by Lee Guinchard (Livermore, Calif.), Jack Guinchard (Livermore, Calif.) and Jared Chan (Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handheld videogame controller is configured to receive and securely hold a handheld videogame console (e.g., a Nintendo Switch console). The handheld videogame controller is configured to electronically connect directly to the videogame console (e.g., via a USB-C port of the console) to reduce latency and other connectivity issues. The handheld videogame cont...