ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,525, issued on April 21, was assigned to Japan Display Inc. (Tokyo).
"Force sensor with crosstalk reduction" was invented by Hiroumi Kinjo (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A force sensor includes an array substrate having a first surface provided with a plurality of array electrodes, a counter substrate having an opposite surface facing the first surface, a guard electrode disposed on the first surface and extending between the array electrodes, a sensor layer made of a conductive elastomer and placed over the first surface, the array electrodes, and the guard electrode, and a common electrode provided on the opposite surface. ...