US Patent Issued to Japan Display on Sept. 29 for "Force detection device" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,748,001, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Japan Display Inc. (Tokyo).

"Force detection device" was invented by Kazuhiko Sako (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A force detection device includes a force sensor having a detection surface to which force is applied, and a drive controller configured to control drive of the force sensor. The force sensor includes a base, a first circuit formation layer, a sensor layer, and a second circuit formation layer stacked in order in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the detection surface."

The patent was filed on June 6, 2024, under Application No. 18/735,317.

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