ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,650,737, issued on June 9, was assigned to Logitech Europe S.A. (Lausanne, Switzerland).

"Analog computer peripheral device with haptic feedback" was invented by Frederic Alexis Guillaume de Goumoens (Morges, Switzerland), Leo Victor Pedro Zeender (Lausanne, Switzerland), Cyril Yves Anthony Drezet (Les Rousses, France) and Virgile Hernicot (Lausanne, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A switchless computer mouse comprising: a keyplate operable to be depressed over a range of motion; a conductive element coupled to the keyplate; a sensor configured separate from the conductive element; a haptic element; and one or more processors o...