ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,743,905, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Maxell Ltd. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Wearable device and behavior evaluation system" was invented by Mayumi Nakade (Kyoto, Japan), Masuo Oku (Kyoto, Japan), Sadao Tsuruga (Kyoto, Japan) and Yoshiharu Uchida (Kyoto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a wearable device and a behavior evaluation system that are capable of measuring and evaluating a direct relationship between a wearer and a target person and making the wearer aware, etc., of behavior by clearly indicating an evaluation result. They also contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of "health and well-being for al...