ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,775,573, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE (Paris) and CROUZET (Valence, France).

"Human-machine interface with a secure connection" was invented by Yannick Ghislain Sebastien Xavier Attrazic (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Albert Auphan (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Herve Carton (Valence, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a human-machine interface, in particular for a vehicle or for a device, comprising at least one gripping element equipped with at least one signal-generating means, and a controller and a base for fastening and mobilizing the gripping element and allowing the passag...