ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,022, issued on June 23, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Apparatus and method for estimating bio-information" was invented by Jae Min Kang (Seoul, South Korea), Yong Joo Kwon (Yongin-si, South Korea), Youn Ho Kim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Sang Yun Park (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Jin Woo Choi (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for estimating bio-information is provided. The apparatus includes a sensor that measures a pulse wave signal from an object and contact pressure of the object, and a processor that obtains one or more features based on a relationship be...