ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,461, issued on June 2, was assigned to SEIKO EPSON Corp. (Tokyo).

"Detecting device and measuring apparatus" was invented by Takashi Tajiri (Matsumoto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The detecting device according to the present disclosure includes a light-emitting portion emitting light, a light-receiving portion receiving the light emitted from the light-emitting portion and exiting from a living body, a holding member holding the light-emitting portion and the light-receiving portion, a sealing member sealing the light-emitting portion and the light-receiving portion, a cover member covering the holding member sealed by the s...