ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,596,462, issued on April 7, was assigned to Wacom Co. Ltd. (Saitama, Japan).

"Terminal device and position detection sensor including sensor electrodes and linear members arranged in between background" was invented by Daisuke Watanabe (Saitama, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a terminal device including electronic paper and a position detection sensor disposed on a lower side of a display screen of the electronic paper and configured to detect a position indicated by an electronic pen on the display screen. The position detection sensor includes an insulating substrate having a first surface on a side facing the d...