ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,806, issued on July 8, was assigned to Analog Devices International UnLtd. Co. (Limerick, Ireland).

"Devices and methods for smart sensor application" was invented by GuangYang Qu (Beijing), Yincai Tony Liu (Beijing), Baotian Hao (Beijing), Hanqing Wang (Beijing), Hengfang Mei (Beijing), Rengui Luo (Beijing), Yimiao Zhao (Beijing) and Junbiao Ding (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus comprises an integrated circuit that includes an input to receive an electrical input signal from an electronic sensor, wherein the input signal includes a direct current (DC) offset and a varying signal component; a digital-to-analog con...