ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,301,257, issued on May 13, was assigned to Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Ltd. (Singapore).

"Automatic stabilization of encoders" was invented by Childs Chang (Penang, Malaysia), Kheng Hin Toh (Penang, Malaysia), Heem Leong Ong (Penang, Malaysia), Wei Keat Yew (Pulau Pinang, Malaysia) and Thomas Theil (Feldafing, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing an encoder capable of performing a self-correction process, and more particularly methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for implementing an encoder capable of performing a process to correct itself during operati...