ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,293,030, issued on May 6, was assigned to CHICONY ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (New Taipei, Taiwan).
"Touchpad device" was invented by Po-Hsin Li (New Taipei, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A touchpad device includes a substrate, a touch panel, and a balancing assembly. The substrate is provided with an elastic resilient member. The touch panel is disposed above the substrate and has an inner surface, and the inner surface has a first corner, a second corner, a third corner, and a fourth corner. The balancing assembly is disposed between the touch panel and the substrate and includes a first balancing bar, a second balancing bar, a third ...