ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,726, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Collective Minds Gaming Co. Ltd. (Maple Ridge, Canada).

"System and method for generating a scaled control signal for a video game console using a video game controller, and a stop member to limit displacement of a control stick" was invented by Darren Ali (Maple Ridge, Canada) and Ken Dornbusch (Maple Ridge, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A processor receives a control signal indicative of the displacement value of a video game controller's actuator from a neutral position, determines the displacement value of the actuator based on the control signal, determines a scaled displacement va...