ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,373,044, issued on July 29, was assigned to Dell Products LP (Round Rock, Texas).

"Information handling system capacitive touch function row with on-screen-display user interface" was invented by Gregory J. Baluch (Austin, Texas), Nicholas G. DiLoreto (Georgetown, Texas), Brandon J. Brocklesby (Pflugerville, Texas), James D. Trim (Pflugerville, Texas) and Joseph D. McDonald (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable information handling system includes a touch function row between a keyboard and a display that accepts touches at plural locations to initiate an on-screen-display user interface for a selected of plural functi...