ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,940, issued on July 22, was assigned to Elbit Systems Ltd. (Haifa, Israel).
"Touchscreen" was invented by Samuel Levin (Haifa, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A touch screen (TS) comprises a display; a frame with edges positioned opposite each other around the display; at least a first sensor array and at least a second sensor array, wherein each of the sensor arrays has a plurality of light transmitters and a plurality of light sensors, and wherein the at least first sensor array and the at least second sensor array are disposed on the first edge and the second edge of the frame, respectively, wherein the transmitters of the f...