ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,314,482, issued on May 27, was assigned to I-INTERACTIVE LLC (Miami).

"Touch control system and method" was invented by David L. Henty (Miami Beach, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for providing a touch control system are disclosed. In one aspect a touch screen interface on a mechanical keyboard is disclosed. A touch sensing area on a keyboard having mechanical key mechanisms also provides a touch sensing surface. Touch position on the keyboard is detected and used to control a user interface. Unique touch sensing systems are also disclosed."

The patent was filed on July 16, 2022, under Application No. 17/866,506...