ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,493,370, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to JVCKENWOOD Corp. (Yokohama, Japan).
"Touch panel apparatus" was invented by Yoko Narita (Yokohama, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A touch panel apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a touch panel; a main body portion including a support surface supporting the touch panel, and configured to hold the touch panel supported by the support surface; and a metal part provided behind the support surface, and configured to absorb static electricity infiltrating from a surface of the touch panel. The main body portion includes a through hole penetrating through the main body portion...