ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,314,506, issued on May 27, was assigned to Korea Electronics Technology Institute (Seongnam-si, South Korea).

"Pressure sensor module comprising at least one sensing electrode facing conductive resistor and apparatus and method for controlling the pressure sensor module" was invented by Won Hyo Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea), Woo Kyeong Seong (Seongnam-si, South Korea), Kook Nyung Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Su Mi Yoon (Anyang-si, South Korea), Dong Ki Hong (Pyeongtaek-si, South Korea), Young Joo Kim (Seoul, South Korea) and Hye Lim Kang (Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure sensor is proposed. The pressur...