ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,436,627, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (Singapore).

"Input device with vibration generator and information processing system" was invented by Mitsuhiro Yamazaki (Kanagawa, Japan) and Keiichi Yoshitomi (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pen-shaped input device includes: an elongated rod-shaped housing having a tip end and extending in an axial direction that extends in the longitudinal direction; a pen-tip section that protrudes from the tip end of the housing; and a vibration generator that is supported inside the housing and generates vibrations along the axial direction."

The patent was f...