US Patent Issued to Microchip Technology on Jan. 20 for "Annular knob-on-display devices and related apparatuses" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,531,193, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, Ariz.).

"Annular knob-on-display devices and related apparatuses" was invented by Nigel Hinson (Lymington, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Annular knob-on-display (KoD) devices and related apparatuses. An apparatus includes a frame having substantially annular shape, a dome switch, a plurality of actuator members, and a plurality of pivot members. Respective pivot members of the plurality of pivot members secures an actuator member of the plurality of actuator members to the frame and transfers force applied to the actuator member to the dome sw...