ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,339,139, issued on June 24, was assigned to Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, Ariz.).

"Angular-position sensor" was invented by Ganesh Shaga (Telangana, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus comprising: a support structure; and a first electrically-conductive material arranged at the support structure to define a first continuous path for first electrical current to flow between a first location and a second location, the first continuous path comprising: a first path portion defining a first generally-clockwise path for the first electrical current to flow around a first axis, the first path portion including a first inne...