ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,306,488, issued on May 20, was assigned to SEIKO EPSON Corp. (Tokyo).

"Liquid crystal device, electronic device, and diagnostic system for measuring state of liquid crystal panel" was invented by Shinsuke Fujikawa (Chino, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid crystal device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; a liquid crystal layer; and a measurement circuit configured to supply a potential to the first electrode and the second electrode and measure a first electrode potential, wherein the measurement circuit supplies a potential to the first electrode and the second electrode so that a potential difference between t...