ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,436,507, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to SEIKO EPSON Corp. (Japan).
"Electronic watch having improved antenna function" was invented by Teruhiko Fujisawa (Shiojiri, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic watch includes a case having electrical conductivity, a cover member attached to the case, a hand, a hand shaft to which the hand is attached, and an antenna disposed to overlap the cover member in plan view from a first direction, the antenna being configured to receive a predetermined radio wave, the cover member is made of a material that shortens a wavelength of the radio wave, the case includes a facing surface facing a...