ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,436,435, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to SEIKO EPSON Corp. (Tokyo).

"Liquid crystal apparatus and electronic device" was invented by Shinsuke Fujikawa (Chino, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid crystal apparatus includes a first electrode disposed between a first substrate and a liquid crystal layer, a second electrode disposed between a second substrate and the liquid crystal layer, an electrode lead line electrically coupled to the first electrode, a plurality of drive signal lines including a first drive signal line that intersects with the electrode lead line in plan view, a first conductive layer disposed between the ele...