ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,236, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to VIAVI Solutions Inc. (Chandler, Ariz.).
"Sensor device" was invented by William D. Houck (Santa Rosa, Calif.) and Marc K. Von Gunten (Novato, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-sensor device may perform an optical measurement using an optical sensor of the multi-sensor device, where the optical measurement is performed when a surface of the multi-sensor device is in contact with a human body. The multi-sensor device may perform another measurement using at least one other sensor of the multi-sensor device, where the other measurement is performed when the surface of the multi-sensor de...