ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,838, issued on May 27, was assigned to Applied Materials Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.).

"Reflective display devices and components" was invented by Robert Anthony Nordsell (San Jose, Calif.) and Arvinder M. Chadha (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Exemplary reflective display components are described. These reflective display components may include a microwell layer having a first and a second quantum dot well that each include a plurality of nanoparticles configured to emit a color of light. The microwell layer further has a third well. The reflective display components further include an electrowetting layer positioned ...