ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,210,258, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Japan Display Inc. (Tokyo).
"Display device" was invented by Hideki Shiina (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to one embodiment, a display device includes a switching element, a common electrode, an insulating film covering the common electrode, a first pixel electrode electrically connected to the switching element in a first contact hole penetrating the insulating film, and a transparent conductive film electrically connected to the common electrode in a second contact hole penetrating the insulating film. The first pixel electrode and the transparent conductive film are arranged...