ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,360,365, issued on July 15, was assigned to Japan Display Inc. (Tokyo).

"Display device" was invented by Shigenori Aoki (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to an aspect, a display device includes: a display panel; a first optical component serving as a switchable optical component capable of being switched between a reflection state and a transmission state of light by a reflection surface thereof; and a second optical component. The reflection surface of the first optical component that faces the display panel is arranged on a light path extending from the display panel. The second optical component has a reflection surface....