ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,468,338, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to LG Display Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Display device" was invented by JiCheol Son (Hanam-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A display device includes a folding area and a non-folding area. The display device further includes a display panel and a bottom plate disposed under the display panel to support the display panel. The bottom plate may include different materials. The bottom plate may also include a first area overlapping the folding area of the display device and a second area overlapping the non-folding area of the display device. The first area includes a pattern part ...