ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,439,747, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to PlayNitride Display Co. Ltd. (MiaoLi County, Taiwan).

"Micro device and display apparatus" was invented by Yi-Min Su (MiaoLi County, Taiwan), Sheng-Chieh Liang (MiaoLi County, Taiwan), Chih-Ling Wu (MiaoLi County, Taiwan), Gwo-Jiun Sheu (MiaoLi County, Taiwan) and Yu-Yun Lo (MiaoLi County, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A micro device includes an epitaxial structure, an overcoat layer, and a first light-guiding structure. The epitaxial structure has a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to each other and a peripheral surface connecting the top surface and the bottom surface. The insu...