ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,513,873, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Samsung Display Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"Display device" was invented by Hee Sung Lim (Yongin-si, South Korea), Sung Yong Kwon (Yongin-si, South Korea) and In Chan Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A display device includes a first area, a bending area, and a second area disposed between the first area and the bending area, a display panel disposed in the first area, the bending area, and the second area, and a cover panel layer disposed on a surface of the display panel. The cover panel layer includes a light-blocking layer disposed on the surface of the dis...