ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,232,284, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to SAMSUNG DISPLAY Co. LTD. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"Metal plate and display device including the same" was invented by Jin Yong Sim (Seongnam-si, South Korea), Yun Jae Kim (Cheonan-si, South Korea) and Jin Hyoung Kim (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A display device includes a display panel including a front surface that displays an image, and a rear surface, wherein the display panel is foldable with respect to a folding axis extending in a first direction; and a metal plate disposed on the rear surface of the display panel, wherein the metal plate includes a first body and a...