ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,276, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to SAMSUNG DISPLAY Co. LTD. (Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea).

"Quantum dot, composition including quantum dot, quantum dot composite, display panel, and electronic device including same" was invented by Minho Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea), Tae Gon Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea), Yebin Jung (Suwon-si, South Korea), Nayoun Won (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Shin Ae Jun (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A quantum dot including a core including a first semiconductor nanocrystal, and a shell disposed on the core, the shell including a second semiconductor nanocrystal, wherein the quantum dot includ...