ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,342,481, issued on June 24, was assigned to SAMSUNG DISPLAY Co. LTD. (Yongin-si, South Korea).
"Folding display device" was invented by Se Bong Kim (Asan-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A display device includes a display module including a folding area that is configured to fold with respect to a folding axis that is substantially parallel to a first direction and first and second non-folding areas arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction with the folding area interposed therebetween. A first body is disposed under the first non-folding area. A second body is disposed under the second non-folding area. ...