ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,248,336, issued on March 11, was assigned to SAMSUNG DISPLAY Co. LTD. (Yongin-si, South Korea).
"Slidable display device" was invented by Won Beom Lee (Pyeongtaek-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A display device includes: a display module having a flat area and a bendable area; and a sliding module configured to slide the display module in a first direction, wherein the sliding module includes: a central part including an upper central portion and a lower central portion, wherein the upper central portion is disposed under the flat area, and the lower central portion is disposed under the upper central portion; an upper e...