ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,470,865, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to SAMSUNG DISPLAY Co. LTD. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"Blocking element and display device including the same" was invented by Hidekazu Hayashi (Yongin-si, South Korea), Kyoung Ho Park (Yongin-si, South Korea), Hyun Su Park (Yongin-si, South Korea), Ki Cheol Song (Yongin-si, South Korea), Taek Sun Shin (Yongin-si, South Korea), Tae Hee Yoon (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Gyu Su Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A display device includes a display panel including a substrate including a first side extending in a first direction and a second side extending in a second directio...