ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,477,869, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Samsung Display Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"Display device" was invented by Kwang Taek Hong (Seoul, South Korea), Ki Nyeng Kang (Sejong-si, South Korea), Jong Hwan Cha (Suwon-si, South Korea), Hee Keun Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea), Min Cheol Chae (Anyang-si, South Korea) and Su Min Choi (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A display device includes an emission area and a subarea located at a side of the emission area in a first direction, a first electrode extending in the first direction across the emission area and the subarea, a second electrode spaced from the fir...