ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,477,940, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Samsung Display Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"Display device having common voltage line with openings" was invented by Il Goo Youn (Asan-si, South Korea), So Young Lee (Asan-si, South Korea) and Seung Woo Sung (Cheonan-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A display device according to an embodiment includes a substrate including a display area, a first peripheral area disposed outside the display area, and a second peripheral area disposed between the display area and the first peripheral area; a common voltage supply line disposed on the first peripheral area and the second per...