ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,443,219, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to SAMSUNG DISPLAY Co. LTD. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"Display device" was invented by Sung-Wook We (Asan-si, South Korea) and Hye-Sung Kim (Bucheon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A display device includes a display panel that has a display region in which an image is displayed, a first adhesive layer disposed below the display panel, a translucent protective film disposed below the first adhesive layer, a fingerprint sensor disposed below the protective film and that overlaps the display region, the first adhesive layer, and the protective film when viewed in a plane, and a cover ...