ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,009, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to SAMSUNG DISPLAY Co. LTD. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"Tray module" was invented by Minjong Cheon (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Kihyun Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tray module includes a first protective film, a second protective film, a cover film, and a tray. The first protective film includes a first adhesive layer. A loading target part is in contact with a bottom surface of the first adhesive layer. The second protective film includes a second adhesive layer. The loading target part is in contact with an upper surface of the second adhesive layer. The cover fi...